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12 questions · 14 findings · 3 reviews · Eyes and Vision

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No studies found 1 · 7.1%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 8 · 57.1%Low 4 · 28.6%Moderate 1 · 7.1%High 0 · 0%

Intervention not reported

Multifocal soft contact lenses · children with progressive myopia (26 studies, 4949 participants in the analysis) Interventions: optical and pharmacological Comparator:…

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for myopia control in children: a living systematic review and network meta‐analysis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 540 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Multifocal soft contact lenses · children with progressive myopia (36 studies, 6263 participants) in the analysis Interventions: optical and pharmacological Comparator:…

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for myopia control in children: a living systematic review and network meta‐analysis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
8 studies · 712 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Multifocal soft contact lenses · children with progressive myopia (21 studies, 4169 participants in the analysis) Interventions: optical and pharmacological Comparator:…

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for myopia control in children: a living systematic review and network meta‐analysis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 540 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Multifocal soft contact lenses · children with progressive myopia (38 studies, 6525 participants in analyses) Interventions: optical and pharmacological Comparator:…

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for myopia control in children: a living systematic review and network meta‐analysis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
8 studies · 712 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Bifocal vs single vision soft contact lenses · children with myopia (nearsightedness)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to slow progression of myopia in children 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 300 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Rigid gas permeable contact lenses vs spectacles or soft contact lenses · children with myopia (nearsightedness)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to slow progression of myopia in children 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 420 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Spherical aberration soft contact lenses vs single vision soft contact lenses · children with myopia (nearsightedness)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to slow progression of myopia in children 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 209 participants
Low

Silicone hydrogel vs hydrogel soft contact lenses

Comfort · Adults with refractive errors

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

3 findings from 1 review

Silicone hydrogel versus hydrogel soft contact lenses for differences in patient‐reported eye comfort and safety 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Silicone hydrogel versus hydrogel soft contact lenses for differences in patient‐reported eye comfort and safety 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 47 participants
Very low
Silicone hydrogel versus hydrogel soft contact lenses for differences in patient‐reported eye comfort and safety 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 0.55 [0.16, 0.94]
1 study · 240 participants
Very low

Silicone hydrogel vs hydrogel soft contact lenses

Proportion of participants who discontinued contact lens wear, at 1 week (RR < 1 favored) · Adults with refractive errors

It is very uncertain whether silicone hydrogel changes proportion of participants who discontinued contact lens wear, at 1… compared with hydrogel soft contact lenses (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Silicone hydrogel versus hydrogel soft contact lenses for differences in patient‐reported eye comfort and safety 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.64 [0.11, 3.74]
1 study · 248 participants
Very low

Silicone hydrogel vs hydrogel soft contact lenses

Corneal staining scores, at 1 week (MD < 0 favored) · Adults with refractive errors

It is very uncertain whether silicone hydrogel changes corneal staining scores, at 1 week (MD < 0 favored) compared with hydrogel soft contact lenses (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Silicone hydrogel versus hydrogel soft contact lenses for differences in patient‐reported eye comfort and safety 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 243 participants
Very low

Silicone hydrogel vs hydrogel soft contact lenses

Conjunctival staining scores, at 1 month (MD < 0 favored) · Adults with refractive errors

It is very uncertain whether silicone hydrogel changes conjunctival staining scores, at 1 month (MD < 0 favored) compared with hydrogel soft contact lenses (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Silicone hydrogel versus hydrogel soft contact lenses for differences in patient‐reported eye comfort and safety 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 0.2
1 study · 80 participants
Very low

Silicone hydrogel vs hydrogel soft contact lenses

Proportion of participants with vision‐threatening adverse events (RR < 1 favored) · Adults with refractive errors

1 finding from 1 review

Silicone hydrogel versus hydrogel soft contact lenses for differences in patient‐reported eye comfort and safety 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 participants
Very low