Cochrane · systematic review · CD008350
Pneumatic retinopexy versus scleral buckle for repairing simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments
Sena, DF, Kilian, R, Liu, S-H, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · 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
5
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 16.7%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 83.3%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 onlyPneumatic retinopexy versus scleral buckle for repairing simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments
Population: people with simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Reattachment of the retina at 6–12 months Pneumatic retinopexy vs scleral buckle | RR 0.91 [0.81, 1.02] | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Recurrence of retinal detachment at 6–12 months Pneumatic retinopexy vs scleral buckle | RR 1.7 [0.97, 2.98] | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Mean change in BCVA at 12 months from baseline Pneumatic retinopexy vs scleral buckle | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Proportion of eyes with final BCVA 20/40 or better at 6 months Pneumatic retinopexy vs scleral buckle | RR 1.31 [1.04, 1.65] | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Any operative ocular adverse event at 6–24 months Pneumatic retinopexy vs scleral buckle | RR 0.55 [0.28, 1.11] | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Quality of life Pneumatic retinopexy vs scleral buckle | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Comparison
Population: participants with simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Reattachment of the retina at 6 months | RR 0.89 [0.77, 1.02] | NR | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Recurrence of retinal detachment through 6 months | RR 1.8 [1, 3.24] | NR | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Any operative ocular adverse event through 6 months | RR 0.67 [0.32, 1.42] | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |