3. Outcomes reported by studies of contact lens interventionsa.
Outcomes | Interventions studied | |||
Soft bifocal contact lenses: 4studies | Rigid gas permeable contact lenses: 2 studies | Orthokeratology: 3 studies | Spherical aberration soft contact lenses: 2 studies | |
Primary outcome: change in refractive error | Analysis 4.1 | Analysis 5.1 | No data for analysis | Data reported by both studies, but not meta‐analyzable |
Secondary outcome: change in axial length | Analysis 4.2 | Analysis 5.2 | Analysis 6.1 | Data reported by both studies, but not meta‐analyzable |
Secondary outcome: change in corneal radius of curvature | Analysis 4.3 | Analysis 5.3 | No data for analysis | Not reported |
Adverse effects | Six children in 1 study withdrew from the study, 3 from each group (CONTROL Study 2016) | Not reported | Adverse effects reported from all 3 studies | One study reported 1 child with allergic conjunctivitis and 1 with contact dermatitis |
aCompared with fully corrected single vision lenses or contact lenses.