Summary of findings: punctal plugs vs no punctal plugs
Adverse events · adults with dry eye syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted4 studies · 146 participantsVery low
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
5 questions · 5 findings · 1 reviews
No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 80%Low 1 · 20%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Summary of findings: punctal plugs vs cyclosporine A
Adverse events · adults with dry eye syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 22 participantsVery low
Summary of findings: punctal plugs vs pilocarpine
Adverse events · adults with dry eye syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedVery low
Summary of findings: punctal plugs vs artificial tears
Adverse events (punctate epithelial keratopathy) · adults with dry eye syndrome
Summary of findings: punctal plugs showed no clear difference in adverse events (punctate epithelial keratopathy) compared with artificial tears (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 1.33 [0.57, 3.12]Studies not reportedLow
Summary of findings: punctal plugs in the upper vs lower puncta
Adverse events · adults with dry eye syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedVery low