Distance visual acuity ‐ less than 6/6 unaided · people with cataract
Multifocal showed no clear difference in unaided distance visual acuity worse than 6/6 compared with monofocal intraocular lenses after cataract extraction (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Corrected distance visual acuity worse than 6/6 · people with cataract
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Near visual acuity ‐ less than J3/J4 unaided · 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).
1 finding from 1 review
Spectacle dependence · people with cataract
Multifocal may leads to lower spectacle dependence compared with monofocal intraocular lenses after cataract extraction (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Participant‐reported outcomes: quality of life or visual function · people with cataract
1 finding from 1 review
Participant‐reported outcomes: glare · people with cataract
Multifocal may leads to higher participant‐reported outcomes: glare compared with monofocal intraocular lenses after cataract extraction (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Participant‐reported outcomes: haloes · people with cataract
Multifocal probably leads to higher participant‐reported outcomes: haloes compared with monofocal intraocular lenses after cataract extraction (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Multifocal soft contact lenses · children with progressive myopia (26 studies, 4949 participants in the analysis) Interventions: optical and pharmacological Comparator:…
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Multifocal spectacle lenses · children with progressive myopia (26 studies, 4949 participants in the analysis) Interventions: optical and pharmacological Comparator:…
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Multifocal soft contact lenses · children with progressive myopia (36 studies, 6263 participants) in the analysis Interventions: optical and pharmacological Comparator:…
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Multifocal spectacle lenses · children with progressive myopia (36 studies, 6263 participants) in the analysis Interventions: optical and pharmacological Comparator:…
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Multifocal soft contact lenses · children with progressive myopia (21 studies, 4169 participants in the analysis) Interventions: optical and pharmacological Comparator:…
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Multifocal spectacle lenses · children with progressive myopia (21 studies, 4169 participants in the analysis) Interventions: optical and pharmacological Comparator:…
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Multifocal soft contact lenses · children with progressive myopia (38 studies, 6525 participants in analyses) Interventions: optical and pharmacological Comparator:…
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Multifocal spectacle lenses · children with progressive myopia (38 studies, 6525 participants in analyses) Interventions: optical and pharmacological Comparator:…
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Atropine plus multifocal spectacles vs placebo plus SVLs · children with myopia (nearsightedness)
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Multifocal vs single vision lens spectacles · children with myopia (nearsightedness)
1 finding from 1 review