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47 questions · 48 findings · 5 reviews · Eyes and Vision

No studies found 17 · 35.4%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 14 · 29.2%Low 12 · 25%Moderate 5 · 10.4%High 0 · 0%

Summary of findings for NSAIDs vs corticosteroids

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

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

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings for NSAIDs vs corticosteroids

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

Summary of findings for NSAIDs may leads to lower proportion of participants with cystoid macular edema 1 week compared with corticosteroids (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 TBUT (seconds) (longer is favored) · people with dry eye

Steroids showed no clear difference in change in TBUT (seconds) (longer is favored) compared with cyclosporine A (low 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 cyclosporine A

Adverse effect: incident elevated IOP ( · people with dry eye

It is very uncertain whether steroids changes adverse effect: incident elevated IOP ( compared with cyclosporine A (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Steroids vs lubricants

Change in patient‐reported quality of life scores · people with dry eye

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review