Effect of myopia management contact lens design on accommodative microfluctuations and eye movements during reading

Ghorbani-Mojarrad, Neema, Hussain, Muskaan, Mankowska, Aleksandra, Mallen, Edward and Cufflin, Matthew 2024. Effect of myopia management contact lens design on accommodative microfluctuations and eye movements during reading. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye 47 (1) , 102095. 10.1016/j.clae.2023.102095

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Abstract

Background Soft contact lenses have been developed and licensed for reducing myopia progression. These lenses have different designs, such as extended depth of focus (EDOF) and dual focus (DF). In this prospective, double-masked, cross-over study, different lens designs were investigated to see whether these had impact on accommodative microfluctuations and eye movements during reading. Methods Participants were fitted with three lenses in a randomised order; a single vision (SV) design (Omafilcon A2; Proclear), a DF design (Omafilcon A2; MiSight), and an EDOF lens design (Etafilcon A; NaturalVue),. Accommodative microfluctuations were measured at 25 cm for at least 60s in each lens, using a Shin-Nippon SRW-5000 autorefractor adapted to continuously record accommodation at 22Hz. Eye movement data was collected with the Thomson Clinical Eye Tracker incorporating a Tobii Eye bar. Eye movements include fixations per row, fixations per minute, mean regressions per row, total number of regressions, and total rightward saccades. Accommodation data was analysed using power spectrum analysis. Differences between the lenses were compared using a related sample two-way Friedman test. Results Twenty-three participants (18–29 years) were recruited to take part. The average mean spherical error was −2.65D ± 1.42DS, with an average age of 23.4 ± 3.5 years. No significant difference for accommodative microfluctuations was found. Significant differences were found for fixations per row (P = 0.03), fixations per minute (P = 0.008), mean regressions per row (P = 0.002), and total number of regressions (P = 0.002), but not total rightward saccades (P = 0.10). Post-hoc analysis indicated the EDOF lens results were significantly different from the other lenses, with more regressive eye movements observed. Conclusions Regressive saccades appear to increase when wearing EDOF lens designs, which may impact visual comfort. Further studies in children, over a longer period of adaptation are necessary to assess the potential impact of this finding on daily reading activities in children.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Optometry and Vision Sciences
Publisher:	Elsevier BV
ISSN:	1367-0484
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	27 August 2026
Date of Acceptance:	25 November 2023
Last Modified:	27 Aug 2026 14:38
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/189222

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