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Effect of controlling optical wavelength by spectacle lenses on visual quality

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In this study, the effects of selectively yellow-cut lenses on contrast sensitivity were investigated in healthy young and middle-aged individuals and elderly patients with cataract. Contrast sensitivity in middle-aged healthy individuals and elderly patients with cataract was higher when measured while the subjects were wearing selectively yellow-cut lens (NeoContrast; Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Tokyo, Japan) compared to no yellow-cut lens. Controlling optical wavelength could provide an improved quality of vision through improved visibility.

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This study was supported by a grant from Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences (Grant-in-Aid for Research Project, No 2020-1020).

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This study was supported by a grant from Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences (Grant-in-Aid for Research Project, No 2020-1020).

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  1. Department of Rehabilitation, Orthoptics and Visual Science Course, School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan

    Tomoya Handa, Shuji Nakatsuka & Hirotaka Ito

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Kariya Toyota Genaral Hospital, Kariya, Japan

    Shuji Nakatsuka & Hirotaka Ito

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Handa, T., Nakatsuka, S. & Ito, H. Effect of controlling optical wavelength by spectacle lenses on visual quality. Opt Rev 28, 266–269 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-021-00656-6

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