NSAIDS plus steroids vs steroids: MO at 3 months after cataract surgery, clinically symptomatic,
NSAIDS plus steroids may leads to lower MO at 3 months after cataract surgery, clinically symptomatic, compared with steroids (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
NSAIDS plus steroids vs steroids MO at 3 months after cataract surgery, clinically symptomatic, · people having cataract surgery NSAIDS plus steroids may leads to lower MO at 3 months after cataract surgery, clinically symptomatic, compared with steroids (low certainty). Prophylactic non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for the prevention of macular oedema after cataract surgery (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.4 | 21 studies · 3638 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prophylactic non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for the prevention of macular oedema after cataract surgery 2016 · 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.