Review Article

Comparison of the Clinical Performance of Refractive Rotationally Asymmetric Multifocal IOLs with Other Types of IOLs: A Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Summary of the main outcomes included in the meta-analysis.

OutcomeRisk for MplusNumber of participants (studies)ImportanceQualityComments

UDVAThe intervention group was 0.02 higher (0.01 lower to 0.04 higher)811 (9 studies)CRITICAL⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ highSee subgroup analysis in Figure 2(a)
CDVAThe intervention group was 0.03 higher (0 to 0.07 higher)578 (8 studies)CRITICAL⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊝ moderateSee subgroup analysis in Figure 2(b)
UIVAThe intervention group was 0.16 lower (0.26 to 0.05 lower)438 (6 studies)CRITICAL⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ highSee subgroup analysis in Figure 3
UNVAThe intervention group was 0 higher (0.04 lower to 0.04 higher)578 (8 studies)CRITICAL⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊝ moderateSee subgroup analysis in Figure 4(a)
DCNVAThe intervention group was 0.02 lower (0.08 lower to 0.05 higher)578 (8 studies)CRITICAL⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊝ moderateSee subgroup analysis in Figure 4(b)
CNVAThe intervention group was 0.04 higher (0.01 to 0.07 higher)258 (4 studies)CRITICAL⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊝ ⊝ lowSee subgroup analysis in Figure 4(c)
HOAThe intervention group was 0.34 higher (0.15 to 0.53 higher)258 (4 studies)IMPORTANT⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ highSee subgroup analysis in Figure 5(a)
MTF cut-offThe intervention group was 2.46 lower (4.84 to 0.07 lower)258 (4 studies)IMPORTANT⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊝ moderateSee subgroup analysis in Figure 5(b)
Strehl ratioThe intervention group was 0.4 standard deviations lower (0.65 to 0.15 lower)258 (4 studies)IMPORTANT⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊝ moderateSee subgroup analysis in Figure 5(c)

UDVA = uncorrected distance visual acuity; UIVA = uncorrected intermediate visual acuity; UNVA = uncorrected near visual acuity.