Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

8 questions · 8 findings · 1 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 2 · 25%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 37.5%Low 2 · 25%Moderate 1 · 12.5%High 0 · 0%

Any adverse visual outcome · newborn children

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing ophthalmia neonatorum 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Any conjunctivitis of any aetiology · newborn children

Any prophylaxis probably leads to lower any conjunctivitis of any aetiology compared with no prophylaxis (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing ophthalmia neonatorum 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.65 [0.54, 0.78]
8 studies · 9666 participants
Moderate

Blindness · newborn children

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing ophthalmia neonatorum 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Gonococcal conjunctivitis · newborn children

It is very uncertain whether any prophylaxis changes gonococcal conjunctivitis compared with no prophylaxis (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing ophthalmia neonatorum 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.79 [0.24, 2.65]
3 studies · 8229 participants
Very low

Chlamydial conjunctivitis · newborn children

Any prophylaxis showed no clear difference in chlamydial conjunctivitis compared with no prophylaxis (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing ophthalmia neonatorum 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.96 [0.57, 1.61]
2 studies · 4874 participants
Low

Bacterial conjunctivitis · newborn children

Any prophylaxis showed no clear difference in bacterial conjunctivitis compared with no prophylaxis (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing ophthalmia neonatorum 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.84 [0.37, 1.93]
2 studies · 3685 participants
Low

Conjunctivitis of unknown aetiology · newborn children

It is very uncertain whether any prophylaxis changes conjunctivitis of unknown aetiology compared with no prophylaxis (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing ophthalmia neonatorum 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.75 [0.37, 8.28]
1 study · 330 participants
Very low

Adverse effects · newborn children

It is very uncertain whether any prophylaxis changes adverse effects compared with no prophylaxis (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing ophthalmia neonatorum 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.93
1993 participants
Very low