Blue-blocking intraocular lens
Blue-blocking intraocular lens has been studied in 2 papers since 2017: 1 trial in people, 1 review. The newest paper, Jan 18, 2024: “Blue light and intraocular lenses (IOLs): Beliefs and realities”.
2 papers study it4 findingsUpdated
See all 2 papers on blue-blocking intraocular lens
At a glance
The findings reach people, from one lab or study. 1 lab in 1 country.
“no significant difference was found between yellow and clear IOLs groups regarding sleep time, sleep latency, total sleep duration, quality of sleep”
None of its findings points the other way.
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funder: Ministère des Solidarités et de la Santé
- Human trial1
Studies in people
1 study gave blue-blocking intraocular lens to people and measured what changed.
| What changed | Design | People | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
no change: Has no effect on sleep up: Raises the risk of depression13.1% vs 4.7%, p = 0.02 | Randomized trial8 weeks | 204 peoplemean age 76.2 ± 7.5 yearsOlder adults; after bilateral cataract surgery | Aging & mental health, Jul 10, 2017 |
What did studies of blue-blocking intraocular lens find?
3Studies of blue-blocking intraocular lens measured 3 outcomes; the most studied are glare disability (1 study), age-related macular degeneration (1) and sleep (1).
Glare disability
no changein humans1
1 study
Glare disability
no changein humans1
Blue-blocking intraocular lens showed no clear effect on glare disability in humans.
“Additionally, blue-filtering IOLs or spectacles cannot decrease glare disability, because they decrease image and glare illuminance in the same proportion.”
Review
Blue light and intraocular lenses (IOLs): Beliefs and realities
Journal francais d'ophtalmologie
Age-related macular degeneration
no changein humans1
1 study
Age-related macular degeneration
no changein humans1
Blue-blocking intraocular lens showed no clear effect on age-related macular degeneration in humans.
“Very large epidemiological studies show that blue-blocking IOLs do not reduce the risk or progression of AMD.”
Review
Blue light and intraocular lenses (IOLs): Beliefs and realities
Journal francais d'ophtalmologie
Sleep
no changein humans1
1 study
Sleep
no changein humans1
Blue-blocking intraocular lens showed no clear effect on sleep in humans after bilateral cataract surgery.
“no significant difference was found between yellow and clear IOLs groups regarding sleep time, sleep latency, total sleep duration, quality of sleep”
Human trialafter bilateral cataract surgery8 weeksn = 204
Aging & mental health
What is blue-blocking intraocular lens linked with?
1Studies link blue-blocking intraocular lens with 1 measure, most often depression (1 study).
Depression
upin humans1
1 study
Depression
upin humans1
Blue-blocking intraocular lens raise the risk of depression in humans after bilateral cataract surgery (13.1% vs 4.7%, p = 0.02).
“The rate of patients whose BDI score increased at the cutoff score of ≥5 after surgery was significantly higher in the yellow IOL group”
Human trialafter bilateral cataract surgery8 weeksn = 204
Aging & mental health