The Impact of Light Conditions on the Efficacy of Multifocal Intraocular Lens Implantation in Activities of Daily Living

Evaluation of the Impact of Light Intensity and Light Temperature on the Efficacy of Presbyopic Corrections With Bilateral Implantation of Multifocal Intraocular Lenses in a Series of Activities of Daily Living

Primary objective of this study is to identify the optimal task lighting conditions (in terms of light intensity and light temperature) for 10 activities of daily living (ADLs) that require near or intermediate vision acuity in a validated ADL simulation framework for a sample of patients who underwent presbyopic correction with bilateral multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) implantation, and to compare their capacity to perform ADLs (ADL scores) between three study groups (SG): SG1. patients implanted bilaterally with trifocal diffractive IOLs, SG2. patients implanted bilaterally with bifocal hybrid (diffractive-refractive) IOLs, SG3. patients implanted bilaterally with monofocal IOLs

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Cataract; Presbyopia; Near Vision; Reading; Daily Activities; Multifocal Intraocular Lens
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: ADL performance

Detailed Description

Patients who underwent presbyopic correction with bilateral implantation of multifocal IOLs are supposed to have sufficient uncorrected vision capacity for ADLs that require near (ie. book reading) or intermediate (ie. reading in a computer screen) vision acuity. However, it is known that light intensity and light temperature has a great impact on near/intermediate vision capacity, but also patients that have been implanted with multifocal IOLs are most likely to present completely different lighting needs than patients with their own crystalline lenses.

Primary objective of this study is to identify the optimal task lighting conditions (in terms of light intensity and light temperature) for 10 ADLs that require near or intermediate vision acuity in a validated ADL simulation framework for a sample of patients who underwent presbyopic correction with bilateral multifocal IOLs implantation, and to compare their capacity to perform the ADLs (ADL scores) in 9 different lighting combinations (combinations of light intensity and light temperature) between three study groups: SG1. patients implanted bilaterally with trifocal diffractive IOLs, SG2. patients implanted bilaterally with bifocal hybrid (diffractive-refractive) IOLs, SG3. patients implanted bilaterally with monofocal IOLs

The study is conducted in an experimental facility in a hospital room with a dimension of 6.87 × 2.9 × 3 m (depth × width × height) and flat white surface walls (reflectance: 70%). Αn advanced light diffusion system has been installed, which consists of four linear LED luminaires producing low glare (unified glare rating (UGR) < 19). Light intensity (dimming / in foot candles - fc) and light temperature (white tuning / (in Kelvins - K) have been adjusted using the Casambi wireless control application (Casambi Technologies Oy Inc., Espoo, Finland), which uses integrated Bluetooth mesh technology and secures maximal uniformity at different user-defined lighting settings. The four LED luminaires have been mounted on the ceiling. The exact luminaire positioning and the amount of the provided luminous flux have been defined using the RELUX light simulation tool (version 2021.1.1.0) (Relux Informatik AG, Münchenstein, Switzerland) prior to the installation. The confirmation of illuminance and on-site adjustments have been confirmed with the Extech Lux Meter EA30 (Extech Instruments Corporation, Nashua, NH, United States). As regards photometric properties derived from lighting laboratory photometric measurements, the correlated color temperature (CCT) of the luminaires ranges between 2700 K and 6500 K, emitting a maximum luminous flux of 10,626 lm and 11,508 lm, respectively. The exact radiant flux P(λ) emitted from the selected light sources has been measured using a Konica Minolta CL-500A spectrum meter for the wavelength range of 380-780 nm using a step of 1 nm. The power of each luminaire is 106 W, resulting in luminous efficacy of 100.2 lm/W and 108.6 lm/W for 2700 K and 6500 K, respectively. The color rendering index (CRI) is 84. The wireless dimming control system enables dimming from 0% to 100% and vice versa.

The 9 lighting combinations (light intensity, light temperature) are the following:

3000 K - 25 fc, 3000 K - 50 fc, 3000 K - 75 fc / 4000 K - 25 fc, 4000 K - 50 fc, 4000 K - 75 fc / 6000 K - 25 fc, 6000 K - 50 fc, 6000 K - 75 fc

In specific, patients address the following ten ADLs:

1. Phone Book Search (PBS), 2. Supermarket receipt (SupRe), 3. Book reading (BR), 4. Cellular message (CM), 5. Cellular entry search (CES), 6. Reading computer screen (RCS), 7. Drops bottle reading (DR), 8. Subtitles reading (SubRe), 9. Open door test (ODT), and, 10. Screwdriver test (ST).

Test-retest reliability will be assessed by calculating intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) for all ADLs at the nine combinations of light conditions in two different visits with an average 15-day time window to prevent memory effect.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 75

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Greece
  • Evros
    • Alexandroupolis, Evros, Greece, 68100
      • Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 40 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients underwent phacoemulsification and bilateral implantation of IOLs [SG1: trifocal diffractive IOL, SG2: bifocal hybrid (diffractive - refractive) IOL, SG3: monofocal IOL]

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age older than 18 years old
• Diagnosis of senile cataract either stage 2 or 3 of the Lens Opacities Classification System III (LOCS-3) grading scale - Patients underwent phacoemulsification and bilateral implantation of IOLs [trifocal diffractive, bifocal hybrid (diffractive - refractive) or monofocal]
• Fluency in written and verbal Greek language
• No severe cognitive impairment

Exclusion Criteria:

• Αstigmatism >1.00 diopters
• Glaucoma
• Intraocular pressure-lowering medications
• Corneal pathology
• Fundus pathology
• Diabetes mellitus
• Autoimmune diseases
• Former incisional eye surgery
• Posterior capsule rupture or lens misalignment
• Neurological, psychiatric or mental diseases that interfere with visual acuity and reading process
• Inability to understand the objectives of the study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

3

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
SG1 - Trifocal Group; Patients implanted bilaterally with trifocal diffractive IOLs	Other: ADL performance; ADL performance All study groups address the following 10 ADL tasks in 9 different combinations of light temperature and light intensity in order possible differences to be revealed among the study groups and light combinations: 1. Phone Book Search (PBS), 2. Supermarket receipt (SupRe), 3. Book reading (BR), 4. Cellular message (CM), 5. Cellular entry search (CES), 6. Reading computer screen (RCS), 7. Drops bottle reading (DR), 8. Subtitles reading (SubRe), 9. Open door test (ODT), and, 10. Screwdriver test (ST). The 9 light combinations are the following: 3000 K - 25 fc, 3000 K - 50 fc, 3000 K - 75 fc / 4000 K - 25 fc, 4000 K - 50 fc, 4000 K - 75 fc / 6000 K - 25 fc, 6000 K - 50 fc, 6000 K - 75 fc
SG2 - Bifocal Group; Patients implanted bilaterally with bifocal hybrid (diffractive - refractive) IOLs	Other: ADL performance; ADL performance All study groups address the following 10 ADL tasks in 9 different combinations of light temperature and light intensity in order possible differences to be revealed among the study groups and light combinations: 1. Phone Book Search (PBS), 2. Supermarket receipt (SupRe), 3. Book reading (BR), 4. Cellular message (CM), 5. Cellular entry search (CES), 6. Reading computer screen (RCS), 7. Drops bottle reading (DR), 8. Subtitles reading (SubRe), 9. Open door test (ODT), and, 10. Screwdriver test (ST). The 9 light combinations are the following: 3000 K - 25 fc, 3000 K - 50 fc, 3000 K - 75 fc / 4000 K - 25 fc, 4000 K - 50 fc, 4000 K - 75 fc / 6000 K - 25 fc, 6000 K - 50 fc, 6000 K - 75 fc
SG3 - Monofocal Group; Patients implanted bilaterally with monofocal IOLs	Other: ADL performance; ADL performance All study groups address the following 10 ADL tasks in 9 different combinations of light temperature and light intensity in order possible differences to be revealed among the study groups and light combinations: 1. Phone Book Search (PBS), 2. Supermarket receipt (SupRe), 3. Book reading (BR), 4. Cellular message (CM), 5. Cellular entry search (CES), 6. Reading computer screen (RCS), 7. Drops bottle reading (DR), 8. Subtitles reading (SubRe), 9. Open door test (ODT), and, 10. Screwdriver test (ST). The 9 light combinations are the following: 3000 K - 25 fc, 3000 K - 50 fc, 3000 K - 75 fc / 4000 K - 25 fc, 4000 K - 50 fc, 4000 K - 75 fc / 6000 K - 25 fc, 6000 K - 50 fc, 6000 K - 75 fc

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Phone Book Search (PBS) score	Patient is required to find and read a specific entry in a regular phonebook catalog in the nine different combinations of light temperature and light intensity. A different entry is asked to be found in each combination. [scale's best value: 100, scale's worst value: 0]	through study completion, an average of 6 months
Supermarket Receipt (SupRe) score	Patient is required to find and read three products from a typical supermarket receipt in the nine different combinations of light temperature and light intensity. Different products are asked to be found in each combination. [scale's best value: 100, scale's worst value: 0]	through study completion, an average of 6 months
Book Reading (BR) score	Patient is required to read an excerpt of a predetermined length in a novel in the nine different combinations of light temperature and light intensity. A different excerpt of the same length is asked to be read in each combination. [scale's best value: 100, scale's worst value: 0]	through study completion, an average of 6 months
Cellular message (CM) score	Patient is required to read a Short Message Service (SMS) on a cellular phone in the nine different combinations of light temperature and light intensity. A different SMS is asked to be read in each combination. [scale's best value: 100, scale's worst value: 0]	through study completion, an average of 6 months
Cellular Entry Search (CES) score	Patient is required to find and read one specific entry on a cellular phone in the nine different combinations of light temperature and light intensity. Different entries are asked to be found in each combination. [scale's best value: 100, scale's worst value: 0]	through study completion, an average of 6 months
Reading Computer Screen (RCS) score	Patient is required to correctly read text of a predetermined length from a computer screen in the nine different combinations of light temperature and light intensity. Different texts of the same length are asked to be read in each combination. [scale's best value: 100, scale's worst value: 0]	through study completion, an average of 6 months
Drops bottle Reading (DR) score	Patient is required to correctly read the expiration date printed on three typical eye dropper bottles in the nine different combinations of light temperature and light intensity. Different eye dropper bottles are given to be read in each combination. [scale's best value: 100, scale's worst value: 0]	through study completion, an average of 6 months
Subtitles Reading (SubRe) score	Patient is required to correctly read movie subtitles from a one-minute movie excerpt on a computer screen in the nine different combinations of light temperature and light intensity. Different movie excerpts are shown in each combination. [scale's best value: 100, scale's worst value: 0]	through study completion, an average of 6 months
Open Door Test (ODT) score	Patient is required to find a specific key from a keychain that holds 10 keys and put it in the corresponding door keyhole in the nine different combinations of light temperature and light intensity. Different keychains are given in each combination. [scale's best value: 100, scale's worst value: 0]	through study completion, an average of 6 months
Screwdriver Test (ST) score	Patient is required to select one among three screwdrivers and insert it in the appropriate screw among a variety of screw types in the nine different combinations of light temperature and light intensity. Different screwdrivers are given to be selected in each combination. [scale's best value: 100, scale's worst value: 0]	through study completion, an average of 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Uncorrected Distance Visual Acuity (UDVA)	Monocular and binocular UDVA of all groups is estimated using the Greek version of the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study Chart at four meters distance	through study completion, an average of 6 months
Uncorrected Intermediate Visual Acuity (UIVA)	Monocular and binocular UIVA of all groups is estimated using web-based Democritus Digital Acuity Reading Test (wDDART)	through study completion, an average of 6 months
Uncorrected Near Visual Acuity (UNVA)	Monocular and binocular UNVA of all groups is estimated using web-based Democritus Digital Acuity Reading Test (wDDART)	through study completion, an average of 6 months
25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25) score	Vision-specific quality of life of all participants is evaluated with the Greek version of NEI VFQ-25, which is handed to the patients prior to their ADL assessment.	through study completion, an average of 6 months
Subjective preference of lighting combination	Patients are asked to choose the most preferable combination of light intensity and light temperature among the 9 different combinations for the most comfortable performance in ADLs	through study completion, an average of 6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Democritus University of Thrace
• Investigators: Study Chair: Georgios Labiris, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Labiris G, Panagiotopoulou EK, Ntonti P. Development and Validation of a Lighting Facility for the Objective Assessment of the Visual Performance of Presbyopic Patients in a Series of Activities of Daily Living. Cureus. 2022 Apr 28;14(4):e24548. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24548. eCollection 2022 Apr.
• Labiris G, Panagiotopoulou EK, Taliantzis S, Perente A, Delibasis K, Doulos LT. Lighting Standards Revisited: Introduction of a Mathematical Model for the Assessment of the Impact of Illuminance on Visual Acuity. Clin Ophthalmol. 2021 Nov 28;15:4553-4564. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S326139. eCollection 2021.
• Labiris G, Panagiotopoulou EK, Duzha E, Tzinava M, Perente A, Konstantinidis A, Delibasis K. Development and Validation of a Web-Based Reading Test for Normal and Low Vision Patients. Clin Ophthalmol. 2021 Sep 22;15:3915-3929. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S314943. eCollection 2021.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 15, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 15, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): September 15, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 28, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 28, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): May 3, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 24, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 20, 2023
• Last Verified: April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: activities of daily living; presbyopia; multifocal intraocular lens; light intensity; light temperature
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Eye Diseases; Lens Diseases; Refractive Errors; Cataract; Presbyopia
• Other Study ID Numbers: ES1/Th1/08-02-2018

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No