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Yoriko Takahashi¹, Takushi Kawamorita¹, Norihiro Mita¹

¹From the Department of Ophthalmology (Takahashi, Mita, Hatsusaka, S. Shibata, N. Shibata, Kubo, Sasaki) and the Division of Vision, Research for Environmental Health (Hatsusaka, Sasaki), Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, the Department of Orthoptics and Visual Science, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences (Kawamorita), and the Department of Ophthalmology, Kitasato University School of Medicine (Kawamorita), Sagamihara, Japan.

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Subsurface nanoglistening in acrylic intraocular lenses (IOL) slightly increases light scattering and reduces retinal irradiance. However, visual performance is minimally affected in the absence of severe retinal disease.

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Optical Science

Background:

Subsurface nanoglistening in hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lenses (IOL) is a phenomenon that may impact visual quality.
Understanding its effect on visual performance is crucial for IOL design and patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the impact of subsurface nanoglistening in hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lenses (IOL) on visual performance.
To quantify the changes in retinal image quality due to nanoglistening.

Main Methods:

Optical simulation software (Lighttools, Code V) was used to model the effect of nanoglistening in an acrylic IOL.
Key visual parameters evaluated included peak retinal irradiance, forward light scattering, and modulation transfer function (MTF).
Simulations varied particle diameters (100-200 nm) and volume ratios (0-1.0%).

Main Results:

Increased nanoglistening volume ratio and particle size led to decreased peak retinal irradiance and increased forward light scattering.
At a 0.1% volume ratio, peak irradiance decreased by up to 5.7% for 200 nm particles.
Modulation transfer function (MTF) remained unaffected by nanoglistening variations.

Conclusions:

Subsurface nanoglistenings in acrylic IOLs cause slight forward light scattering and reduced irradiance, diminishing the retinal image.
The overall impact on visual function is minimal, particularly when severe retinal disease is absent.