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ArticleJournal of patient-reported outcomes2024

Content development for a new item-bank for measuring multifocal contact lens performance.

Elsa Albero-Ros, Amalia Lorente-Velázquez, Mariano González-Pérez

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Article in Journal of patient-reported outcomes, 2024. 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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2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  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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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Elsa Albero-RosDepartment of Optometry and Vision, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Arcos de Jalón, 118, 28037, Madrid, Spain. elsalber@ucm.es.ORCID 0009-0008-0849-7492
Amalia Lorente-VelázquezDepartment of Optometry and Vision, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Arcos de Jalón, 118, 28037, Madrid, Spain.
Mariano González-PérezDepartment of Optometry and Vision, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Arcos de Jalón, 118, 28037, Madrid, Spain.
Universidad Complutense de Madrid · ES

Funding

Horizon 2020 Framework Programme 956274
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPresbyopia is an age-related condition that causes a decreased ability to focus on nearby objects. Multifocal contact lenses are commonly used to address this issue. However, there seems to be a notable dissatisfaction among multifocal contact lens wearers. The absence of a reliable instrument to measure the patient's perspective, despite the widespread use of this method, highlights the need for further research in this area.

objectiveThe objective of this study is to develop an item-bank integrating all domains necessary to assess the patient's perspective on multifocal contact lens performance, offering a comprehensive measure. The item-bank will ensure a high level of content validity, be self-administered, and will initially be available in Spanish. The aim of this tool is to serve as a valuable resource for research and optometric clinics, facilitating the follow-up of patients with presbyopia who wear multifocal contact lenses or those who are newly starting to use them. METHODOLOGY: The MCL-PRO item bank, followed a systematic and step-wise inductive approach to gather information, following the recommendations outlined in the COSMIN guidelines and similar studies. The process involved the following steps: (1) Literature review and relevant existing items identification (2) Social media review, (3) Semi-structured focus groups, (4) performing qualitative analysis, (5) refining and revising the items, and (6) generating the content of the item bank.

resultsA total of 575 items were included in the item-bank hosted under 8 different domains that were found to be important for presbyopic population: visual symptoms (213), activity limitation (111), ocular symptoms (135), convenience (36), emotional well-being (33), general symptoms (16), cognitive issues (21) and economic issues (10).

conclusionThe item-bank created has followed standardised methodology for its development and encloses all the aspects for MCL performance evaluation from patients perspective.

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Contact LensesPresbyopiaEyeFocus GroupsHumansVision, OcularContent-validityItem bankPatient-reported outcomePresbyopiaQualitative research

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