Petelczyc, K.Ares García, JorgeBará Viñas, SalvadorJaroszewicz, Z.Kakarenko, K.Kolodziejczyk, A.Sypek, M.2020-04-272020-04-272011K. Petelczyc, J. Ares García, S. Bará, Z. Jaroszewicz, K. Kakarenko, A. Kolodziejczyk, and M. Sypek, "Strehl ratios characterizing optical elements designed for presbyopia compensation," Opt. Express 19, 8693-8699 (2011)http://hdl.handle.net/10347/21802We present results of numerical analysis of the Strehl ratio characteristics for the light sword optical element (LSOE). For comparison there were analyzed other optical imaging elements proposed for compensation of presbyopia such as the bifocal lens, the trifocal lens, the stenopeic contact lens, and elements with extended depth of focus (EDOF), such as the logarithmic and quartic axicons. The simulations were based on a human eye’s model being a simplified version of the Gullstrand model. The results obtained allow to state that the LSOE exhibits much more uniform characteristics of the Strehl ratio comparing with other known hitherto elements and therefore it could be a promising aid to compensate for the insufficient accommodation range of the human eye.eng@2011 Optical Society of America. This article is under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Geometric optical designImage formation theoryVision modellingVisual opticsAging changesjournal article10.1364/OE.19.0086931094-4087open access