Cochrane · systematic review · CD004764

Patching for corneal abrasion

Lim, CHL, Turner, A, Lim, BX · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library

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 1 · 12.5%Ungraded 1 · 12.5%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 37.5%Moderate 3 · 37.5%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

Patching versus no patching for corneal abrasion

Population: participants with corneal abrasion

8 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Complete healing after 24 hours Patching vs no patching	RR 0.89 [0.79, 1]	7 studies · 531 participants	Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Complete healing after 48 hours Patching vs no patching	RR 0.97 [0.91, 1.02]	6 studies · 497 participants	Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Complete healing after 72 hours Patching vs no patching	RR 1.01 [0.97, 1.05]	4 studies · 430 participants	Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Days to complete healing Patching vs no patching	MD 0.14 [0, 0.27]	6 studies · 642 participants	Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Pain at 24 hours Patching vs no patching	RR 1.51 [0.86, 2.65]	2 studies · 193 participants	Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Quality of life Patching vs no patching	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Adverse effects1 Patching vs no patching	RR 3.24 [0.87, 12.05]	8 studies · 660 participants	Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Change in visual acuity one week from initial presentation Patching vs no patching	no estimate extracted	1 study · 46 participants	Ungraded