Association of clear vs blue-light filtering intraocular lenses with mental and behavioral disorders and diseases of the nervous system among patients receiving bilateral cataract surgery

Abstract

No associations of new-onset diagnoses were found for the use of blue-light filtering IOLs for health and neurological diseases after cataract surgery.

The benefits and limitations of using blue-blocking filters – a review of results of clinical trials

“…38 Furthermore, patients who were implanted a BB IOLs after bilateral cataract surgery did not develop any mental and behavioral disorders or diseases of the nervous system. 39 Another study proved that the use of BB IOLs did not reduce the number of injuries and patients with BB IOLs had a worse glare during driving at nighttime, but that did worsen the comfort of driving. 40 Another assessed factor was the influence of BB IOLs on the thickness of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), and a clinical trial by Kim et al proved, that BB IOLs did not influence the RNFL after cataract surgery, so there is no additional benefit of using these types of lenses.…”

“…-may be beneficial as part of the treatment of amblyopia, 26 -improve mood and sleep quality, 28 -may be used as an additive treatment for patients with sleep disturbances in the course of psychiatric disorders, 13,30 -may lead to better reading capacity in children with reading difficulties. 27 -no influence on contrast vision or visual acuity, [17][18][19][20] -do not reduce symptoms of DES, 36,37 -might dysregulate the circadian rhythm, 36 -do not influence mental symptoms and psychiatric disorders in patients after cataract surgeries, 38,39 -do not reduce number of injuries in patients after cataract surgeries, 40 -do not prevent development of AMD. [45][46][47][48] The impact of BB filters on vision and reading Many studies investigated the influence of BB filters on visual function.…”