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99 questions · 99 findings · 16 reviews · Eyes and Vision

No studies found 31 · 31.3%GRADE not reported 10 · 10.1%Very low 32 · 32.3%Low 19 · 19.2%Moderate 7 · 7.1%High 0 · 0%

Surgery fee waiver with/without transport provision or reimbursement to improve access to cataract surgical services vs usual care

Cataract Surgical Coverage · people with vision impairment caused by cataract

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery fee waiver with/without transport provision or reimbursement to improve access to cataract surgical services vs usual care

Surgical outcome (visual acuity in the operated eye) · people with vision impairment caused by cataract

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Information video and counselling to improve access to cataract surgical services vs usual care

Service utilisation: uptake of referral · people with vision impairment caused by cataract

Information video and counselling to improve access to cataract… may leads to higher service utilisation: uptake of referral compared with standard care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Information video and counselling to improve access to cataract surgical services vs usual care

Service utilisation: uptake of surgery · people with vision impairment caused by cataract

Information video and counselling to improve access to cataract… may leads to higher service utilisation: uptake of surgery compared with standard care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery fee waiver with/without transport provision or reimbursement to improve access to cataract surgical services vs usual care

Service utilisation: uptake of referral · people with vision impairment caused by cataract

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery fee waiver with/without transport provision or reimbursement to improve access to cataract surgical services vs usual care

Service utilisation: uptake of surgery · people with vision impairment caused by cataract

Surgery fee waiver with/without transport provision or reimbursement… may leads to higher service utilisation: uptake of surgery compared with standard care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery fee waiver with/without transport provision or reimbursement to improve access to cataract surgical services vs usual care

Change in the prevalence of cataract blindness · people with vision impairment caused by cataract

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery fee waiver with/without transport provision or reimbursement to improve access to cataract surgical services vs usual care

Prevalence of visual impairment due to cataract · people with vision impairment caused by cataract

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Combined trabeculotomy with trabeculectomy vs trabeculotomy

Proportion of participants with IOP≤ 21 mmHg, with or without ocular hypotensive medications 1 year · children at or before five years of age with primary congenital glaucoma

It is very uncertain whether combined trabeculotomy with trabeculectomy changes surgical success: proportion with postoperative IOP ≤ 21 mmHg with… compared with trabeculotomy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Viscotrabeculotomy vs conventional trabeculotomy

Proportion with postoperative IOP ≤ 21 mmHg (surgical success) with or without glaucoma medications 6 months after surgery · children at or before five years of age with primary congenital glaucoma

It is very uncertain whether viscotrabeculotomy changes proportion with postoperative IOP ≤ 21 mmHg (surgical success) with… compared with conventional trabeculotomy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Microcatheter‐assisted trabeculotomy vs conventional trabeculotomy

Proportion of participants with IOP≤ 21 mmHg, with or without ocular hypotensive medications 1 year · children at or before five years of age with primary congenital glaucoma

Microcatheter‐assisted trabeculotomy probably leads to higher proportion with postoperative IOP ≤ 21 mmHg (surgical success) with… compared with conventional trabeculotomy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vitrectomy vs vitreous tap biopsy and antibiotic injection

Additional surgical procedure, including vitrectomy and cataract surgery. · people with endophthalmitis following intraocular surgery

Vitrectomy showed no clear difference in additional surgical procedure, including vitrectomy and cataract… compared with vitreous tap biopsy and antibiotic injection (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review