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         22. Kongress der DGII  2008
        Abstracts DGII 2008 
      V77
      The Tecnis ZMA00 diffractive multifocal
        acrylic lens and the advantage  
        of corneal
        spherical aberration correcting IOLs 
         
        Terwee TT, Weeber H, Piers P 
         
        Groningen (Niederlande) 
         
        Purpose: To demonstrate the advantage of multifocal IOLs, designed 
        to compensate for the average spherical aberration of the cornea as 
        the new Tecnis ZMA00 acrylic diffractive lens. Methods: The performance 
        of different multifocal IOLs is studied in a model eye with a 
        physiological cornea. The influence of pupil size is demonstrated by 
        visualizing the light path and the retinal image in the different focal 
        points of the projection of a US Air Force target in monochromatic 
        green and in white light. Lenses to be tested are aspheric and spherical, 
        diffractive and refractive multifocal lenses like the full diffractive 
        Tecnis ZM900 and ZMA00 lenses, the apodized diffractive Acrysof 
        Restor SA60D3 and SN6AD3 lenses and the refractive ReZoom 
        NXG1 multifocal lens. Results: Multifocal IOLs that are corrected for 
        the average corneal spherical aberration and especially the hydrophobic 
        acrylate Tecnis ZMA00 lens show an optical behaviour that is 
        practically independent of pupil size. This is demonstrated for pupil 
        sizes of 3 and 5 mm. Conclusions: The Tecnis ZM multifocal lenses 
      are well equipped for patients in different light conditions. 
    Erschienen in: Klin Monatsbl Augenheilkd 2008; 225: Suppl 1, S1–S24   | 
  
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