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Visual Quality Assessment and Comparison of Monofocal and Multifocal Scleral Lens Designs: A Pilot Study.
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Eye & contact lens [Eye Contact Lens] 2024 Jan 01; Vol. 50 (1), pp. 35-40. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 02. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Purpose: To compare visual quality, contrast sensitivity, stereopsis, subjective vision, and comfort between monofocal and multifocal scleral lens (SL) designs.<br />Methods: An experimental, cross over and short-term pilot study has been performed. Nineteen presbyopic patients (51.9±3.8 years) with regular corneas participated voluntarily in the study and Onefit MED monofocal and multifocal SL designs were fitted bilaterally. Subjective vision and comfort, contrast sensitivity function, stereopsis, high- and low-contrast visual acuity (VA) at 4 m and 40 cm under photopic and mesopic conditions, and defocus curves were measured. Data analysis was performed with nonparametric tests. P<0.05 was considered as statistically significant.<br />Results: Mean addition power of the prescribed lenses was 1.72±0.38 diopters. Multifocal design showed a statistically significant improvement for intermediate and near vision in the defocus curve under photopic and mesopic conditions (P<0.05), however, worsening in stereopsis (P<0.05) and contrast sensitivity for high spatial frequencies (P<0.05). Distance visual acuity (VA) showed significantly lower values under mesopic conditions for high- and low-contrast tests (P<0.05), and on low-contrast test under photopic conditions (P<0.001) with the multifocal design.<br />Conclusion: Multifocal SLs showed better visual performance at intermediate and near distances without compromising distance vision under photopic conditions for a high-contrast test when compared with monofocal design.<br />Competing Interests: G. Carracedo has received educational and research grants from CooperVision Inc. The remaining authors have no funding or conflicts of interest to disclose.<br /> (Copyright © 2023 Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1542-233X
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Eye & contact lens
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38124285
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ICL.0000000000001046