Transepithelial CXL vs epithelium‐off CXL: Adverse outcomes—corneal haze or scarring
Transepithelial CXL probably leads to lower adverse outcomes—corneal haze or scarring compared with epithelium‐off CXL (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Transepithelial CXL vs epithelium‐off CXL Adverse outcomes—corneal haze or scarring · participants with keratoconus Transepithelial CXL probably leads to lower adverse outcomes—corneal haze or scarring compared with epithelium‐off CXL (moderate certainty). Transepithelial versus epithelium‐off corneal crosslinking for progressive keratoconus (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 221 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transepithelial versus epithelium‐off corneal crosslinking for progressive keratoconus 2021 · 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.