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587 questions in 116 reviews · Eyes and Vision

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No studies 587 · 100%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Question	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Intervention NR Treatment comparisons · trial participants with dendritic or geographic epithelial keratitis Outcomes: corneal epithelial healing at 7 and 14… Antiviral treatment and other therapeutic interventions for herpes simplex virus epithelial keratitis (2015) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Treatment comparisons · trial participants with dendritic or geographic epithelial keratitis Outcomes: corneal epithelial healing at 7 and 14… Antiviral treatment and other therapeutic interventions for herpes simplex virus epithelial keratitis (2015) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Treatment comparisons · trial participants with dendritic or geographic epithelial keratitis Outcomes: corneal epithelial healing at 7 and 14… Antiviral treatment and other therapeutic interventions for herpes simplex virus epithelial keratitis (2015) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Treatment comparisons · trial participants with dendritic or geographic epithelial keratitis Outcomes: corneal epithelial healing at 7 and 14… Antiviral treatment and other therapeutic interventions for herpes simplex virus epithelial keratitis (2015) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Compliance with treatment · people with fungal ulcers Medical interventions for fungal keratitis (2015) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Quality of life · people with fungal ulcers Medical interventions for fungal keratitis (2015) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
MMC vs 5‐FU Quality of life at 1 year · wound healing in glaucoma surgery Mitomycin C versus 5‐Fluorouracil for wound healing in glaucoma surgery (2015) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Summary of findings table: photocoagulation of drusen vs control Outcomes at two years Laser treatment of drusen to prevent progression to advanced age‐related macular degeneration (2015) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Vitrectomy vs observation Hole recurrence · participants with idiopathic macular hole Vitrectomy for idiopathic macular hole (2015) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Vitrectomy vs observation Costs · participants with idiopathic macular hole Vitrectomy for idiopathic macular hole (2015) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Quality of life · people with keratoconus Corneal collagen cross‐linking for treating keratoconus (2015) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Regular‐dose postoperative 5‐Fluorouracil vs control Complications ‐ hypotonous maculopathy ‐ high risk of failure ‐ not reported · participants with glaucoma surgery 5‐Fluorouracil for glaucoma surgery (2014) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Regular‐dose postoperative 5‐Fluorouracil vs control Complications ‐ hypotonous maculopathy ‐ combined surgery ‐ not reported · participants with glaucoma surgery 5‐Fluorouracil for glaucoma surgery (2014) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Regular‐dose postoperative 5‐Fluorouracil vs control Mean intraocular pressure at 12 months · participants with glaucoma surgery 5‐Fluorouracil for glaucoma surgery (2014) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Low‐dose postoperative 5‐Fluorouracil vs control Complications ‐ hypotonous maculopathy ‐ not reported · participants with glaucoma surgery 5‐Fluorouracil for glaucoma surgery (2014) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Low‐dose postoperative 5‐Fluorouracil vs control Complications ‐ shallow anterior chamber ‐ not reported · participants with glaucoma surgery 5‐Fluorouracil for glaucoma surgery (2014) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Low‐dose postoperative 5‐Fluorouracil vs control Complications ‐ epithelial toxicity ‐ not reported · participants with glaucoma surgery 5‐Fluorouracil for glaucoma surgery (2014) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Regular‐dose postoperative 5‐Fluorouracil vs control Complications ‐ hypotonous maculopathy · participants with glaucoma surgery 5‐Fluorouracil for glaucoma surgery (2014) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Long‐term complications (one year or more after surgery) · people with age‐related cataract Manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus extracapsular… (2014) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Quality of life · people with age‐related cataract Manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus extracapsular… (2014) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Other complications · people with age‐related cataract Phacoemulsification with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE)… (2014) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Quality of life · people with age‐related cataract Phacoemulsification with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE)… (2014) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Costs · people with age‐related cataract Phacoemulsification with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE)… (2014) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Postoperative BCVA (3 months) (LogMAR) · Patients with keratoconus undergoing corneal grafting Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty for treating keratoconus (2014) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Postoperative functional BCVA achieved (3 months) Functional BCVA = vision of 0.30 LogMAR or better. As at, 3 months post‐graft · Patients with keratoconus undergoing corneal grafting Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty for treating keratoconus (2014) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Postoperative BCVA (3 months) (LogMAR) Measured on LogMar scale where normal vision is 0.00. Each line of a LogMAR chart has 5 letters. Each letter is worth 0.02 on the LogMAR scale. A person with vision one full line (five letters) worse than nor... · Patients with keratoconus undergoing corneal grafting Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty for treating keratoconus (2014) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Postoperative functional BCVA achieved (3 months) Functional BCVA = vision of 0.30 LogMAR or better. As at, 3 months post‐graft · Patients with keratoconus undergoing corneal grafting Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty for treating keratoconus (2014) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Laser photocoagulation vs control Quality of life · people with diabetic retinopathy Laser photocoagulation for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (2014) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Laser photocoagulation vs control Pain · people with diabetic retinopathy Laser photocoagulation for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (2014) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Laser photocoagulation vs control Loss of driving licence · people with diabetic retinopathy Laser photocoagulation for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (2014) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Visual field defects · people with glaucoma or ocular hypertension Interventions for improving adherence to ocular hypotensive therapy (2013) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Quality of life · people with glaucoma or ocular hypertension Interventions for improving adherence to ocular hypotensive therapy (2013) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Adverse effects · people with glaucoma or ocular hypertension Interventions for improving adherence to ocular hypotensive therapy (2013) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Good functional vision (presenting visual acuity 6/12 or better) · people with age‐related cataract Manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus… (2013) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Other complications · people with age‐related cataract Manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus… (2013) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Quality of life · people with age‐related cataract Manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus… (2013) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Costs · people with age‐related cataract Manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus… (2013) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies