Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

6 questions · 6 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 1 · 16.7%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 83.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Reattachment of the retina at 6 months · people with simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments

Pneumatic retinopexy showed no clear difference in reattachment of the retina at 6–12 months compared with scleral buckle (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Recurrence of retinal detachment at 6–12 months · people with simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments

Pneumatic retinopexy showed no clear difference in recurrence of retinal detachment at 6–12 months compared with scleral buckle (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Change in distance BCVA, between baseline and 12 months · people with simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments

Pneumatic retinopexy showed no clear difference in mean change in BCVA at 12 months from baseline compared with scleral buckle (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Proportion of eyes with final BCVA 20/40 or better at 6 months · people with simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments

Pneumatic retinopexy may leads to higher proportion of eyes with final BCVA 20/40 or better at 6 months compared with scleral buckle (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Any operative ocular adverse event at 6–24 months · people with simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments

Pneumatic retinopexy showed no clear difference in any operative ocular adverse event at 6–24 months compared with scleral buckle (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Quality of life · people with simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Pneumatic retinopexy versus scleral buckle for repairing simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found