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266 questions · 269 findings · 41 reviews · Eyes and Vision

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No studies found 85 · 31.6%GRADE not reported 3 · 1.1%Very low 62 · 23%Low 70 · 26%Moderate 46 · 17.1%High 3 · 1.1%

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

Steroids vs lubricants

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 lubricants (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Steroids vs cyclosporine A

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 cyclosporine A (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review