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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

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%

Systemic or topical corticosteroids vs placebo or control

Short‐term visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 ≤ 2 weeks after treatment; oral corticosteroids · people with traumatic hyphema

Systemic or topical corticosteroids showed no clear difference in short‐term visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 ≤ 2 weeks after… compared with placebo or control treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic or topical corticosteroids vs placebo or control

Final visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 at end of treatment; oral corticosteroids · people with traumatic hyphema

Systemic or topical corticosteroids showed no clear difference in final visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 at end of treatment;… compared with placebo or control treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic or topical corticosteroids vs placebo or control

Short‐term visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 ≤ 2 weeks after treatment; topical corticosteroids · people with traumatic hyphema

It is very uncertain whether systemic or topical corticosteroids changes short‐term visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 ≤ 2 weeks after… compared with placebo or control treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic or topical corticosteroids vs placebo or control

Final visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/25 at end of treatment; topical corticosteroids · people with traumatic hyphema

Systemic or topical corticosteroids showed no clear difference in final visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/25 at end of treatment;… compared with placebo or control treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings for NSAIDs plus corticosteroids vs corticosteroids

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

Summary of findings for NSAIDs plus corticosteroids may leads to lower proportion of participants with cystoid macular edema 1 week compared with corticosteroids alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings for NSAIDs plus corticosteroids vs corticosteroids

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

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

1 finding from 1 review

Standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids vs usual care

Preservation of visual acuity · patients age 10 years and older with periorbital or orbital cellulitis

It is very uncertain whether standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids changes preservation of visual acuity compared with standard treatment alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids vs usual care

Severity of pain on day 3 · patients age 10 years and older with periorbital or orbital cellulitis

It is very uncertain whether standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids changes severity of pain on day 3 compared with standard treatment alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids vs usual care

Duration of time requiring intravenous antibiotics · patients age 10 years and older with periorbital or orbital cellulitis

It is very uncertain whether standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids changes duration of time requiring intravenous antibiotics compared with standard treatment alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids vs usual care

Surgical intervention · patients age 10 years and older with periorbital or orbital cellulitis

It is very uncertain whether standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids changes need for surgical intervention compared with standard treatment alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids vs usual care

Adverse effects: exposure keratopathy · patients age 10 years and older with periorbital or orbital cellulitis

It is very uncertain whether standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids changes adverse effects: exposure keratopathy compared with standard treatment alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review