Cochrane · systematic review · CD007738
Spectacle correction versus no spectacles for prevention of strabismus in hyperopic children
Jones‐Jordan, L, Wang, X, Scherer, RW, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · 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
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 6 · 100%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
Current version onlySpectacle correction compared with no spectacles for infants or children with hyperopia
Population: infants or children with hyperopia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Incidence of strabismus up to 3–4 years of age Spectacle correction vs no spectacles | RR 0.65 [0.41, 1.02] | 4 studies · 804 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Proportion of children with strabismus at 3 years' Spectacle correction vs no spectacles | RR 1 [0.31, 3.25] | 1 study · 106 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Proportion of children with amblyopia at 3 years Spectacle correction vs no spectacles | RR 0.78 [0.31, 1.93] | 1 study · 106 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Proportion of children with inadequate stereoacuity at 3 years Spectacle correction vs no spectacles | RR 0.38 [0.16, 0.88] | 1 study · 106 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Proportion of children without refractive error in the emmetropization range at 3 years Spectacle correction vs no spectacles | RR 0.75 [0.18, 3.19] | 1 study · 106 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Visual acuity worse than 20/30 at 3–4 years of age Spectacle correction vs no spectacles | RR 0.87 [0.64, 1.18] | 4 studies · 770 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Comparison
Population: infants or children with hyperopia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Incidence of strabismus at 3 to 4 years of age | RR 0.71 [0.44, 1.15] | 3 studies · 674 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Visual acuity worse than 20/30 at 3 to 4 years of age | RR 0.87 [0.6, 1.26] | 3 studies · 664 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |