University Of Londrina Research Articles

Biopriming of corn seeds based on Bacillus subtilis under different storage periods

Corn crop (Zea mays L.) is one of the pillars of Brazilian agriculture, with a wide cultivation area and high productivity; Brazil is the world's second largest exporter of this cereal. For this reason, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the viability of biopriming of corn seeds with a product based on Bacillus subtilis, at different concentrations, up to 120 days of storage. The research was carried out in the seed technology laboratory of the State University of Londrina (UEL), using the commercial corn seeds Balu 366. The experimental design was completely randomized, with four replications, in a 7 × 5 factorial scheme, with seven concentrations of the commercial product based on Bacillus subtilis (Serenade) for seed biopriming (0.0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, 10.0, 12.5, and 15.0 %) and five storage periods in a cold chamber (0, 30, 60, 90, and 120 days). The evaluation of the physiological quality of the seeds occurred through germination, cold and seedling length tests. The variables analyzed were first germination count, germination percentage, vigor from the cold test, shoot length, length of the longest root, shoot dry mass, and root dry mass. For the statistical analysis, adjustments of regression models with the best fit were made. The biopriming of seeds proved to be an advantageous practice to enhance the physiological quality of the seeds under storage; it should be carried out at a concentration of 2.5 %, due to its economic viability, considering its efficiency equivalent to the highest concentrations. The biopriming of seeds proved to be a viable practice for seed storage for up to 60 days.

Leishmania spp. amastigotes surrounding sensory nerve fibers in human painless skin ulcers: Evidence of pathogen-neuron proximity and absence of neuronal apoptosis

In this present study, carried out between November 2020 and July 2023 at Londrina's University Hospital, patients with active lesions of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) were analyzed regarding pain perception and anatomopathological aspects of the ulcers. Pain was assessed using a numerical rating scale (NRS) to compare five patients diagnosed with CL with four control patients diagnosed with vascular skin ulcers. Histopathological evaluations were used to investigate the nociceptor neuron-Leishmania interface. Patients with CL ulcers reported less pain compared to patients with vascular ulcers (2.60 ± 2.30 and 7.25 ± 0.95, respectively, p = 0.0072). Histopathology evidenced Leishmania spp. amastigote forms nearby sensory nerve fibers in profound dermis. Schwann cells marker (S100 protein) was detected, and caspase-3 activation was not evidenced in the in the nerve fibers of CL patients’ samples, suggesting absence of apoptotic activity in nerve endings. Additionally, samples taken from the active edge of the lesion were negative for bacilli acid-alcohol resistant (BAAR), which excludes concomitant leprosy, in which painless lesions are also observed. Thus, the present data unveil for the first time anatomopathological and microbiological details of painless ulcers in CL patients, which has important clinical implications for a better understanding on the intriguing painless clinical characteristic of CL.

Intrusive luxation in primary dentition: clinical report

Intrusive dislocation is the most frequent type of traumatic injury in the primary dentition, characterized by displacement of the tooth into the alveolus. Intrusions require a thorough physical examination, radiographs of diagnostic value, and follow-up of the case, since the prognosis is unfavorable, mainly due to the probability of damage to the permanent tooth germ. This work aims to report a clinical case of intrusive dislocation in the primary dentition, from diagnosis to follow-up. This is a male patient, 3 years old, who attended the Emergency of the Children’s Specialty Clinic – State University of Londrina (UEL) due to dento-alveolar trauma in the antero-superior region that occurred three days ago. On clinical examination, tooth 61 had grade II intrusion (one-third of the crown visible), and tooth 62 had grade I intrusion, with more than one-third of the crown visible. Radiographically, a buccal inclination was observed, with no fracture of the bone plate. Thus, we opted for conservative treatment, waiting for the spontaneous re-eruption of the teeth involved. Furthermore, parents were informed about the possible consequences of this type of trauma and the need for clinical and radiographic follow-up consultations. After eight months of follow-up, the teeth erupted satisfactorily. It is extremely important to establish a protocol for observation and control of the traumatized tooth, observing signs and symptoms of the tissues involved in the trauma to reduce sequelae in both dentitions.

MEMOIR OF A POSTHUMOUS ACADEMICIAN

This production focuses on delimiting the scope of a series of social, political and legal impressions, perceived over the last five years in Brazil. Justifies the realization of this work, the need to remain inseparable from the author's academic activity, the contemporary biases of intra and extrauniversity phenomena, with elements capable of guiding teaching, research, extension and academic management. As an immediate result of this construct, there is, in this writing, a comprehensive chronological and factual synthesis, bringing together the main political, legal and cultural events that allowed us to arrive at the present national civilizing contexto (2017-2023). The main bibliographic contribution that guides this approach focuses on the masterpiece of the controversial Olavo de Carvalho, entitled O Jardim das Aflições (1995). The core of the objectives proposed in this brief report consists of the desire to contribute to today's society, bequeathing it a practical application of historical elements, already considered or not by the critical mass, so that they serve, in some way , to mark out other studies of the same motto. It is with this in mind that this work was presented as an Abstract (see text in the Appendix) at the Research and Extension Seminar of the State University of Minas Gerais in November 2023, and also submitted to the Literary Station Magazine, UEL (State University of Londrina), in an expanded version.

The search for the sense of agency in vulnerable situations in mathematics teachers’ initial education

The aim of this study is to analyse the actions of prospective mathematics teachers (PMTs), triggered in preparation for their teaching practicum (TP), to foster their autonomy when seeking their sense of agency in the face of a vulnerability, in the movement to construct their professional identity. To this end, we have carried out a qualitative research about the practicum lesson plans and the simulations of those lessons by PMTs who attended the same class in two disciplines of the Supervised Curricular Teaching Practice, in the last two years of the mathematics teaching degree course of the State University of Londrina (UEL). The identified vulnerability experiences enabled the search for the PMTs’ sense of agency regarding the following actions: defining concepts with which the students had already had contact and problematising them to systematise a mathematical idea; resorting to previous experiences worked with potential basic education students; having support from colleagues for possible actions to be developed in the classroom; problematising the answer to a problem; reflecting on and answering questions; evaluating a classroom situation and concluding that it is necessary to give in so that the other also plays a leading role; assuming a coherent position to what they believe about education; and questioning students. These actions express the reactions of PMTs when exercising their autonomy, in the search for the sense of agency, mediated by other PMTs and teacher educators involved in the formative process. The experiences of vulnerability and the search for the sense of agency articulate altogether singular, individual, and collective aspects that expand the movement of the construction of the teacher’s professional identity.

Parasitism and behavioral responses of Acromyrmex coronatus (Fabricius, 1804) and Acromyrmex crassispinus (Forel, 1909) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) to Myrmosicarius catharinensis Borgmeier, 1928 (Diptera: Phoridae) in Londrina, PR

Leaf-cutting ants of the genus Acromyrmex cause serious damage to cultivated forest areas. Some flies of the family Phoridae are known to parasitize them, and the result of this interaction can provide a promising basis for the management of these ants. This study was developed to record the parasitism and behavioral responses of Acromyrmex spp. leaf-cutting ants to parasitoid phorids in the municipality of Londrina-PR, Brazil. Visual examinations and collections of leaf-cutting ants and associated phorids were carried out between October/2019 and April/2020 in selected anthills and their trails, located on the campus of the State University of Londrina (UEL) and at the Botanical Garden of Londrina. The collected insects were preserved in 70% alcohol, for later identification of the species. The behavioral response of the ants to the parasitoids was recorded individually and collectively, following protocols cited in the literature. The frequencies of the different response behaviors exhibited by the attacked ants were compared using analysis of variance. The leaf-cutting ant species Acromyrmex coronatus and Acromyrmex crassispinus were found at the two evaluated sites. Myrmosicarius catharinensis was the only species of parasitoid phorid found, which attacked both ant species. Although the occurrence of M. catharinensis has been reported in other Brazilian states and its association with A. crassispinus recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina, this is the first report of the occurrence of the phorid in the state of Paraná with a new association for the species A. coronatus. Under foraging action by the parasitoid, 63.5% of the ants exhibited only one behavioral response, while 36.5% showed two. Accelerated walking, attempting to “bite” the parasitoid, and adopting a ‘C’ posture were the most frequent behavioral responses to avoid parasitism. Ants crowding together around a worker and the presence of “hitchhiker” workers on the transported leaf fragments were the observed changes in collective behavior, the latter being the most frequent. These changes occurred in all observed ant nests and, in two of them, the constancy of alteration in collective behavior was 53%. These results demonstrate the interference caused in nests of Acromyrmex spp. by the occurrence of M. catharinensis, a potential control agent for this pest.

Identificação de atividade deteriorante e do gene apr na microbiota isolada de leite cru em Caxias, MA

Dentre as bactérias contaminantes, as psicrotróficas destacam-se como as principais responsáveis pela deterioração do leite, pois são capazes de se multiplicar em temperaturas de refrigeração. O gene apr carreia a informação para a produção da metaloprotease alcalina, uma enzima termoresistente capaz de degradar as proteínas do leite. Objetivou-se investigar, por meio de métodos biomoleculares, a presença do gene apr e o potencial deteriorante de bactérias proteolíticas isoladas do leite cru em uma microrregião do Maranhão. Foram selecionadas 112 amostras de leite cru, coletadas de fevereiro a junho de 2018 em propriedades leiteiras das microrregiões de São João do Sóter e Caxias, MA. As análises microbiológicas foram realizadas no Instituto Federal do Maranhão (IFMA), Campus Caxias, e os ensaios biomoleculares no Laboratório de Inspeção de Produtos de Origem Animal (LIPOA) da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL). Foram realizados testes para classificação de proteólise, lipólise e potencial acidificante em temperatura ótima (36 °C/2 dias) e atividade psicrotrófica (7 °C/10 dias). Foram achados 10 (9%) isolados positivos para o gene apr, todos pertencentes ao gênero Pseudomonas, corroborando com outras pesquisas no estado que apontam para o grande potencial deteriorante das bactérias encontradas na localidade. Desta forma, assim como em outras regiões do Brasil, o leite cru refrigerado produzido no estado do Maranhão precisa ser obtido de forma higiênica evitando contaminação com microrganismos deteriorantes que possam comprometer a integridade e a qualidade do leite fluido e derivados destinados ao comércio.

Forty years of Semina: Ciências Agrárias

Forty years of Semina: Ciências Agrárias

Análise de uma experiência em formação para a comunicação popular e comunitária junto às lideranças de movimentos sociais em Londrina/PR

Como parte da realização de um projeto integrado de pesquisa e extensão cadastrado junto à Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), foi realizado o Curso de Formação em Comunicação Popular e Comunitária durante o ano de 2016. A atividade foi realizada em quatro etapas e direcionada às lideranças e ativistas dos movimentos sociais de Londrina e região com o objetivo de proporcionar um espaço de formação em relação à importância da comunicação para a concretização dos objetivos estratégicos de movimentos sociais e movimentos populares. Os principais temas discutidos foram “Papel Estratégico da Comunicação”, “Política de Comunicação” e “Planejamento Participativo”. Nesse sentido, esse artigo tem como objetivo apresentar e analisar a referida experiência e refletir sobre a importância política da comunicação para a promoção de processos de participação popular.

A aula-oficina como campo metodológico para a formação de professores em História: um estudo sobre o PIBID/História/UEL

Nossa investigação foi realizada a partir de relatórios e entrevistas com pibidianos que atuaram nos anos de 2011 e 2012 no curso de História da Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Os pibidianos revelaram como acreditavam na possibilidade de exercer a docência a partir dos pressupostos da Educação Histórica, em especial, o modelo de aula-oficina. Neste artigo apresentamos as discussões sobre a utilização da aula oficina nas experiências do PIBID e posteriormente em sala de aula a partir das entrevistas realizadas com os pibidianos que agora são professores da educação básica. Pesquisadores deste campo teórico, como Barca (2001a;2011), defendem que devemos ter um olhar atento sobre a formação inicial ofertada aos graduandos. Este artigo procura trazer contribuições para as reflexões sobre a formação inicial de professores de História, no sentido de entender que é necessário integrar os conhecimentos teóricos e práticos nos currículos dos cursos de licenciatura.Palavras chaves: educação histórica, aula-oficina, formação de professores, PIBID.

Epidemiology and outcome analysis of burn patients admitted to an Intensive Care Unit in a University Hospital

ObjectivesTo describe the epidemiologic aspects of burn victims who were hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Burn Center in the University Hospital of the State University of Londrina (UEL). MethodsA longitudinal retrospective study was conducted, involving patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Burn Center from January 2010 to December 2012. Demographic and diagnostic data including the diagnosis of the extent and causes of the burns, complications resulting from the burns and the need for specific surgical interventions were collected, together with data for the calculation of the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II), Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (TISS-28) and Abbreviated Burn Severity Index (ABSI). Data were collected at admission and daily until discharge from the burn Intensive Care Unit. Risk factors for death and the prognostic performance of scores to predict mortality were analyzed. The level of significance was set at 5%. ResultsTwo hundred ninety-three patients were analyzed in the study; 68.30% were men, with a median age of 38 years (interquartile range: 28–52). The mean total body surface area burned was 26.60±18.05%. Home incidents were the most frequent cause, occurring in 53.90% of the cases. Fire was the most common cause, found in 77.10% of patients. Liquid alcohol was the most common agent and was associated with 51.50% of the cases. The ABSI presented a median of 7, and the area under the ROC curve was 0.890. In multivariate analysis, age (p<0.001), female gender (p=0.02), total body surface area burned (p<0.001), mechanical ventilation (p<0.001) and acute renal failure (p<0.001) were all associated with mortality. ICU mortality was 32.80%, and hospital mortality was 34.10%. ConclusionBurns most often occurred in young adult men in our study. The most common cause was a direct flame. Liquid alcohol was the most frequent accelerating agent. Patients were considered to be severely burned. Most of the samples had a high mean total body surface area burned. The ABSI score showed the best performance in discriminating non-survivors. Hospital mortality rate was high.

Evaluation of Microstructural Parameters of Reservoir Rocks of the Guarani Aquifer by Analysis of Images Obtained by X- Ray Microtomography

Microstructural parameters evaluation of porous materials, such as, rocks reservoir (water, petroleum, gas...), it is of great importance for several knowledge areas. In this context, the X-ray microtomography (μ-CT) has been showing a technical one quite useful for the analysis of such rocks (sandstone, limestone and carbonate), object of great interest of the petroleum and water industries, because it facilitates the characterization of important parameters, among them, porosity, permeability, grains or pore size distribution. The X-ray microtomography is a non-destructive method, that besides already facilitating the reuse of the samples analyzed, it also supplies images 2-D and 3-D of the sample. In this work samples of reservoir rock of the Guarani aquifer will be analyzed, given by the company of perforation of wells artesian Blue Water, in the municipal district of Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The acquisition of the microtomographys data of the reservoir rocks was accomplished in a Skyscan 1172 μ-CT scanner, installed in Applied Nuclear Physics Laboratory (LFNA) in the State University of Londrina (UEL), Paraná, Brazil. In this context, this work presents the microstructural characterization of reservoir rock sample of the Guarani aquifer, analyzed for two space resolutions, 2.8 μm and 4.8 μm, where determined average porosity was 28.5% and 21.9%, respectively. Besides, we also determined the pore size distribution for both resolutions. Two 3-D images were generated of this sample, one for each space resolution, in which it is possible to visualize the internal structure of the same ones.

A percepção dos coordenadores de licenciaturas da UEL sobre altas habilidades/superdotação

O presente relato de pesquisa procura mostrar como a temática de altas habilidades/superdotação (AH/SD) foi vislumbrada por docentes do ensino superior, buscando conhecer, mais especificamente, qual percepção tinham os coordenadores dos colegiados dos cursos de licenciatura da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL) acerca desse tema. Objetivou-se identificar a percepção dos coordenadores dos colegiados dos cursos de licenciatura da UEL a respeito de AH/SD. A pesquisa descritiva, de análise quali-quantitativa, teve como participantes 14 docentes, coordenadores dos colegiados das licenciaturas. A entrevista semiestruturada foi utilizada para a coleta de dados. Após a transcrição, as falas foram submetidas à análise de conteúdo. Os resultados indicaram que a percepção dos docentes sobre a temática AH/SD era ainda elementar, utilizaram do senso comum ao tratar da superdotação, não reconheciam seus estudantes com potencial de AH/SD; entretanto, apontavam diversos indicadores em alunos, dos cursos nos quais atuavam, condizentes com os elencados na literatura da área. Notou-se, portanto, que é preciso que pesquisas nesta área continuem sendo realizadas e que sejam ofertadas formações para que os docentes do ensino superior possam desvencilhar-se de ideias próprias do senso comum e dos mitos que envolvem a temática AH/SD.

A concepção de corpo dos estudantes de graduação em Educação Física

O objetivo desta pesquisa foi identificar quais concepções de corpo/corporeidade têm os estudantes dos cursos de graduação licenciatura em Educação Física da Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Orientado sob a ótica da pesquisa qualitativa em educação, abordagem antropológica de cunho fenomenológico, realizou-se pesquisa de campo por meio de entrevista semiestruturada buscando informações e conhecimentos. A amostra foi selecionada a partir da estratificação proporcional da população que compunha as 05 turmas em conclusão dos cursos no ano de 2008, composta de 15 estudantes, sendo 10% de cada turma, nomeadamente: licenciatura generalista (CFE, 03/87) e licenciatura atual (CNE 01 02/2002). Após análise dos resultados verificou-se que a concepção de corpo/corporeidade assimilada pelos estudantes do currículo licenciatura generalista aproximou-se de corpo físico, dualista e instrumental. Os estudantes do currículo licenciatura atual estão construindo uma concepção de corpo/corporeidade sob a égide do paradigma da unidade e da totalidade, compreendendo o humano que se movimenta intencionalmente.

Evolution of antimicrobial resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii in a university hospital

To investigate the susceptibility pattern and the molecular epidemiology of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in two periods (1994-1996 and 2004-2007) in Londrina University Hospital. Antimicrobial susceptibility of 150 A. baumannii isolates was assessed by disc diffusion and agar dilution methods. Genetic similarity amongst the isolates was evaluated by ERIC-PCR. Resistance of A. baumannii to carbapenems increased from 2% (1994-1996) to 73% (2004-2007). Thirty-eight clones were detected. The results of the study suggest that the high prevalence of carbapenem resistance amongst Acinetobacter baumannii organisms in this institution is not caused by the spread of a predominant clone. This work reinforces the importance monitoring antimicrobial susceptibility rates.

Projeto Integrador: uma reflexão para a evolução

O presente artigo analisa a atividade pedagógica denominada Projeto Integrador, no Bacharelado em Design de Moda da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), tomando como plataforma a vivência prática em contraponto com teorias que discutem o processo projetual de design, descreve o planejamento e condução dos trabalhos acadêmicos e discute seus resultados em prol da contínua evolução do ensino de projeto nos cursos de Design de Moda.

Loss and Soil Deposition Estimate by Means of the Cesium 137 Concentration in the Rio das Ondas Basin, BA

Erosion is the most harmful form of soil degradation, it affects plants’ productivity and causes severe environmental damage, such as sediment accumulation and pollution of water sources. With the purpose of obtaining significant information about losses and soil deposition on the Rio das Ondas basin, a study of the losses caused by erosion by means of cesium 137 ( 137Cs) concentration in the soil was conducted. Soil samples were collected for reference in four places, in vertexes and in the center of a triangle with five meters edges in a soil under native vegetation. Thus, samples in two perpendicular transects to the pendant were collected, one (transect A) under soy crops and another (transect B) under corn crops. The samples of the triangle’s vertexes and of the transects were collected at a depth varying from 0.00 m to 0.60 m, with intermission of 0.10 m between them and the samples collected in the triangle’s center varied between 0.00 m to a 1.00 m depth, distributed between layers from 0.05 m to 0.50 m and, from this value on, a sample at a 1.00 m depth was collected. After being air-dried, these samples were reduced to bran and passed through a 2 mm sieve, they were bagged and sent to Nuclear Physics Applied Laboratory (LFNA) of the State University of Londrina (UEL)” so as to analyze the 137Cs concentration in soil. The results obtained from the activity of 137Cs in the three places of the transects A and B varied between 0.14 e 0.42 Bq.kg-1 (soy crop) and between 0.12 and 0.24 Bq.kg-1 (corn crop), showing a variation of 137Cs according to the position of the place on the downgrade. It was observed in the results 22.52 t.ha-1 .year-1 soil losses on the transect located in the soy crop (A) and 38.13 and 21.18 t.ha-1 .year-1 in the transect B located in the corn crop. These results indicate great deposition of sediments in the valley, mainly in the soil under soy crop.

Análise da necessidade de preparação pedagógica de professores de cursos de licenciatura para inclusão de alunos com necessidades educacionais especiais

A inclusão de alunos com necessidades educacionais especiais (NEE) requer professores capazes de promover sua aprendizagem e participação. No entanto, a maioria dos professores atuantes nos diversos níveis de ensino se encontra despreparada para assumir esta responsabilidade. Visando contribuir para melhorar esta situação, este estudo teve como objetivos: 1) verificar se os professores dos cursos de licenciatura da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL) têm conhecimento suficiente para incluir alunos com NEE em suas atividades acadêmicas; 2) identificar se estes professores percebem a necessidade de participar de um programa de preparação pedagógica para incluir alunos com NEE e de que maneira deveria dar-se esta preparação. Em vista dos objetivos propostos foi realizada uma pesquisa descritiva. Participaram desta pesquisa 178 professores atuantes em 13 cursos de licenciatura da Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Os dados foram coletados por meio de um questionário contendo 17 questões objetivas. Os resultados evidenciaram que 84% dos participantes consideraram que não tinham conhecimento suficiente para incluir alunos com NEE. 63% dos participantes se interessaram em participar de um programa de formação para inclusão de alunos com NEE e indicaram os temas a serem abordados, bem como a metodologia de ensino a ser utilizada. Consideramos que os resultados obtidos possibilitaram a organização de diretrizes para o planejamento de um programa de formação pedagógica junto a professores de cursos de licenciatura para inclusão de alunos com NEE.

Ethical aspects of the assistance to dependent aged people and their carers

Aging transforms active and productive people into vulnerable and dependent ones. Aged people are the most frequentinterned patients and pass the greatest time in hospital beds in Brazil in relation to other age groups. IBGE’s [Demographic and StatisticFederal Agency] indices, with data from the National Research of Domiciles Sample of (2004) show that 73.1% of the Brazilianswith more than 60 years live in domiciles with “per capita” income of up to two Brazil’s minimum wages. The Interdisciplinary PrimaryLevel Assistance to Aged People Extension Project (Projeto de Extensao Assistencia Interdisciplinar ao Idoso em Nivel Primario - PAINP)gathers together professors and students of different areas of the State University of Londrina (UEL), in actions directed to old peopleregistered in the cadastre of the Family Health Program (PSF) of a Londrina Basic Unit of Health. The present article aims to make abioethical reflection on family and professional carers of dependent old people in the context of actions developed in PAINP Project suchas domiciliary visits, meetings with family carers and teams of PSF. Gathered data are worrisome and the questions raised indicate thenecessity of extending the discussion of its ethical aspects with relation to the aging process so that a worthier life can be guaranteedto dependent old people in a society that ages quickly.

Wavefront Analysis and Contrast Sensitivity of Aspheric and Spherical Intraocular Lenses: A Randomized Prospective Study

To compare visual performance, total and high order wavefront aberrations (coma, spherical aberration, and other terms), and contrast sensitivity in 120 eyes implanted with one monofocal aspheric intraocular lens (IOL) and two spherical IOLs. Randomized prospective study. Sixty patients were randomized to receive three IOL types: Alcon AcrySofIQ (40 eyes), AcrySofNatural (40 eyes), and advanced medical optic (AMO)Sensar (40 eyes). Complete ophthalmologic examination including uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), best-spectacle corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), corneal topography, and wavefront analysis were performed preoperatively, 30 days, and 90 days postoperatively. Pelli-Robson chart test and functional acuity contrast testing (FACT-Optec6500) were performed approximately 50 days after surgery. Statistical analyses were performed using analysis chi(2), analysis of variance (ANOVA), and multiple comparisons Tukey test. After 90 days, all eyes had postoperative BSCVA > or =20/32. The AcrySofIQ IOL showed statistically significant less induction of spherical aberration (P < .001) when compared with the AMOSensar and the AcrySofNatural IOLs. The AMOSensar presented significantly less spherical aberration then the AcrySofNatural (P < .05). The AcrySofIQ also had lower values of total and high-order aberration (HOA) (P < .05) when compared with the AMOSensar and the AcrySofNatural. The mean values of trefoil 9, coma, and HOA root mean square (RMS) decreased between one and three months (P < .001, P < .001, P = .023, P < .001, respectively) in all groups. Mean Pelli-Robson contrast sensitivity values in photopic condition were similar between the groups. The AcrySofIQ showed better results in 3cpd spatial frequency in mesopic condition using FACT-Optec 6500 (P = .008), although there were no statistical differences in photopic and mesopic with glare conditions.