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90 questions · 91 findings · 10 reviews · Eyes and Vision

No studies found 39 · 42.9%GRADE not reported 3 · 3.3%Very low 17 · 18.7%Low 19 · 20.9%Moderate 11 · 12.1%High 2 · 2.2%

Antibiotics vs control

Antibiotic resistance · people (any age) with active trachoma

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review
  • Antibiotics for trachoma 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
    no estimate extracted
    Studies not reported
    No studies found

Antibiotics vs control

Active trachoma · people (any age) with active trachoma

Antibiotic may leads to lower active trachoma Clinical assessment: active trachoma defined as TF,… compared with control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs control

Ocular chlamydia trachomatis infection · people (any age) with active trachoma

Antibiotic showed no clear difference in ocular C trachomatis infection Positive test for C trachomatis… compared with control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs control

Adverse effects · people (any age) with active trachoma

Antibiotic may leads to lower adverse effects compared with control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo

Treatment incompletion (RR < 1 favored) · Participants with acute bacterial conjunctivitis

Antibiotics probably leads to lower treatment incompletion (RR < 1 favored) compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo

Persistent clinical infection after one course of treatment (RR < 1 favored) · Participants with acute bacterial conjunctivitis

Antibiotics probably leads to lower persistent clinical infection after one course of treatment (RR < 1… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo

Treatment‐associated ocular complications (RR < 1 or RD ≤ 0 favored) · Participants with acute bacterial conjunctivitis

It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes treatment‐associated ocular complications (RR < 1 or RD ≤ 0 favored) compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review