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University of Hyderabad (A Central University Established in 1947 by An Act of Parliament) Hyderabad - 500046
Title
A Comparative Review Of Different Multifocal Soft
Contact Lenses For Myopia Control
Student
Waqar Khan
Supervisor
Dr. Nagaraju Konda
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A Comparative Review of Different Multifocal Soft
Contact Lenses for Myopia Control
by
Waqar Khan
Year: 2021
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DECLARATION BY THE CANDIDATE
Multifocal Soft Contact Lenses for Myopia Control" is a bonafide and genuine
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CERTIFICATE BY THE GUIDE
requirement for the degree of Integrated Masters in Optometry & Vision Science.
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ENDORSEMENT BY THE COURSE COORDINATOR AND DEAN OF
THE SCHOOL
bonafide research work done by Waqar Khan under the guidance of Dr. Nagaraju
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COPYRIGHT
Hyderabad shall have the rights to preserve, use and disseminate this
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I wish to thank my guide, Dr. Nagaraju Konda, for supervising me and being
patient with me through this project. I also want to thank my parents for always
supporting me and my classmates and friends for regularly providing me with
their valuable inputs, without which this work would not have come to fruition.
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED
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ABSTRACT
Previous studies on myopia control have established the efficacy of multifocal soft
contact lenses in controlling the progress of myopia, on par with traditional methods
have emerged over the past few years, which have prevented myopia with varying
degrees of success in various clinical trials. We compare and analyze these lens
designs in this review to determine which MFSCL design has the best efficacy against
progressive myopia. The MFSCLs included in this review are: dual focus(DF) lenses,
defocus-incorporated soft contact (DISC) lenses, soft radial refractive gradient lenses
(SRRG), positive spherical aberration (+SA) lenses, and MiSight 1 day lenses.
Methods
Review of relevant articles published in the period from January 2000 till June 2021
was done. Twelve articles were found that met the criteria.
MiSight 1 day® lenses provide the most optimum treatment for myopia progression
out of all the reviewed MFSCL designs. Soft lenses incorporating refractive gradient
design(SRRG) have also shown promising results, though more clinical trials with
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needs to be made on lens efficacy and the status of myopia after the end of the trial
period
Keywords
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction 14
2. Objectives 16
3. Methodology 17
4. Discussion 22
5. Conclusion 28
6. Bibliography 29
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LIST OF TABLES
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1. Introduction
error is ≤ –0.50 diopter (–0.50 D) in either eye[1]. The prevalence of myopia has
increased rapidly over the past few decades, reaching epidemic proportions in certain
Asian countries[2]. Twenty-eight percent of the global population was said to be affected
in 2010 and to rise to affect nearly 50 percent by 2050[3]. High myopia is defined as a
myopia include under-correction of minus power and, in the later years, dispensing
progressive addition lenses(PALs). However, while several studies have found the under-
progression[8], with low dose atropine being associated with lesser adverse effects
established as one of the best methods for myopia control in children by several
traditional OK wear, with most change occurring after the first night of lens wear and
refractive error of between 1.75 and 3.33 D and individual reductions of up to 5.00 D
have been reported, while most patients achieve 6/6 unaided vision or better[12]. In the
past few years, multifocal soft contact lenses (MFSCLs) have emerged as a leading
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choice of treatment for controlling myopia progression. Novel lens designs have been
introduced and studied to test their efficacy compared to traditionally used techniques
these various MFSCL designs and compare their performance to conclude which design
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2. Objectives
This article aims to analyze these novel multifocal lens designs that include: Dual
Focus (DF) lenses, Defocus- Incorporated Soft Contact (DISC) lenses, Soft Radial
Refractive Gradient (SRRG) lenses, positive spherical aberration (+SA) lenses, and
MiSight contact lenses, and compare their efficacy with respect to parameters like
change in the spherical equivalent refraction (SER), axial length changes and duration
of effect to infer which lens design amongst these candidates provide the best
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3. Methodology
Study design
Literature review
Relevant literature regarding multifocal soft contact lenses and myopia control
published in reputed journals was systematically searched and selected with the help
database, and reference lists mentioned in the searched articles. Keywords that
include: 'myopia', 'myopia control', 'multifocal contact lenses', 'soft contact lenses,
'myopic defocus', dual focus' and 'refractive gradient' were used to filter and optimize
our search results. The methodological quality of the included trials and research were
assessed using tools such as Jadad Scale[14] and the critical appraisal skills
programme (CASP) checklist. The selected literature was cataloged and organized
Inclusion Criteria
Articles published between January 2000 and June 2021 were included. Articles that
addressed myopia control, multifocal contact lenses, and myopic defocus were
Articles that did not meet the inclusion criteria were not included. Articles without
full text, author bias, or ones published in languages other than English were
excluded.
series of treatment and correction zones that together produced two focal planes. The
optical power of the correction zones corrects the refractive error while the treatment
zones produce 2.00 D of simultaneous myopic retinal defocus. The central correction
acuity, and the zone diameters are selected so that some treatment area remains within
the confines of the pupil during near viewing. Contact lenses were lathe cut in
water-content material with an 8.5-mm base curve and 14.2-mm total diameter.
DISC lens[16] is a custom-made bifocal soft contact lens of concentric rings design. It
comprises a correction zone in the center and a series of alternating defocusing and
correction zones extending towards the periphery having a proportion of 50:50. The
correcting zones match the distant prescription, while the defocusing zones were 2.5
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D relatively negative. Such design allows introducing myopic retinal defocus and
maintaining clear vision simultaneously. The lenses are lathe-cut from 2-hydroxyethyl
methacrylate, with 38% water content, base curve between 8.0–8.9 mm and a lens
Design of the DF contact lens. A, Correction zone (outer) diameters were C1=3.36 mm, C2=6.75 mm,
and C3=11.66 mm. Treatment zone (outer) diameters were T1=4.78 mm and T2=8.31 mm. B, During
distance viewing, the focal plane F(C) of the correction zones fell on the retina and the focal plane of
the treatment zones F(T) fell anterior to the retina, thus causing myopic defocus on the retina. C, With
accommodation during near viewing, the focal plane F(C) of the correction zones was still located on
(or near) the retina and the focal plane of the treatment zones F(T) remained anterior to the retina,
causing myopic defocus on the retina. DF=Dual-Focus. (Figure from N. Anstice, J. Phillips: Effect of
Dual-Focus Soft Contact Lens Wear on Axial Myopia Progression in Children, Ophthalmology Volume
118, Number 6, June 2011)[15]
A previous study has proved the concentric ring bifocal design of contact lens to be
38% water content and 12 Barr of oxygen permeability (Dk) (Servilens, Granada,
Spain). The central thickness varied with optical power ranging from 0.09 to 0.14
mm. The overall diameter is 14.00 to 15.00mm. The base curve radius ranged from
8.00 to 8.90mm and was calculated to be 0.7mm flatter than the average keratometric
radius. Experimental soft lenses have unique central back and front optical zones of
8mm in diameter, and only the central apical zone has the power required for distance
vision. The progressive design provides an increasing add power that reaches +2.00D
add plus power, which corresponds to about 35 degrees of retinal eccentricity and
achieves about +6.00D of addition plus power at the edge of the optical zone (4mm
The +SA contact lenses[19] are soft lenses designed with aspheric front surfaces
incorporating +SA. The materials used are etafilcon A with LACREON technology,
diameter (14.0 mm), and base curve (8.5 mm). The level of +SA introduced to the
lens’ optical zone was about 0.175 micron (for a 5-mm-diameter aperture) across all
lens powers, which was chosen to negate the negative SA that occurred in myopic
concentric zones of alternating distance and near powers, which together produce two
focal planes[8]. The optical power of the correction zones corrects the refractive error
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while the treatment zones produce 2.00 D of simultaneous myopic retinal defocus
during both distance and near viewing. The dimension of the central correction area
has been designed to provide good distance visual acuity and the near power is
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4. Discussion
Out of all the contact lens designs analyzed in the selected studies for the same
duration of the study, Dual Focus SCLs used by Anstice and Phillips (2011)[15]
proved to have the maximum impact in controlling myopia progression at the end of
their 20-month period trial. Change in SER was found to be 54% lesser than the
control group while the change in axial elongation was 80% lesser.
However, the study was conducted in two phases: period 1 which had a duration of 10
months and period 2 having a duration of another 10 months in which the DF contact
lens was switched with the control single vision contact lens of the contralateral eye.
This might have resulted in uncertainties associated with the interpretation of data
after cross-over at the end of period 1 which has been acknowledged by the authors as
well. This uncertainty prevents us from declaring DF SCLs as the outright best choice
of treatment for myopia control amongst all the other candidates in this review.
+SA contact lenses[19] had a statistically significant impact on axial elongation. Eyes
wearing test lenses increased in length by 0.11 (65.3%) and 0.14 (38.6%) mm less
than eyes wearing control soft lenses at 6 and 12 months, respectively. The principal
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The soft contact lens with +SA slowed axial growth of the eye, although this did not
the duration of the study progressed (20% change at the end of 1 year from 54% at the
end of 6 months).
The majority of the treatment effect occurred in the initial 6 months of wear. After
ceasing treatment, neither the rate of axial elongation nor change in spherical
Also, in a follow-up study done by Cheng et al. [22] on the same subject pool,
checking the accommodative response changes in eyes with +SA lenses compared to
the control group, it was found that the soft contact lens with +SA for controlling
found that some subjects in the test pool used +SA for near viewing, inducing a
hyperopic defocus at the retina and hence, increasing the rate of myopia progression.
The SRRG lenses[18] had the most impactful effect on the change in SER after a 2-
year period out of all the other MFSCL candidates (excluding DF lenses at the end of
period 2 trial). SRRG lenses slowed the progress of the refractive error by 43% and
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However, the study involving SRRGs is conducted using a non-randomised design
that might increase the risk of investigator-subject bias that we should take into
account during our assessment of the quality of the study and its results.
DISC lenses[16] performed decently in controlling myopia in its two-year trial. DISC
lenses slowed the progress of refractive error by 25% and lessened axial elongation by
31%.
MiSight Lenses:
MiSight soft lenses[21] by CooperVision had the most effective overall impact out of
all the selected candidates for this review (excluding DF lenses at the end of period 2
trial). Both SER and axial elongation changes were considerably reduced at the end of
the 2-year trial, with the progress in refractive error reduced by 39.32% and the
(Portugal, UK, Singapore and Canada), further proved the safety and efficacy of
MiSight lenses. Further follow-up trials for 4- and 5-year periods[24][25] conducted
with MiSight lenses also show promising results in addition to better patient
compliance.
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Table 1: - Clinical studies on myopia control using MFSCLs
Dual
Focus(
Anstice 10
& (period
Rando 11-14,
mised, diverse
−
1.25
SV CL, 36
n=40
50
DISC
lenses
Lam C, 24
et al.
Rando
mised,
8-13,
Chinese
−1 to
SV CL, 25
n=47
31
−5
(2014)16 masked DISC,
n=49
25
SRRG Pauné 24 Non- 9-16, −0.75 to SRRG, 43 27
lenses et al. random Caucasia −7.00 n=30
(2015)18 ised, n OK,
unmask n=29
ed SV CL,
n=41
DF= dual focus, DISC= Defocus-incorporated soft contact, SRRG= soft radial refractive gradient, +SA= positive
spherical aberration, SV CL= single vision contact lenses, OK= orthokeratology, MD= myopic defocus
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Table 2: - Comparison of MFSCL studies' dropout rate and post trial
status
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5. Conclusion
Multifocal contact lenses slow the progression of myopia and are one of the most
effective methods to control myopia to date. Out of all the multifocal soft contact lens
designs selected for this review, MiSight by CooperVision provided the most
optimum results in reducing myopia progression and axial length elongation. SRRG
lenses have also proved to be a viable alternative and have had the best results in
lowering refractive error progression out of the other candidates. Changes in the
accommodative response in eyes fitted with +SA lenses indicate that the potential
Further research needs to be carried out to check the efficacy of DF contact lenses
after a continuous wear period of at least 20-24 months on a single tested eye. More
clinical trials with proper randomization and masking need to be conducted on SRRG
lenses to confirm its efficacy. Very few of the included studies have reported the
effects of the MFSCLs after the cessation of the trial period and the time it took for
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