Abstract
It is known that glistenings occur in hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lenses (IOLs). However, it is undesirable that such opacification occurs in these IOLs which should be transparent by nature. Glistening particles are almost spherical with a diameter of 10 μm; glistenings are formed where water penetrated the lens material and is accumulated as water particles. According to clinical reports so far, the influence on the visual function has been considered insignificant. However, in experiments using model eyes, the glare tended to increase in IOLs in which glistenings occurred, suggesting scattering of light due to glistenings. Meanwhile, when diffractive multifocal IOLs with and without glistenings were compared, only glare comparable between the lenses was observed, without any decrease in the modulation transfer function (MTF) of the lenses, indicating little influence of glistenings.
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Miyata, A. (2014). Glistenings and Their Influence on Visual Function. In: Bissen-Miyajima, H., Koch, D., Weikert, M. (eds) Cataract Surgery: Maximizing Outcomes Through Research. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54538-5_16
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