purpose: to compare aspheric and spherical hydrophilic intraocular lenses (iols) in terms of contrast sensitivity and visual acuity in photopic and mesopic conditions. methods: this triple-blind randomized clinical trial was performed on 40 eyes of 40 patients at al-zahra eye center, zahedan, iran. the eyes were randomized to standard phacoemulsification procedure with spherical (adapt, b&l;) o...