Cochrane · systematic review · CD003433

Beta radiation for glaucoma surgery

Kirwan, JF, Rennie, C, Evans, JR · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · Cochrane Library

Eyes and Vision2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed

SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.

Questions

current version

GRADE rated

No studies

Included studies

No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 2 · 66.7%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Current version only

Comparison

Population: patients with glaucoma surgery

CD003433.PUB3 (current) · 3 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Surgical failure (intraocular pressure >21mmHg) (	RR 0.23 [0.14, 0.4]	4 studies · 561 participants	Moderate Downgraded: imprecision
Intraocular pressure (	no estimate extracted	2 studies · 123 participants	Low Downgraded: imprecision
Adverse effect: cataract	RR 1.79 [0.62, 5.14]	3 studies · 423 participants	Moderate Downgraded: imprecision

Comparison

Population: patients with glaucoma surgery

CD003433.PUB2 · 3 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Surgical failure (intraocular pressure >21mmHg) (	RR 0.23 [0.14, 0.4]	4 studies · 561 participants	Moderate Downgraded: imprecision
Intraocular pressure (	no estimate extracted	2 studies · 123 participants	Low Downgraded: imprecision
Adverse effect: cataract	RR 1.79 [0.62, 5.14]	3 studies · 423 participants	Moderate Downgraded: imprecision