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These arrived in the post just before the weekend. They're Russian editions of City of Ruin – rated 18+ apparently! I'm afraid I have very little information about them. And, curiously, I don't even have editions of Nights of Villjamur, which I assume they published first. Anyway. Nice to see my own name in Russian.
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Retribution paperback copies
Retribution is out in paperback mid-June, and my author copies have arrived. The edition looks lovely – the blue is extremely bold. I'd kind of wished we'd stuck with the red for the paperback of Drakenfeld, as it would have massively stood out on the shelves and looked great next to this colour, but I can't complain.
Retribution Reviews
Just a couple of reviews for Retribution, which have been floating around the web recently. The first is at Tor.com, which I like for its honesty:
Retribution is ultimately on a par with its predecessor, but it works for different reasons than Drakenfeld did. Given the ubiquity of the grim and the gritty, I was sorry to see Newton go back to the dark side after the refreshing lightness of his last. That Retribution's plot revolves around an almost impenetrable pursuit rather than a gripping mystery is regrettable as well.
And the second over at the Hugo-nomiated Pornokistch:
This isn't just revisionist epic fantasy, it is optimistic and, in its way, heart-warming escapism – fundamentally positing that ordinary people can make a difference. If traditional epic fantasy presents a character that the reader wants to be, the Drakenfeld series dares to present a hero that we can be: the inspirational, not aspirational. Lucan Drakenfeld battles against the worst villains in the world, and stops unspeakable horrors – and he does so by keeping his eyes open and doing the right thing. It is a fusion of the humanity of the modern crime novel with the scale of the epic fantasy. Mark Charan Newton's hero might not be the most cinematic sort of swashbuckler, but he's certainly one of the most fascinating to read.
With Retribution out this week, I am in other people's internets. First off at Pornokitsch, where I kind of come out talking about the benefits of dictators:
Looking at Classical history, it was easy to see how tyrants and dictators got shit done. There was one vision (their own, no matter how weird or corrupt) and that vision continued uninterrupted and unchallenged for years. Think about the change of governments in whatever pseudo-democracy we now live in: with politicians being voted in and out, there's a huge amount of short-term focus. Budgets are raised by one lot and slashed by another. Looking back, there's very little coherent vision on that sort of politics.
And secondly at The Book Plank, where I am a little bit more sane:
What Lucan Drakenfeld is about? Well, both him – and the series – are experiments to see if good characters can be interesting and complex too, whilst exploring the fringes of genres: fantasy, crime and history. Retribution goes a little deeper into this, but with a much darker storyline – as I mentioned earlier it features a serial killer and attempts to look at some moral grey areas.
Retribution – Extract
The second Lucan Drakenfeld novel, Retribution, is published this week. Here's the first chapter:
Standing perfectly still, I listened to the patter of the rain, mesmerized by its cadence as it brushed the leaves of the forest. Ahead of me four children from Bathylan, each of them wearing only a pair of short trousers and a ragged old shirt, played a game around the trees. One couldn't help but smile at the way they endured the rain. Most adults tend to view the rain as a nuisance that soaks our clothes or delays our plans. We seek shelter under arches or loiter in taverns, scowling at the sky. But not these children. For them the rain brought a wonderful new dimension to their day. The sudden deluge delighted them and their faces creased in innocent delight.
Sometimes I long to have such a view of the world again, and wonder what it might take to reclaim that perspective. But in over thirty years of life, a decade of which has been spent as an Officer of the Sun Chamber, the world has long since robbed me of my limitless optimism.
This was a beautiful forest and my time here among the low, damp branches of hazel and ash was pleasant indeed, but I needed to head back to the settlement of Bathylan before the rain gathered momentum and really drenched me.
Leaving the children to their games, I walked back towards the chasm. Standing at this precipice, my breath caught in my throat. Great heights were not an issue for me, but this enormous gap took even my breath away. A scar right through the forests and grasslands on the border of Koton and Detrata, it was a mile long and eight hundred feet wide, and an imposing sight. Down the cliff faces, birds spiralled towards their nests among the nooks, and at the very bottom, barely seen, were the white tips of a river in full flow.
The wind began to pick up, offering relief from the humidity, as I strode across one of the four wooden bridges leading to the central village, which stood atop a single island of rock in the centre of the chasm. The bridge shifted this way and that under the pressure of my steps.
Bathylan was a settlement no bigger in size than the largest and most sprawling of villas, but it had developed into an important diplomatic exchange point for trade and information. Situated on the border of Koton and Detrata, it owed allegiance to neither, though both flags could be seen on the rooftops: the black bird in profile on a yellow background for my home nation of Detrata, and the raised red stag on bold blue for Koton. Truth be told Bathylan had become an administrative island of its own, with tiny embassies and aged diplomats looking for a quiet life.
One did not settle in a place like this. It was the sort of settlement that attracted travellers, a handful of well-established traders seeking to avoid tax, or spies, for it was well plugged in to the political scene. It was always easy to tell who the agents were. They always discussed, in a nonchalant manner full of casual hand gestures, that they were travelling on business, 'researching properties' or 'investment opportunities' on behalf of someone else. Imports and exports; the old trade. I made a point of smiling and revealing my Sun Chamber brooch to them, the flaming sun. It silenced some. Others thought it an opportune moment to pick my brain on various political agendas, showing no shame in their effort to glean information from me. Despite their presence, Bathylan, with its regular thoroughfare, and a gateway to the rest of the continent, was the perfect hub to rest for a few days while waiting for further orders.
On the twenty-first day of our stay I peered out from the shelter of the balcony and sighed at the continual dreary weather. At the opposite end of the garden the blue of the flag of Koton could just about be made out. Beyond the Kotonese flag were the towering, forested and fortified hills – the rolling green vista of the high country – almost lost in the incessant drizzle.
Upon discovery of a small library within the settlement, I had used its resources to brush up on my history of the nation before me. The current ruler, Queen Dokuz Sorghatan, had inherited the throne from her father, King Vehan Sorghatan, who had seized the throne in a military coup. For decades powerful rival factions had bickered over power within Koton, with no one clan ever maintaining overall control. The king's bloody siege, known as the Night of Plunging Blades, had put an end to the matter once and for all and established him as the sole ruler. He had spent his final years in deep paranoia that someone would return the deadly favour to him. But he died peacefully two decades ago, and his only daughter, the young Dokuz Sorghatan, ascended the throne. It was claimed by the scholars who wrote lengthy pieces on Koton that the queen had since worked miracles with the nation and dragged it into the modern age, attempting to bury and rewrite the crude ways of the nation's past – but I noted that the scribes themselves were of Kotonese origin, and were hardly likely to claim otherwise.
A figure tramped quickly up through the swamp-like gardens of the station post. As she marched along the deck her boots thudded on the wet wood. It was my companion Leana. She took the steps up towards me two at a time. Her wax coat was sodden, even though the journey to the gatehouse to check for any new messages was short. A thick leather cylinder was clutched in her hand.
'Next time,' she said, the water pooling by her feet, 'you can fetch your own post.'
'Oh come on,' I replied, 'it's not that bad out there.'
As if the gods themselves willed it, a jagged line of lightning split the skies. It was followed shortly by a stomach-rocking boom.
'Anyway,' I continued, 'let's take a look at this. Hopefully, we'll have orders to move on.'
I took the dripping tube from her and noted the flaming sun in the wax seal – an icon of the Sun Chamber.
At last.
I hastily opened it and pulled out a rolled-up letter.
'What does it say?' Leana asked impatiently, every bit as eager as me to have a new job.
'At least let me finish it first. It's from Commissioner Tibus herself.'
Lucan Drakenfeld,
I do not like to leave our officers without purpose for long. With this in mind I am sending you to look into what may be a trivial matter, but it is local to your current position. We received a request from Sulma Tan, the Second Secretary to Queen Dokuz Sorghatan of Koton, to help locate the whereabouts of a senior bishop of the main temple of Koton. His name is Bishop Tahn Valin, and he has been missing for five days at the time of sending.
You are to head to the capital city of Kuvash and you will liaise with Sulma Tan directly. Please note: only liaise with Sulma Tan. Koton is not a nation that looks often for external assistance. Its people are proud and Sulma Tan may have contacted us by mistake, for a second message followed immediately after, declaring that we were no longer required. We will disregard this message – use your discretion and send word as soon as you discover what is happening. The city has an exceptional messenger service, so I shall expect frequent updates.
Finally, recent events in Tryum have, as we suspected, led to plans to press for a republic and continue without a king. The Senate is already conducting a radical overhaul of trade routes and distribution of the military. Be warned: things are not shaping up well in Detrata. The tensions are getting worse and could, potentially, represent a threat to the Union itself.
On a lighter note, of the four proposed consuls elect for the first year, one suggestion is your friend Senator Veron. I hope this amuses you as much as it does me.
Commissioner Tibus.
I conveyed our orders to Leana.
'About time,' Leana replied. 'Was there any news from Detrata?'
'Yes, as it happens. Tibus mentioned Senator Veron.'
Leana's expression soured. 'Has he drowned in a sea of his own debauchery?'
'Not yet,' I smiled, recalling my friend's hedonistic lifestyle. 'It turns out he's a candidate for consul of Tryum this year.'
'Spirits save us,' Leana said, incredulous. 'How does he do it? Can you imagine him in charge of a nation?'
'In good times, perhaps, but not in the disarray we left it.'
A royal nation without a king, heading deliberately towards becoming a republic, with a warmongering senate in control who were ready to break free from the united continent – the Vispasian Royal Union – and relive the 'good old days' of a conquering Detratan empire. No, that was not a good state in which to have seen Detrata. I could only hope that Veron would be a voice of reason.
We had been involved in creating the current upheaval and unrest, an act that was still playing on my conscience. We had acted in good faith and brought justice where needed – but this had been the unforeseen result. A political nightmare.
There was little we could do about it so it was best to concentrate on the job ahead.
We packed our few belongings, and I purchased a long wax coat – similar to Leana's – from the village store. After settling our bill with the guest house, we set out towards Koton and a city that may – or may not – need our help.
Retribution Copies
Well, they're now in and still on pre-order, with a publication date of October 23rd. They look pretty striking – you don't really see that many blue covers around in the genre section, so hopefully it'll sit out nicely on the shelves. There's another nice illustrated map inside as well.
That's the sixth mainstream novel I'll have published to date, seven books in all…
The Messenger
Back from holiday (photos to come later this week, once I've caught up with chores). But a quick note to say that the Lucan Drakenfeld short story, "The Messenger", is now up for sale on Amazon Kindle and other ebook shops. If you've never read the Drakenfeld books it's a good chance to see what they're about. If you have read the first one, then this adds a fraction more depth
The Messenger
"The Messenger" is a new Drakenfeld short story which is to be published in ebook format through the usual channels (Kindle, iTunes etc). It's set a few years before the timeline of the first novel.
It can be read in isolation as a taster of the series, or to add depth if you're already a fan of the book. In fact, the events of "The Messenger", which concern the attempt on the life of a young prince, are referenced within the first novel – for those keen-eyed readers among you.
The story will be released some time in August. I'll know more soon, and will update accordingly, but keep an eye out for it.
Retribution – Cover Art & Blurb
Having just solved a difficult case in his home city of Tryum, Sun Chamber Officer Lucan Drakenfeld and his associate Leana are ordered to journey to the exotic city of Kuvash in Koton, where a revered priest has gone missing. When they arrive, they discover the priest has already been found – or at least parts of him have. But investigating the unusual death isn't a priority for the legislature of Kuvash; there's a kingdom to run, a census to create and a dictatorial Queen to placate. Soon Drakenfeld finds that he is suddenly in charge of an investigation in a strange city, whose customs and politics are as complex as they are dangerous.
Kuvash is a city of contradictions; wealth and poverty exist uneasily side-by-side and behind the rich façades of gilded streets and buildings, all levels of depravity and decadence are practised. When several more bodies are discovered mutilated and dumped in a public place, Drakenfeld realizes there's a killer at work who seems to delight in torture and pain. With no motive, no leads and no suspects, he feels like he's running out of options. And in a city where nothing is as it seems, seeking the truth is likely to get him killed . . .
Retribution is the second Lucan Drakenfeld novel, following Drakenfeld. It's published in October and you can pre-order it here.
More Drakenfeld Coverage
That picture's from Empire online, which has been decorated rather nicely in Drakenfeld paperback colours. Advertising aside, there's an interview with me over at Fantasy Faction – the questions being asked by fellow fantasy scribe Juliet McKenna. I talk about history, books, writing etc.
You're absolutely right, and women were far more powerful in history than we tend to believe. Figures such as the legendary Empress Theodora of the Byzantine era are among the most interesting and powerful characters in all of history, for my money. Women had pretty much equal rights to men during Anglo Saxon Britain, something conveniently forgotten by those who make claims in their own work that it's just how things were for women. Imagine what life would be like if it wasn't for the Norman conquest and those rights hadn't been taken away?
And A Fantastical Librarian reviews Drakenfeld:
With Drakenfeld Newton moves in a very different direction than his previous series, but the world and characters he creates are instantly compelling and very entertaining. I loved the details Newton inserted into his world building, such as the graffiti everywhere and the political structures not just of Tryum, but of the Vispasian Union over all. Drakenfeld is a wonderful start to the series and I can't wait to read Lucan and Leana's next adventure later this year in Retribution.


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Cheese Review: Tomme Crayeuse
It's from the Savoie where Tomme Crayeuse hails, but it's more refined, with rounder, creamier, subtler flavors than Tomme de Savoie. "Crayeuse" means "chalky" in French, which we can't figure out, since its semi-soft texture is anything but. What accompanies each slice is rather the intensity and creaminess of a really ripe, good quality brie, and an earthiness that comes from its natural rind and the fact that it's cave-aged. The aromas that come from the cheese are all intrigue: it's like a damp earth, straw, and butter, all in one whiff.
Both pasteurized and raw versions are available, but choose the raw if you have a choice. We tasted a pasteurized one just this week, and it didn't have the same complexity as raw versions. Try the cheese with a simple bread that won't obscure its flavor and an oxidized white or a well-balanced Chardonnay and you'll have a simple yet robust pre-dinner spread... no pun intended.
The best version of the cheese will come from the affineur Herve Mons, which you can find at Whole Foods for $15.99/lb.
• Find it! Tomme Crayeuse, $10.50 for 1/2 pound at Formaggio Kitchen
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Lee, Hun*; Lee, Kwanghyun*; Ahn, Ji Min*; Kim, Eung Kweon†; Sgrignoli, Bradford‡; Kim, Tae-im†
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Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Vision Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (HL, KL, JMA, EKK, BS, T-iK); and Department of Ophthalmology, Corneal Dystrophy Research Institute, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (EKK).
Tae-im Kim Department of Ophthalmology Yonsei University College of Medicine 250 Seongsanno Seodaemun-gu Seoul 120-752 Korea e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Purpose: To compare the optical quality measurements obtained from the double-pass system and ocular aberrations, subjective visual acuity, and contrast sensitivity score in pseudophakic eyes.
Methods: Three months after cataract surgery, modulation transfer function (MTF) cutoff frequency, Strehl ratio, objective scatter index, and objective pseudoaccommodation obtained from the double-pass system were compared with total aberration, higher-order aberration, and spherical aberration obtained from ray-tracing aberrometer. In addition, parameters of the double-pass system were compared with subjective visual acuity and the contrast sensitivity score.
Results: Forty eyes of 40 patients were included. The MTF cutoff frequency and Strehl ratio were negatively correlated with total aberration (r = −0.503, p = 0.003; r = −0.509, p = 0.003, respectively) and subjective visual acuity (r = −0.453, p = 0.007; r = −0.354, p = 0.040, respectively). The objective scatter index was positively correlated with total aberration (r = 0.451, p = 0.024) and subjective visual acuity (r = 0.516, p = 0.008). The MTF cutoff frequency showed a correlation with contrast sensitivity score under photopic and mesopic conditions.
Conclusions: Optical quality parameters obtained from the double-pass system were correlated with ocular aberrations, subjective visual acuity, and contrast sensitivity score in pseudophakic eyes.
With the development of new techniques and equipment, cataract surgery is now considered a therapeutic procedure for extracting an opaque lens as well as a refractive procedure. Although visual acuity remains the gold standard for estimating optical function, the measurement of visual acuity alone is not sufficient to explain the optical condition objectively and precisely.1–3 Ocular aberrations are well-known parameters that can represent optical quality objectively.4 Wavefront analysis has been widely used to isolate the effects of lower-order aberration and higher-order aberration and to measure the contributions of individual aberration on optical quality.5,6 However, wavefront analysis has been limited by poor reproducibility.7,8 In one study using a subjective depth-of-focus analysis in a multivariate model, there was no significant correlation between residual spherical aberration and the objective quality of vision measurements after cataract surgery.9 In addition, the wavefront aberrometer might overestimate the optical quality in eyes with high ocular aberrations or prominent scattered light.10
Optical quality can also be assessed with devices based on the double-pass technique.11–13 The Optical Quality Analysis System (Visiometrics, Terrassa, Spain), a commercially available double-pass device, has been introduced to measure optical quality–associated parameters objectively and precisely in clinical practice.14 Using the double-pass system, many authors evaluated ocular optical performance after a variety of ophthalmological surgical procedures.15–17 The double-pass system also allows the evaluation of the quality and stability of the tear film in detecting mild symptoms of dry eye.18 The double-pass technique is based on recording images from a point source of infrared light after reflection on the retina and a double pass through ocular media.19 The size and shape of this light spot are quantified by measuring the point spread function (PSF).14 The double-pass system provides data on the modulation transfer function (MTF), retinal image quality (MTF cutoff frequency [MTF cutoff], Strehl ratio), intraocular scattering (objective scatter index [OSI]), and objective pseudoaccommodation. In contrast to data obtained using the wavefront aberrometer, the MTF in a double-pass system is directly computed by Fourier transformation from the acquired double-pass retinal image.19 The double-pass system allows reproducible direct objective measurement of the effect of optimal aberrations on optical quality of the human eye.20
In this study, we correlated the MTF cutoff, Strehl ratio, OSI, and objective pseudoaccommodation obtained from the double-pass system with root mean square (RMS) total aberration, RMS higher-order aberration, and spherical aberration obtained from the ray-tracing aberrometer. In addition, we compared parameters of the double-pass system with other well-known parameters of optical quality, such as manifest refraction values, subjective visual acuity, and the contrast sensitivity score.
This study included 40 eyes of 40 patients who underwent cataract surgery with implantation of a monofocal intraocular lens (IOL) (AcrySof IQ, SN60WF; Alcon, Ft. Worth, TX). All patients were treated at Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. The same surgeon (T.-i.K.) performed all procedures. This study was approved prospectively by the institutional review board of Severance Hospital and conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki and Good Clinical Practices. All patients signed documents of informed consent for participation in research. The IOL was selected to achieve emmetropia. The AcrySof IQ IOL with a posterior aspheric surface (negative spherical aberration, -0.20) was implanted to decrease the total amount of ocular spherical aberration after cataract surgery.17
Inclusion criteria were age 40 to 80 years and patients who had undergone senile cataract extraction and IOL implantation. Exclusion criteria included previous ocular or intraocular surgery, evidence of trauma on biomicroscopic examination, corneal opacity, fundus abnormalities, glaucoma, uveitis, amblyopia, systemic disease (i.e., diabetes mellitus or evidence of vascular pathology), posterior capsule rupture during surgery, IOL decentration greater than 0.5 mm, or corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) worse than 0.1 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) postoperatively. We used a Scheimpflug imaging system (Pentacam; OCULUS Optikgeräte GmbH, Germany) to assess decentration after cataract surgery.21 Any eye with concurrent disease that might influence optical or neural performance was excluded. When a patient underwent operation of both eyes, one eye was randomly selected to avoid correlation effects in statistical analysis.
Postoperative evaluations were performed 3 months after cataract surgery. All patients were examined for uncorrected distance visual acuity (UCDVA), CDVA, manifest refraction values (sphere, cylinder, and spherical equivalent), and slit lamp biomicroscopy. Visual acuity was measured with logMAR UCDVA and CDVA.
Objective evaluation of optical quality was performed using the double-pass system, which allows assessment of retinal image quality at a specific pupil diameter. This double-pass system is based on an unequal pupil configuration.22 The entrance pupil has a fixed diameter of 2 mm. Measurements of optical quality were performed at a 4-mm pupil diameter (the exit pupil) without pharmacologic dilatation. The double-pass system automatically compensated for a patient's spherical refractive error; cylinder error was not corrected by the machine. We corrected patients' cylindrical error with a trial lens. A dim light was maintained to assure at least a 4-mm natural pupil diameter. For each parameter, the double-pass device took six measurements and calculated the mean of the measurements.
The first parameter obtained from the double-pass system was the MTF cutoff (cycles per degree [cpd]). The MTF cutoff is the frequency at which the MTF reaches a value of 0.01, the threshold at which the eye can image an object in the retina with a significant 1% contrast. The higher the MTF cutoff value, the better the contrast sensitivity.10 The second parameter was the Strehl ratio, which is the ratio of peak focal intensity in aberrated versus an ideal PSF.5 The Strehl ratio provides general information about the eye's optical quality. A value of 1 corresponds to a perfect zero aberration optical system. The Strehl ratio was reported to be well correlated with the psychophysical parameters such as contrast sensitivity function and visual acuity for a moderate amount of defocus.23 The third double-pass parameter was the OSI, which quantifies intraocular scattered light. From the image obtained by the double-pass system, the OSI is computed as the ratio between the amount of light in the periphery and in the surroundings of the central peak of the double-pass image. In the particular case of the instrument Optical Quality Analysis System, the central area selected was a circle of a radius of 1 minute of arc, whereas the peripheral zone was a ring set between 12 and 20 minutes of arc.24 The higher the OSI value, the higher the level of intraocular scattering. When interpreting the OSI value as a parameter of the intraocular scattering, evaluation of the contribution of ocular aberrations on the OSI value is required.25 The fourth parameter was the objective pseudoaccommodation, which was calculated using the aberrated PSF, the focus range at which the PSF of the defocus point is better than 50% of the maximum PSF.
Ocular aberrations were measured using the ray-tracing aberrometer (iTrace; Tracey Technologies, Houston, TX) at a pupil size of 4 mm or more in mesopic conditions, without pharmacologic dilatation. For comparison with the double-pass system measurements, data were recalculated at a 4-mm pupil size.26 We measured RMS total aberration, RMS higher-order aberration, spherical aberration, and MTF. The RMS higher-order aberration was analyzed up to the sixth order by expanding the set of Zernike polynomials. The ray-tracing aberrometer uses parallel thin beams in separate and concentric arrays that are projected sequentially onto the eye.27 This method avoids data confusion by both enabling the measurements on a point-by-point basis and providing a robust refractive state.
Contrast sensitivity was measured at five spatial frequencies (1.5, 3, 6, 12, and 18 Hz) using the Optec 6500 vision testing system (Stereo Optical Co., Inc., Chicago, IL). All measurements were obtained under photopic (target luminance value, 85 cd/m2) and mesopic conditions (target luminance value, 3 cd/m2) after correction of refractive errors.
LogMAR acuity values were used for statistical analysis of visual acuity. We analyzed the correlation between optical quality parameters (MTF cutoff, Strehl ratio, OSI, and objective pseudoaccommodation) obtained from the double-pass system and ocular aberrations (RMS total aberration, RMS higher-order aberration, and absolute value of spherical aberration) obtained from the ray-tracing aberrometer. We also analyzed the correlations between the former and other visual quality parameters (manifest refraction values, CDVA, and contrast sensitivity score). To compare the MTF obtained from the double-pass system and ray-tracing aberrometer directly, we manually measured spatial frequency when the MTF reached 10% of its maximum value (MTF10). The correlations were evaluated using the Pearson correlation analysis. A paired t test was used for comparisons of MTF10. Statistical analyses were performed using SAS software (version 9.2; SAS Institute, Inc., Cary, NC). Differences were considered statistically significant for p < 0.05.
Among 40 patients, 22 (55%) were male and 18 (45%) were female. Postoperative data are shown in Table 1. Fig. 1 shows significant correlations between the MTF cutoff and total aberration (r = −0.503, p = 0.003), between the Strehl ratio and total aberration (r = −0.509, p = 0.003; Table 2), between the OSI and total aberration (r = 0.451, p = 0.024), and between the objective pseudoaccommodation and higher-order aberration (r = 0.450, p = 0.031; Table 3). In terms of manifest refraction values and subjective visual acuity, we identified negative correlations between the MTF cutoff and manifest refraction values (r = −0.367, p = 0.036 for sphere; r = -0.462, p = 0.006 for cylinder; r = −0.448, p = 0.008 for spherical equivalent), between the MTF cutoff and CDVA (r = −0.453, p = 0.007), between the Strehl ratio and manifest refraction values (r = −0.366, p = 0.036 for sphere; r = −0.487, p = 0.003 for cylinder; r = −0.471, p = 0.005 for spherical equivalent), and between the Strehl ratio and CDVA (r = −0.354, p = 0.040; Table 2). A positive correlation was found between OSI and CDVA (r = 0.516, p = 0.008; Table 3).
The MTF cutoff showed a positive correlation with the contrast sensitivity score at spatial frequencies of 3, 6, 12, and 18 Hz for photopic conditions (r = 0.539, p = 0.047; r = 0.674, p = 0.008; r = 0.565, p = 0.035; r = 0.534, p = 0.049, respectively) and at spatial frequencies of 3, 6, and 12 Hz for mesopic conditions (r = 0.638, p = 0.019; r = 0.696, p = 0.008; r = 0.655, p = 0.015, respectively; Table 2). The Strehl ratio was positively correlated with the contrast sensitivity score at spatial frequencies of 3 and 6 Hz for photopic conditions (r = 0.544, p = 0.045; r = 0.544, p = 0.044, respectively; Table 2).
The MTF10 obtained from the double-pass system was significantly smaller than that obtained from the ray-tracing aberrometer (Table 4). Pearson correlation analysis showed a significant correlation between both MTF10 values (r = 0.581, p = 0.003; Table 4).
In this study, we analyzed the optical quality of patients who had cataract extraction and monofocal IOL implantation. We measured optical quality and ocular aberrations using the double-pass device and ray-tracing type aberrometer, respectively.28 Our results showed significant negative correlations between retinal image quality parameters (MTF cutoff and Strehl ratio) and total aberration. There were significant positive correlations between the OSI and total aberration and between the objective pseudoaccommodation and higher-order aberration.
The effect of ocular aberration could be summarized as blurring of the retinal image.10,29,30 The blurring of the retinal image reduces the subjective visual acuity, which is directly related to the MTF cutoff value. Our results showed a significant negative correlation between the MTF cutoff and total aberration. On the other hand, intraocular scattering reduces the contrast of the retinal image.30 In this study, total aberration was positively correlated with the OSI. The OSI value of the double-pass system, computed based on the concept that ocular aberrations mainly modify the intensity distribution closer to the peak and the effect of ocular scattering occurs farther from the center, could be used to evaluate ocular scattering objectively.24,31 Because the presence of aberrations could contribute to the outer areas of the double-pass image affecting the OSI value, interpretation of the OSI should include the contribution of ocular aberrations on the OSI.25 Moreover, to avoid the artifact associated with uncorrected refractive errors in the OSI interpretation, we excluded cases with an OSI value of 3 or higher.24 In our study, the Strehl ratio was negatively correlated with total aberration. Ocular aberration causes retinal image degradation, which means nonperfect optical system. Consequently, the Strehl ratio gets closer to zero.
In a study demonstrating the effect of residual ocular spherical aberration on the quality of vision in pseudophakic eyes, Nochez and coauthors5 reported a significant positive correlation between the objective pseudoaccommodation and ocular spherical aberration. However, we found no significant correlation between the objective pseudoaccommodation and spherical aberration. Instead, higher-order aberration was the only value correlated with the objective pseudoaccommodation. The difference between our study and the aforementioned study could be attributed to the methodology for recalculating optical quality parameters and ocular aberrations with a 4-mm pupil. In a study performed by Nochez, ocular aberrations were measured at the 6-mm optical zone and some patients required pharmacologic dilatation. It also should be considered that aberrometer used the Hartmann-Shack method for analysis in that study.
In this study, the values from the double-pass system were measured after correction of refractive error. We found significant correlations between CDVA and retinal image quality parameters (MTF cutoff, Strehl ratio, and OSI). As expected, the Strehl ratio was correlated with visual acuity like that in one study conducted by Villegas et al.,23 which reported that the Strehl ratio is well correlated with visual acuity and contrast sensitivity function. The OSI showed no correlation with refractive error values (defocus and astigmatism), indicating that intraocular scattering is independent from refractive error.24
We also found that the MTF cutoff obtained from the double-pass system demonstrated good correlation with the contrast sensitivity score at all spatial frequencies (except 1.5 Hz) under photopic conditions and with those of moderate spatial frequencies (3, 6, and 12 Hz) under mesopic conditions. In one study analyzing the retinal image quality with the double-pass device, there was a significant positive correlation between the MTF cutoff value and the contrast sensitivity score.10 The MTF value is highest when image contrast is equivalent to contrast in the object. The only significant correlations with Strehl ratio identified in our study were between the Strehl ratio and the contrast sensitivity score at spatial frequencies of 3 and 6 Hz under photopic conditions. We assumed that significant contrast degradation at very low or high spatial frequencies could be the reason why the contrast sensitivity was not correlated with the Strehl ratio at all tested spatial frequencies.
The iTrace ray-tracing aberrometer has the advantage of a larger dynamic range for the measurement of accommodation compared with the Hartmann-Shack principle-based aberrometer.32 In a patient's eye with a mild to severe amount of scattering, Hartmann-Shack wavefront sensors might overestimate image quality compared with the double-pass system.10 When analyzing the value of MTF10 obtained from both instruments, in this study, the ray-tracing aberrometer showed the larger value of MTF10 compared with the double-pass system. However, there was a significant correlation between the two MTF10 values.
In this study, the effective exit pupil was fixed at 4 mm during measurement with the double-pass system. To examine ocular aberration using the ray-tracing aberrometer, we recalculated our data at a pupil size of 4 mm. Thus, pupil variation did not affect the results of our study. After double pass through the eye and reflection in the retina, monochromatic asymmetric aberrations were cancelled.33 However, it is possible to overcome this limitation by using unequal aperture sizes in the first and second passes.22 In our study, the entrance pupil has a fixed diameter of 2 mm, and the exit pupil has a fixed diameter of 4 mm, which means that monochromatic asymmetric aberrations cannot be cancelled after double pass and reflection.
The double-pass images were recorded using near-infrared light rather than visible light. Albeit patients were comfortable during image acquisition, the magnitude of scatter especially in infrared light were different from that in visible light, rendering measurement of major outcome parameters (MTF, Strehl ratio, and OSI) invalid.34,35 Moreover, there was a large difference in the double-pass measurements between green and infrared light because of a deeper penetration of infrared light in the retina reaching the choroidal layers.36 In our study, we performed repeated measurements of optical quality parameters with the double-pass system to prevent inherent variability in the measurements. Both the tear film dynamics and centration of the system could offer a relative inconsistency of measurements (PSF and MTF) obtained from the double-pass system and the ray-tracing aberrometer. This implies that great caution is needed when interpreting these results.35,37–39
In conclusion, postoperative optical quality parameters obtained from the double-pass system were correlated with the objective measurements (ocular aberrations) and subjective measurements (CDVA and contrast sensitivity score) in pseudophakic eyes.
Tae-im Kim
Department of Ophthalmology
Yonsei University College of Medicine
250 Seongsanno Seodaemun-gu
Seoul 120-752
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The first two authors contributed equally to this study and are considered first co-authors.
This work was partially supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (MEST No. 2013R1A1A2058907) and by the Converging Research Center Program through the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, Korea (2013K000365). No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
Received July 30, 2013; accepted December 17, 2013.
optical quality measurements; double-pass system; ray tracing–type aberrometer; visual acuity; contrast sensitivity
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well done to your lads so far!!!
im a HUGE blue nose scouser who now just moved to wallingford.... not far from reading and absolutely gobsmacked how well your doing!!! hope you get the game in hand and take 3rd spot cos you deserve it!!! cant even say you scrape through each game, its as if you been in the prem for ages!!!
its good to see a team dont need money... just heart and all the best lads ( although hope we hump you on the 23rd dec lol) fuck the critics welldone so far and all the best blue boys!!!... do me 1 favour break some fuckers leg belonging to the red nose shite lpool next time you play them (EFC PRIDE OF MERSYSIDE)Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
thanx mate, i've always had a soft spot for you blue noses, coz missus like's em...i've had season ticket @ reading now for a few years, been going bout 20yrs now, and boy wot a dream start we are havin.... good luck toffes........finish higher above them reds...cant stand em...
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Darling is expected to say that a further 10 billion pounds of savings must be found in addition to the five billion already announced by his department, the newspaper said without citing sources.
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Is Kenny being Selfish ?
Why should he step aside when he feels he is the best person to move the club forward?
This summer is not a test of Kenny - it's a test of the Americans. They need to put their money in their @rse pockets to buy real quality such as Huntelaar, and they need to move definitively on the stadium - they've had nearly 2 years now. If these two things don't happen, to me they are only marginally better than the cattle rapist and his little puppet.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
Turkey_Slapper Turkey_Slapper May 16, 2012 01:46 Flag
Loki I find myself only agreeing with the last sentence. I have never favoured American owners since they are all Paupers these days and simply can not compete with Sheikhs and Oligarchs.
Then again, I thing they are good owners, who most likely dont have the finance to build a stadium and intentions were always to build staidum through sponsors. That is why they are looking at naming rights and sponsors to build this stadium. WHy should someone sponsor a mid table team in buiding a new stadium?? so they can have their brand shown on Carling cup matches ?? and not on the much larger audience of Champions League ? This is the main reason i feel they havent found sponsors yet
Kenny has really F*cked up things for the owners by failing to qualify for CL. Which means no extra revenue for stadium or attracting investors for stadium.
If you had a rich owner, CL football revenue wouldnt have mattered to build new stadium and they would have dipped in their pocket as we even have a approved area to build on. Then again they wouldnt have put up with KD and would want mucher bigger names managing the club.
The current owners just can not afford to not be in CL.
Most people who get the sack i am sure they think they are still the right man for the job. Kenny as a human being is no different. But my earlier point is that its his ego in not moving aside as he will be potrayed as someone who couldnt achieve the objective, He has always claimed no one is bigger then the club..and if he is truly not moving aside as per media reports and going againts the owners with an attitude of "Back me or Sack me" then he is being hypocritical in his motto of no one is bigger then the club
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All speculation I suspect and surprise suprise a UK tabloid is putting their spin on the 1+1 and coming up with 7.
If there's something to be said ten there will be an announcement. Otherwise it'll all be quiet.
LFC_Armchair_Supporter LFC_Armchair_Supporter May 16, 2012 11:59 Flag
Turkey I agree with what you're saying ..
Especially with KD not making things better for us. We need to be in the C.L if we want the sponsors..Also I share your conserns about our owners not having deep enough pockets to compete with the likes of City, Chelsea..
Owned by a sheikh and Abramovich respectively..
How are we to compete with owners who're able to splash the cash and not bat an eyelid about it?
I also agree that FSG are marginally better than H&G.. They too promised a stadium and none happened.. A new stadium .will bring in the profits.. Anfield is too small if we wanna be up there with the likes of Man Utd & City & Chelsea..


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