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2,038 questions · 2,118 findings · 339 reviews

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No studies found 323 · 15.3%GRADE not reported 166 · 7.8%Very low 552 · 26.1%Low 592 · 28%Moderate 340 · 16.1%High 145 · 6.8%

Any intervention vs steroid alone or plus levofloxacin

Proportion of eyes in which SEI had developed within 21 days of treatment (lower is favored) · epidemic keratoconjunctivitis

It is very uncertain whether any intervention changes proportion of eyes in which SEI had developed within 21 days of… compared with steroid alone or plus levofloxacin (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Any intervention vs steroid alone or plus levofloxacin

Proportion of initially unaffected fellow eyes that had signs/symptoms of infection within 7 days of onset of signs/symptoms in the first eye (lower is favored) · epidemic keratoconjunctivitis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Topical steroid vs artificial tears

Proportion of eyes in which SEI had developed within 21 days of treatment (lower is favored) · epidemic keratoconjunctivitis

It is very uncertain whether topical steroid changes proportion of participants in whose eyes SEI had developed within 21… compared with artificial tears (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Any intervention vs artificial tears or saline

Proportion of participants in whose eyes SEIs had developed within 30 days of treatment initiation (lower is favored) · epidemic keratoconjunctivitis

It is very uncertain whether any intervention changes proportion of participants in whose eyes SEIs had developed within… compared with artificial tears or saline (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Methotrexate vs mycophenolate

Proportion of participants with confirmed macular edema (lower number of events is better) · NIIPPU

It is very uncertain whether methotrexate changes proportion of participants with confirmed macular edema (lower… compared with mycophenolate (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Methotrexate vs mycophenolate

Proportion of participants experiencing complications or requiring cessation of medication (lower number of events is better) · NIIPPU

Methotrexate showed no clear difference in proportion of participants experiencing complications or requiring… compared with mycophenolate (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Steroids with or without azathioprine vs cyclosporine A

Proportion of participants experiencing complications or requiring cessation of medication (lower number of events is better) · NIIPPU

It is very uncertain whether steroids with or without azathioprine changes proportion of participants experiencing complications or requiring… compared with cyclosporine A (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Steroids vs lubricants

Change in patient‐reported symptom scores (lower is favored) · people with dry eye

Steroids showed no clear difference in change in patient‐reported symptom scores (lower is favored) compared with lubricants (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Steroids vs cyclosporine A

Change in tear osmolarity (mOsm/kg) (lower is favored) · people with dry eye

It is very uncertain whether steroids changes change in tear osmolarity (mOsm/kg) (lower is favored) compared with cyclosporine A (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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