Research Article

Attenuating Photostress and Glare Disability in Pseudophakic Patients through the Addition of a Short-Wave Absorbing Filter

Table 1

Patient demographics and baseline characteristics.

ParameterPatients ()

Age, y
 Mean ± SD69.8 ± 8.0
 Range48–88
Sex, (%)
 Female91 (58)
 Male65 (42)
Race, (%)
 White148 (95)
 African American5 (3)
 Asian1 (1)
 Pacific Islander1 (1)
 Other1 (1)
Pseudophakia status, months
 Mean ± SD16.3 ± 27.6
 Range3–216
Spherical correction, D
 Mean ± SD−0.121 ± 0.739
 Range−2.75 to +2.25
Cylindrical correction, D
 Mean ± SD−0.015 ± 0.672
 Range−2.50 to +2.25
Axis, degrees
 Mean ± SD55.8 ± 65.4
 Range0–180
Intraocular lenses,   (%)
 Abbott Medical Optics (Tecnis)114 (73)
 Lenstec (Lenstec, Softec, and Softec HDO)22 (14)
 Bausch & Lomb (Crystalens and Akreos)13 (8)
 Alcon (SA60AT and SA6003)3 (2)
 Hoya1 (1)
 Missing1 (1)
Test eye, (%)
 OD76 (49)
 OS79 (51)
 Missing1 (1)

OD: oculus dexter (right eye); OS: oculus sinister (left eye).
= 115.
patient had 2 different Bausch & Lomb intraocular lenses.
patient had an Abbott Medical Optics multifocal intraocular lens.