Laser‐assisted in‐situ keratomileusis (LASIK) with a mechanical microkeratome vs LASIK with a femtosecond laser: Diffuse lamellar keratitis, any time point
Laser‐assisted in‐situ keratomileusis (LASIK) with a mechanical… may leads to lower diffuse lamellar keratitis, any time point compared with LASIK with a femtosecond laser (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Laser‐assisted in‐situ keratomileusis (LASIK) with a mechanical microkeratome vs LASIK with a femtosecond laser Diffuse lamellar keratitis, any time point · adults (18 years) with more than 0.5 diopters of myopia or myopic astigmatism Laser‐assisted in‐situ keratomileusis (LASIK) with a mechanical… may leads to lower diffuse lamellar keratitis, any time point compared with LASIK with a femtosecond laser (low certainty). Laser‐assisted in‐situ keratomileusis (LASIK) with a mechanical microkeratome compared to LASIK with a… (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.27 [0.1, 0.78] | 3 studies · 134 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
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| Laser‐assisted in‐situ keratomileusis (LASIK) with a mechanical microkeratome compared to LASIK with a femtosecond laser for LASIK in… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
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