PURPOSE: To investigate the influence of decorative lenses on ocular wavefront aberrations. METHODS: A wavefront analyzer was used to measure higher-order aberrations (HOAs) in 20 right eyes of 20 participants while they were wearing Vistacon contact lenses of different designs, namely, clear 1-day Acuvue, ring-design circle 1-day Acuvue Define (Accent style), or spoke-design circle 1-day Acuvue Define (Vivid style). All of these lenses are made of the same materials and have the same lens parameters, except for the tinted design. HOAs induced by each contact lens were measured for 4- and 6-mm pupils. The coma-like, spherical-like, and total HOAs of each lens type were compared. HOAs of well- and poorly fitting lenses were also compared. RESULTS: For a 4-mm pupil, the HOAs of the three lens types did not differ significantly. For the 6-mm pupil, coma-like and total HOAs were significantly larger with decorative lenses than with clear lenses (P < 0.05, Bonferroni test). No significant differences were observed between the two types of decorative lenses. Poorly fitting decorative lenses showed significantly larger HOAs than did well-fitting decorative lenses. CONCLUSIONS: Poorly fitting decorative lenses may reduce the quality of vision. Consequently, care should be taken that these lenses are properly centered.
PURPOSE: To investigate the influence of decorative lenses on ocular wavefront aberrations. METHODS: A wavefront analyzer was used to measure higher-order aberrations (HOAs) in 20 right eyes of 20 participants while they were wearing Vistacon contact lenses of different designs, namely, clear 1-day Acuvue, ring-design circle 1-day Acuvue Define (Accent style), or spoke-design circle 1-day Acuvue Define (Vivid style). All of these lenses are made of the same materials and have the same lens parameters, except for the tinted design. HOAs induced by each contact lens were measured for 4- and 6-mm pupils. The coma-like, spherical-like, and total HOAs of each lens type were compared. HOAs of well- and poorly fitting lenses were also compared. RESULTS: For a 4-mm pupil, the HOAs of the three lens types did not differ significantly. For the 6-mm pupil, coma-like and total HOAs were significantly larger with decorative lenses than with clear lenses (P < 0.05, Bonferroni test). No significant differences were observed between the two types of decorative lenses. Poorly fitting decorative lenses showed significantly larger HOAs than did well-fitting decorative lenses. CONCLUSIONS: Poorly fitting decorative lenses may reduce the quality of vision. Consequently, care should be taken that these lenses are properly centered.