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46 questions · 46 findings · 13 reviews · Eyes and Vision

No studies found 10 · 21.7%GRADE not reported 3 · 6.5%Very low 8 · 17.4%Low 18 · 39.1%Moderate 7 · 15.2%High 0 · 0%

Any intervention vs steroid alone or plus levofloxacin

Proportion of participants who discontinued medication and did not develop rebound SEI within 21 days (higher is favored) · epidemic keratoconjunctivitis

It is very uncertain whether any intervention changes proportion of participants who discontinued medication and did not… compared with steroid alone or plus levofloxacin (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Phacoemulsification + supraciliary microstent surgery vs phacoemulsification alone

Proportion of participants who were medication‐free (not using eye drops) medium‐term · people with open‐angle glaucoma

Phacoemulsification + supraciliary microstent surgery probably leads to higher proportion of participants who were medication‐free (not using… compared with phacoemulsification alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Phacoemulsification + supraciliary microstent surgery vs phacoemulsification alone

Proportion of participants who required further glaucoma surgery, including laser · people with open‐angle glaucoma

Phacoemulsification + supraciliary microstent surgery showed no clear difference in proportion of participants who required further glaucoma surgeryat… compared with phacoemulsification alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Phacoemulsification + supraciliary microstent surgery vs phacoemulsification alone

Proportion of participants experiencing postoperative complicationsover 24 months (medium‐term) · people with open‐angle glaucoma

Phacoemulsification + supraciliary microstent surgery showed no clear difference in proportion of participants experiencing postoperative… compared with phacoemulsification alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Radiotherapy combined with anti‐VEGF vs anti‐VEGF alone

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

Radiotherapy combined with anti‐VEGF probably leads to higher loss of 3 or more lines of best‐corrected visual acuity Measured… compared with anti‐VEGF alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Radiotherapy combined with anti‐VEGF vs anti‐VEGF alone

Change in visual acuity (logMAR) ‐ 12 months (negative is better) · people with neovascular AMD

Radiotherapy combined with anti‐VEGF showed no clear difference in change in best corrected visual acuity (logMAR units) Measured using… compared with anti‐VEGF alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Cataract surgery with Hydrus microstent vs cataract surgery alone

Proportion of participants who were medication‐free (not using eye drops) medium‐term · people with cataracts and open angle glaucoma, many of whom had mild or moderate glaucoma, which was well‐controlled with medication

Cataract surgery with Hydrus microstent probably leads to higher proportion of participants who were medication‐free (not using eye… compared with cataract surgery alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Cataract surgery with Hydrus microstent vs cataract surgery alone

Proportion of participants who required further glaucoma surgery, including laser · people with cataracts and open angle glaucoma, many of whom had mild or moderate glaucoma, which was well‐controlled with medication

Cataract surgery with Hydrus microstent may leads to lower proportion of participants who required further glaucoma surgery,… compared with cataract surgery alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

IStent in combination with phacoemulsification vs phacoemulsification alone

Proportion of participants who were drop‐free · open‐angle glaucoma

It is very uncertain whether IStent in combination with phacoemulsification changes proportion of participants who were drop‐free compared with phacoemulsification alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings for NSAIDs plus corticosteroids vs corticosteroids

Proportion of participants with cystoid macular edema 1 week · people who received phacoemulsification

Summary of findings for NSAIDs plus corticosteroids may leads to lower proportion of participants with cystoid macular edema 1 week compared with corticosteroids alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings for NSAIDs plus corticosteroids vs corticosteroids

Intraocular inflammation measured by proportion of participants with corneal edema 1 week · people who received phacoemulsification

Summary of findings for NSAIDs plus corticosteroids showed no clear difference in intraocular inflammation measured by proportion of participants with… compared with corticosteroids alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review