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ArticleScientific reports2023

Visual satisfaction with progressive addition lenses prescribed with novel foveal fixation axis measurements.

Garcia-Espinilla Oscar, Sanchez Irene, Martin Raul

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Presbyopia: Current Perspectives and Prospects for Patients.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2026
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Garcia-Espinilla OscarOptometry Research Group, IOBA Eye Institute, School of Optometry, University of Valladolid, 47011, Valladolid, Spain.
Sanchez IreneOptometry Research Group, IOBA Eye Institute, School of Optometry, University of Valladolid, 47011, Valladolid, Spain. isanchezp@ioba.med.uva.es.
Martin RaulOptometry Research Group, IOBA Eye Institute, School of Optometry, University of Valladolid, 47011, Valladolid, Spain.
Universidad de Valladolid · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Progressive addition lens (PAL) prescription is usually conducted using the pupillary centre as a reference, which in general does not coincide with the visual axis (kappa distance), and this difference could induce undesired prismatic effects in far and near vision distances and adaptation problems. This study aimed to assess the impact on subjects' visual satisfaction with PALs prescribed based on foveal fixation axis (FFA) measurements. Two different PALs (LifeStyle 3i, Hoya Lens Iberia) were randomly prescribed [one with a customized inset (the difference between the FFA measurements (Ergofocus®, Lentitech, Spain) at far and near distances and the second with a standard inset (2.5 mm)] to be used by 71 healthy presbyopic volunteers in a prospective double-masked crossover clinical study involving one month of use of each PAL. Patients were self-classified into four groups according to their previous experience with PALs: neophyte, PAL users, PAL drop-out, and uncomfortable PAL users. Visual function and overall satisfaction with each PAL were collected and compared. Ninety-seven percent (95% CI 93-100%) of participants successfully adapted to PALs prescribed with FFA without significant differences (P = 0.26) among the study groups (100% neophyte and uncomfortable PAL users (95% CI 100% in both groups), 89% (95% CI 67-100%) PAL users and 94% (95% CI 82-100%) PAL drop-out group). There were no statistically significant differences in visual function (P > 0.05) between customized and standard inset PALs. Customized and standard inset lenses showed similar satisfaction (P > 0.42) that increased significantly (P < 0.01 without any carry-over effect) after 30 days of wear. PALs prescribed with FFA measurements showed high visual satisfaction, suggesting that these measurements are suitable for prescribing PAL adaptation processes. Additional research is necessary to assess differences in PAL users' performance with different prescription methods and lens designs.

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ApocynaceaeLensesAcclimatizationHumansPersonal SatisfactionProspective Studies

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