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101 questions · 102 findings · 38 reviews · Eyes and Vision

No studies found 20 · 19.6%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 31 · 30.4%Low 27 · 26.5%Moderate 15 · 14.7%High 9 · 8.8%

Vitrectomy vs vitreous tap biopsy and antibiotic injection

Improvement in visual acuity at 3 months' · people with endophthalmitis following intraocular surgery

It is very uncertain whether vitrectomy changes proportion of people with a visual acuity improvement of 10 letters… compared with vitreous tap biopsy and antibiotic injection (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Phacoemulsification vs laser peripheral iridotomy

Progression of visual field loss (worsening of one or more stages, accordingto the Glaucoma Staging System‐2) (at 12 months) · participants with primary angle‐closure glaucoma

Phacoemulsification probably leads to lower progression of visual field loss (worsening of one or more stages,… compared with laser peripheral iridotomy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Transepithelial CXL using iontophoresis vs epithelium‐off CXL

Proportion of participants who gained 10 or more logMAR letters from baseline · participants with progressive keratoconus

It is very uncertain whether transepithelial CXL using iontophoresis changes proportion of participants who gained 10 or more logMAR letters from… compared with epithelium‐off CXL (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Transepithelial CXL using iontophoresis vs epithelium‐off CXL

Proportion of participants who lost 10 or more logMAR letters from baseline · participants with progressive keratoconus

It is very uncertain whether transepithelial CXL using iontophoresis changes proportion of participants who lost 10 or more logMAR letters from… compared with epithelium‐off CXL (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Radiotherapy vs control

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

Radiotherapy showed no clear difference in loss of 3 or more lines of best‐corrected visual acuity Measured… compared with control (low 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