Subthreshold vs standard macular photocoagulation: Worsening of BCVA defined as ≥ 15 ETDRS letters (i.e. 3 ETDRS lines or 0.3 logMAR
It is very uncertain whether subthreshold changes worsening of BCVA defined as ≥ 15 ETDRS letters (i.e. 3 ETDRS lines… compared with standard macular photocoagulation (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Subthreshold vs standard macular photocoagulation Worsening of BCVA defined as ≥ 15 ETDRS letters (i.e. 3 ETDRS lines or 0.3 logMAR, recorded at 12 months (plus or minus 6 months). · diabetic macular oedema It is very uncertain whether subthreshold changes worsening of BCVA defined as ≥ 15 ETDRS letters (i.e. 3 ETDRS lines… compared with standard macular photocoagulation (very low certainty). Monotherapy laser photocoagulation for diabetic macular oedema (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.93 [0.15, 5.76] | Not reported | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monotherapy laser photocoagulation for diabetic macular oedema 2018 · 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
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.