What do systematic reviews say?

Summary of Findings Table ‐ Large retro‐equatorial recession of horizontal rectus muscle of 9 mm on the medial rectus and 12 mm on the lateral rectus vs simple tenotomy and resuturing of the 4 horizontal rectus muscles

• Surgical interventions for infantile nystagmus syndrome 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 10 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

• Surgical interventions for lamellar macular holes 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 34 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgical interventions for lamellar macular holes 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention not reported

• Surgical interventions for lamellar macular holes 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 34 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Surgical interventions for lamellar macular holes 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 34 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgical interventions for lamellar macular holes 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention not reported

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgical interventions for lamellar macular holes 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Any prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Interventions for preventing ophthalmia neonatorum 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Any prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Interventions for preventing ophthalmia neonatorum 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Any prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis

It is very uncertain whether any prophylaxis changes gonococcal conjunctivitis compared with no prophylaxis (very low certainty).

• Interventions for preventing ophthalmia neonatorum 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.79 [0.24, 2.65]
  3 studies · 8229 participants
  Very low

Any prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis

Any prophylaxis showed no clear difference in chlamydial conjunctivitis compared with no prophylaxis (low certainty).

• Interventions for preventing ophthalmia neonatorum 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.96 [0.57, 1.61]
  2 studies · 4874 participants
  Low

Any prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis

Any prophylaxis showed no clear difference in bacterial conjunctivitis compared with no prophylaxis (low certainty).

• Interventions for preventing ophthalmia neonatorum 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.84 [0.37, 1.93]
  2 studies · 3685 participants
  Low

Any prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis

Any prophylaxis probably leads to lower any conjunctivitis of any aetiology compared with no prophylaxis (moderate certainty).

• Interventions for preventing ophthalmia neonatorum 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.65 [0.54, 0.78]
  8 studies · 9666 participants
  Moderate

Any prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis

It is very uncertain whether any prophylaxis changes conjunctivitis of unknown aetiology compared with no prophylaxis (very low certainty).

• Interventions for preventing ophthalmia neonatorum 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.75 [0.37, 8.28]
  1 study · 330 participants
  Very low

Any prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis

It is very uncertain whether any prophylaxis changes adverse effects compared with no prophylaxis (very low certainty).

• Interventions for preventing ophthalmia neonatorum 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.93
  1993 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

• Interventions to slow progression of myopia in children 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 142 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Interventions to slow progression of myopia in children 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 77 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

• Interventions to slow progression of myopia in children 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 95 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Interventions to slow progression of myopia in children 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 191 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

• Interventions to slow progression of myopia in children 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 64 participants
  Moderate