Rocha 2006a.
Methods |
Study design: RCT Study grouping: parallel group trial involving a total of 120 eyes, with no further details provided Exclusions after randomisation: not reported Losses to follow‐up: not reported How missing data were handled: not reported Reported power size calculation? no |
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Participants |
Baseline characteristics Blue‐light filtering IOL group 1
Non‐blue‐light filtering IOL group
Blue‐light filtering IOL group 2
Inclusion criteria: not reported Exclusion criteria: not reported Comparison of study groups at baseline: not reported |
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Interventions |
Intervention characteristics Blue‐light filtering IOL 1
Blue‐light filtering IOL 2
Non‐blue‐light filtering IOL
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Outcomes | Distance BCVA, contrast sensitivity (Pelli–Robson chart, Optec® 6500, performed under photopic and mesopic conditions, with and without glare) and wavefront abberation analysis (total root mean square and mean higher order abberations), at 30 and 90 days postoperatively. | |
Identification |
Sponsorship source: Funding sources: none Declaration of interest: none Country: not reported Setting: not reported Comments: Date study conducted: not reported Trial registration number: not reported Contacting study investigators: study authors not contacted; no additional information used for review First author's name: K M Rocha Institution: not reported Email: not reported Address: not reported |
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Notes | ARVO conference abstract | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Judgement comment: not reported how list was generated. Study is described as “randomised” but with no further details |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Judgement comment: not reported how allocation administered. Study is described as “randomised” but with no further details |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | High risk | Judgement comment: no information provided on masking. We assume that in the absence of reporting on this, patients and personnel were not masked. |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | High risk | Judgement comment: no information provided on masking. We assume that in the absence of reporting on this, outcome assessors were not masked. |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Judgement comment: follow‐up not reported |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | Judgement comment: no access to protocol or trials registry entry |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Judgement comment: insufficient information within abstract to judge other potential sources of bias |