Corticosteroids vs placebo
Corticosteroids may leads to higher clinical improvement (dichotomous) compared with placebo (low certainty).
- RR 1.74 [1.08, 2.8]6 studies · 583 participantsLow
Corticosteroids may leads to higher clinical improvement (dichotomous) compared with placebo (low certainty).
Corticosteroids probably leads to higher histological improvement (dichotomous) compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
Corticosteroids may leads to lower withdrawals due to adverse events 12 to 50 weeks compared with placebo (low certainty).
Corticosteroids leads to higher histological improvement (dichotomous) compared with placebo (high certainty).
Corticosteroids showed no clear difference in endoscopic improvement (dichotomous) compared with placebo (low certainty).
Corticosteroids may leads to lower withdrawals due to adverse events (2 to 12 weeks) compared with placebo (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether corticosteroids changes clinical improvement (dichotomous) compared with placebo (very low certainty).
Systemic or topical corticosteroids showed no clear difference in short‐term visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 ≤ 2 weeks after… compared with placebo or control treatment (low certainty).
Systemic or topical corticosteroids showed no clear difference in final visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 at end of treatment;… compared with placebo or control treatment (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether systemic or topical corticosteroids changes short‐term visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 ≤ 2 weeks after… compared with placebo or control treatment (very low certainty).
Systemic or topical corticosteroids showed no clear difference in final visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/25 at end of treatment;… compared with placebo or control treatment (low certainty).
Systemic or topical corticosteroids may leads to lower risk of secondary hemorrhage; oral corticosteroids compared with placebo or control treatment (low certainty).