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429 questions · 431 findings · 83 reviews

No studies found 89 · 20.6%GRADE not reported 34 · 7.9%Very low 93 · 21.6%Low 110 · 25.5%Moderate 79 · 18.3%High 26 · 6%

Adaptive servo ventilation (ASV) plus best supportive care vs best supportive care alone or inactive control

All‐cause mortality ‐ up to 80 months Number of participants: 1355(2 RCTs)

Adaptive servo ventilation (ASV) plus best supportive care showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality ‐ up to 80 months Number of participants: 1355(2… compared with best supportive care alone or inactive control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Azithromycin vs placebo or usual care

Clinical worsening: need for invasive mechanical ventilation, or death at up to day 28 · people with moderate to severe disease (WHO scale 4–9); all studies contributing results to the summary of findings table included people…

Azithromycin showed no clear difference in worsening of clinical status: participants with clinical… compared with placebo or standard of care alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Azithromycin vs placebo or usual care

Clinical improvement: discharged alive ( · people with moderate to severe disease (WHO scale 4–9); all studies contributing results to the summary of findings table included people…

Azithromycin showed no clear difference in improvement of clinical status: participants discharged alive at day… compared with placebo or standard of care 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

Impulsive lifestyle counselling + treatment‐as‐usual vs usual care

Adverse events: death Assessed by: number of participant deaths between a 3‐ and 9‐month · adults with antisocial personality disorder

It is very uncertain whether impulsive lifestyle counselling + treatment‐as‐usual changes adverse events: death Assessed by: number of participant deaths… compared with treatment‐as‐usual alone (very 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