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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

72 questions · 75 findings · 10 reviews

No studies found 17 · 22.7%GRADE not reported 5 · 6.7%Very low 33 · 44%Low 10 · 13.3%Moderate 9 · 12%High 1 · 1.3%

Vitamin A and fish oils (docosahexaenoic acid) vs placebo, vitamins, or no treatment

Visual acuitychange in logMAR visual acuity, may be reported as ETDRS · retinitis pigmentosa

It is very uncertain whether vitamin A and fish oils (docosahexaenoic acid) changes visual acuitychange in logMAR visual acuity, may be reported as ETDRS compared with placebo, vitamins (including vitamin A), or no therapy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin E + vitamin C vs placebo

Any adverse effects of vitamin supplementation sufficient to stop supplementation · pregnant women

Vitamin C and vitamin E showed no clear difference in any adverse effects of vitamin supplementation sufficient to stop… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antioxidant multivitamin and mineral supplement vs placebo or no treatment

Progression to late AMD (neovascular AMD, geographic atrophy or both) · people with AMD

Antioxidant multivitamin and mineral supplement probably leads to lower progression to late AMD (neovascular AMD, geographic atrophy, or both) compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antioxidant multivitamin and mineral supplement vs placebo or no treatment

Progression to neovascular AMD · people with AMD

Antioxidant multivitamin and mineral supplement probably leads to lower progression to neovascular AMD compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antioxidant multivitamin and mineral supplement vs placebo or no treatment

Progression to geographic atrophy · people with AMD

Antioxidant multivitamin and mineral supplement showed no clear difference in progression to geographic atrophy compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antioxidant multivitamin and mineral supplement vs placebo or no treatment

Progression to visual loss (loss of 3 or more lines on logMAR chart) · people with AMD

Antioxidant multivitamin and mineral supplement probably leads to lower progression to visual loss (loss of 3 or more lines on logMAR chart) compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review