Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

5 questions · 5 findings · 2 reviews · Eyes and Vision

No studies found 1 · 20%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 20%Low 3 · 60%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Risk of any ocular infection within 1 month following corneal abrasion · children and adults with corneal abrasion

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis for corneal abrasion 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low

Active trachoma · people (any age) with active trachoma

Antibiotic may leads to lower active trachoma Clinical assessment: active trachoma defined as TF,… compared with control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics for trachoma 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.78 [0.69, 0.89]
9 studies · 1961 participants
Low

Ocular chlamydia trachomatis infection · people (any age) with active trachoma

Antibiotic showed no clear difference in ocular C trachomatis infection Positive test for C trachomatis… compared with control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics for trachoma 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.81 [0.63, 1.04]
4 studies · 297 participants
Low

Antibiotic resistance · people (any age) with active trachoma

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics for trachoma 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Adverse effects · people (any age) with active trachoma

Antibiotic may leads to lower adverse effects compared with control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics for trachoma 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
9 studies · 1961 participants
Low