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12 questions · 12 findings · 3 reviews · Eyes and Vision

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No studies found 6 · 50%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 16.7%Low 3 · 25%Moderate 1 · 8.3%High 0 · 0%

Surgery fee waiver with/without transport provision or reimbursement to improve access to cataract surgical services vs usual care

Cataract Surgical Coverage · people with vision impairment caused by cataract

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve access to cataract surgical services and their impact on equity in low‐ and middle‐income… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Surgery fee waiver with/without transport provision or reimbursement to improve access to cataract surgical services vs usual care

Surgical outcome (visual acuity in the operated eye) · people with vision impairment caused by cataract

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve access to cataract surgical services and their impact on equity in low‐ and middle‐income… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Surgery fee waiver with/without transport provision or reimbursement to improve access to cataract surgical services vs usual care

Service utilisation: uptake of referral · people with vision impairment caused by cataract

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve access to cataract surgical services and their impact on equity in low‐ and middle‐income… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Surgery fee waiver with/without transport provision or reimbursement to improve access to cataract surgical services vs usual care

Service utilisation: uptake of surgery · people with vision impairment caused by cataract

Surgery fee waiver with/without transport provision or reimbursement… may leads to higher service utilisation: uptake of surgery compared with standard care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve access to cataract surgical services and their impact on equity in low‐ and middle‐income… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.94 [1.14, 3.31]
1 study · 355 participants
Low

Surgery fee waiver with/without transport provision or reimbursement to improve access to cataract surgical services vs usual care

Adverse events · people with vision impairment caused by cataract

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve access to cataract surgical services and their impact on equity in low‐ and middle‐income… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Surgery fee waiver with/without transport provision or reimbursement to improve access to cataract surgical services vs usual care

Change in the prevalence of cataract blindness · people with vision impairment caused by cataract

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve access to cataract surgical services and their impact on equity in low‐ and middle‐income… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Surgery fee waiver with/without transport provision or reimbursement to improve access to cataract surgical services vs usual care

Prevalence of visual impairment due to cataract · people with vision impairment caused by cataract

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve access to cataract surgical services and their impact on equity in low‐ and middle‐income… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Combined surgery vs phacoemulsification alone

Proportion who received intervention for surgical complications within one year Number of participants · patients with eyes with cataract and glaucoma

Combined surgery showed no clear difference in proportion who received intervention for surgical complications… compared with phacoemulsification alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined surgery versus cataract surgery alone for eyes with cataract and glaucoma 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.06 [0.34, 3.35]
4 studies · 382 participants
Low

Biaxial microincision cataract surgery (B‐MICS) vs standard phacoemulsification

Mean postoperative surgically induced astigmatism · people with age‐related cataract

1 finding from 1 review

Different‐sized incisions for phacoemulsification in age‐related cataract 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Moderate

Larger coaxial microincision cataract surgery (C‐MICS) vs standard phacoemulsification

Mean postoperative surgically induced astigmatism · people with age‐related cataract

1 finding from 1 review

Different‐sized incisions for phacoemulsification in age‐related cataract 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low

Smaller coaxial microincision cataract surgery (C‐MICS) vs larger C‐MICS

Mean postoperative surgically induced astigmatism · people with age‐related cataract

1 finding from 1 review

Different‐sized incisions for phacoemulsification in age‐related cataract 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low

Smaller coaxial microincision cataract surgery (C‐MICS) vs standard phacoemulsification

Mean postoperative surgically induced astigmatism · people with age‐related cataract

1 finding from 1 review

Different‐sized incisions for phacoemulsification in age‐related cataract 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low