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What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews · Eyes and Vision

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Steroids vs cyclosporine A

Change in fluorescein corneal staining scores (lower is favored) · people with dry eye

Steroids showed no clear difference in change in fluorescein corneal staining scores (lower is favored) compared with cyclosporine A (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical corticosteroids for dry eye 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
SMD 0.05
6 studies · 465 participants
Low

Steroids vs lubricants

Change in fluorescein corneal staining scores (lower is favored) · people with dry eye

Steroids showed no clear difference in change in fluorescein corneal staining scores (lower is favored) compared with lubricants (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical corticosteroids for dry eye 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
15 studies · 3583 participants
Moderate