Question · asked by 1 review

Anti‐VEGF vs steroids: QoL

Population
people with BRVO
Intervention
Anti‐VEGF
Comparison
steroids
Outcome
QoL

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Anti‐VEGF vs steroid
Mean change in quality of life at 12 months on the National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire‐25 (VFQ‐25) (scored 0 to 100) (higher score is better quality of life) · people with BRVO
Anti‐vascular endothelial growth factor for macular oedema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted1 study · 307 participantsModerate

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Anti‐vascular endothelial growth factor for macular oedema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion
2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed

The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.

How reviews are matched to this question

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