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Anti‐vascular endothelial growth factor (anti‐VEGF) with or without pan‐retinal photocoagulation (PRP) vs PRP alone: Complete regression of new vessels (dichotomous outcome)

Anti‐vascular endothelial growth factor (anti‐VEGF) with or without… probably leads to higher complete regression of new vessels (dichotomous outcome) compared with PRP alone (moderate certainty).

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Anti‐vascular endothelial growth factor (anti‐VEGF) with or without pan‐retinal photocoagulation (PRP) vs PRP alone
Complete regression of new vessels (dichotomous outcome) · people with proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Anti‐vascular endothelial growth factor (anti‐VEGF) with or without… probably leads to higher complete regression of new vessels (dichotomous outcome) compared with PRP alone (moderate certainty).
Anti‐vascular endothelial growth factor for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.63 [1.19, 2.24]5 studies · 405 participantsModerate

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The reviews

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Anti‐vascular endothelial growth factor for proliferative diabetic retinopathy
2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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