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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

2,079 questions · 2,112 findings · 171 reviews · Eyes and Vision

No studies found 587 · 27.8%GRADE not reported 95 · 4.5%Very low 446 · 21.1%Low 557 · 26.4%Moderate 361 · 17.1%High 66 · 3.1%

Tocilizumab every 4 weeks vs placebo

Proportion of participants who did not need escape therapy (as defined by study investigators) · adults aged over 50 years with giant cell arteritis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Tocilizumab every 4 weeks vs placebo

Mean change in quality of life at ≥ 12 months using the 36‐Item Short Form Health Survey mental component score (SF‐36 MCS) · adults aged over 50 years with giant cell arteritis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Tocilizumab every 4 weeks vs placebo

Mean change in VAS (higher scores suggest greater disease activity and worse quality of life) at ≥ 12 months · adults aged over 50 years with giant cell arteritis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Any intervention vs steroid alone or plus levofloxacin

Proportion of eyes in which SEI had developed within 21 days of treatment (lower is favored) · epidemic keratoconjunctivitis

It is very uncertain whether any intervention changes proportion of eyes in which SEI had developed within 21 days of… compared with steroid alone or plus levofloxacin (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Any intervention vs steroid alone or plus levofloxacin

Proportion of participants who discontinued medication and did not develop rebound SEI within 21 days (higher is favored) · epidemic keratoconjunctivitis

It is very uncertain whether any intervention changes proportion of participants who discontinued medication and did not… compared with steroid alone or plus levofloxacin (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Any intervention vs steroid alone or plus levofloxacin

Proportion of initially unaffected fellow eyes that had signs/symptoms of infection within 7 days of onset of signs/symptoms in the first eye (lower is favored) · epidemic keratoconjunctivitis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Topical steroid vs artificial tears

Proportion of eyes in which SEI had developed within 21 days of treatment (lower is favored) · epidemic keratoconjunctivitis

It is very uncertain whether topical steroid changes proportion of participants in whose eyes SEI had developed within 21… compared with artificial tears (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review