Multifocal vs monofocal intraocular lenses after cataract extraction: Near visual acuity ‐ less than J3/J4 unaided
Multifocal may leads to lower unaided near visual acuity worse than J3/J4 compared with monofocal intraocular lenses after cataract extraction (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Multifocal vs monofocal intraocular lenses after cataract extraction Unaided near visual acuity worse than J3/J4 · people with cataract Multifocal may leads to lower unaided near visual acuity worse than J3/J4 compared with monofocal intraocular lenses after cataract extraction (low certainty). Multifocal versus monofocal intraocular lenses after cataract extraction (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.2 [0.07, 0.58] | 8 studies · 782 participants | Low |
Multifocal vs monofocal intraocular lenses after cataract extraction Near visual acuity ‐ less than J3/J4 unaided · patients with cataract Multifocal versus monofocal intraocular lenses after cataract extraction (2012) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD003169.PUB3, superseded | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 787 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multifocal versus monofocal intraocular lenses after cataract extraction 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.