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. 1985 Jan 31;59(1):81-4.
doi: 10.1007/BF00162014.

Effects of straylight on visual acuity in pseudophakia

G L van der Heijde, J Weber, R Boukes

Effects of straylight on visual acuity in pseudophakia

G L van der Heijde et al. Doc Ophthalmol. .

Abstract

A new method is presented to study the effect of straylight on visual acuity using a spectacle frame fitted with concentric light-emitting diodes as a glare source. Preliminary results showed that intraocular lenses scatter about 2.3 times more than healthy human lenses.

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