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¹M.D. Asistant Professor, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, İstanbul/TURKEY
²M.D. Professor, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara/TURKEY The life expectancy of elderly cataract patients is increasing and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation is performed in pediatric cataract patients who will have an even longer life expectancy. Longer life expectancy has increased the implantation of blue-filtering IOLs, which are more protective against the harmful effects of light. Studies showed that these IOLs have no negative effect on visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, color vision, scotopic vision, or circadian rhythm. Keywords : Intraocular lens, blue-light filtering lens, UV-filtering lens