The comparative effectiveness of multifocal, accommodative, and monofocal intraocular lenses for cataract surgery and lens replacement remains unclear. This review was requested to assess the evidence.

Contents

• Preface
• Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Research Gaps/Future Research
  • Conclusions
  • Abbreviations
• Evidence Report
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Summary and Discussion
• References
• APPENDIX A. Search Strategies
• APPENDIX B. Peer Review Comments/Author Responses
• APPENDIX C. Evidence Tables
• APPENDIX D. Citations for Excluded Studies
• APPENDIX E. Results of Pooled Analyses Comparing Multifocal IOLS with Monovision

Suggested citation:

Khandelwal SS*, Jun J*, Mak S, Shanman R, Booth M, Beroes JM, Shekelle PG. Comparative effectiveness of multifocal, accommodative, and monofocal intraocular lenses for cataract surgery and lens replacement. VA ESP Project #05-226; 2017. (*These two authors contributed equally to this report)

This report is based on research conducted by the Evidence-based Synthesis Program (ESP) Center located at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Office of Research and Development, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative. The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s) who are responsible for its contents; the findings and conclusions do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States government. Therefore, no statement in this article should be construed as an official position of the Department of Veterans Affairs. No investigators have any affiliations or financial involvement (eg, employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties) that conflict with material presented in the report.