Cochrane · systematic review · CD004917
Interventions for infantile esotropia
Mehner, L, Ng, SM, Singh, J · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · Cochrane Library
Eyes and VisionAMSTAR 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
6
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 16.7%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 83.3%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%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
Surgery versus botulinum neurotoxin injections
Population: children with infantile esotropia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Treatment success: improvement in the angle of strabismus at 6 months Surgery vs botulinum neurotoxin injections | RR 1.88 [1.27, 2.77] | 1 study · 101 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Presence and quality of binocularity at 6 months Surgery vs botulinum neurotoxin injections | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse effects (severe, minor) in 6 months Surgery vs botulinum neurotoxin injections | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 101 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Bilateral recession versus unilateral recession‐resection
Population: children with infantile esotropia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Treatment success: improvement in the angle of strabismus at 6 months Bilateral recession vs unilateral recession‐resection | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 118 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Presence and quality of binocularity at 6 months Bilateral recession vs unilateral recession‐resection | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 1 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse effects (severe, minor) at 6 months Bilateral recession vs unilateral recession‐resection | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 118 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |