Sharp‐edged intraocular lens (IOL) vs round‐edged IOL: Nd:YAG capsulotomy at one year
Sharp‐edged intraocular lens (IOL) showed no clear difference in nd:YAG capsulotomy at one year compared with round‐edged IOL (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Sharp‐edged intraocular lens (IOL) vs round‐edged IOL Nd:YAG capsulotomy at one year · people undergoing cataract surgery Sharp‐edged intraocular lens (IOL) showed no clear difference in nd:YAG capsulotomy at one year compared with round‐edged IOL (low certainty). Intraocular lens optic edge design for the prevention of posterior capsule opacification after cataract… (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | OR 0.3 [0.05, 1.74] | 6 studies · 742 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intraocular lens optic edge design for the prevention of posterior capsule opacification after cataract surgery 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.