Cochrane · systematic review · CD008811
Manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with posterior chamber intraocular lens for age‐related cataract
Ang, M, Evans, JR, Mehta, JS · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · 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
4
No studies
2
Included studies
NR
No studies 2 · 33.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 33.3%Low 2 · 33.3%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 onlyComparison
Population: people with age‐related cataract
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Good functional vision: presenting visual acuity of 6/12 or better at 6‐8 weeks | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 806 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Poor visual outcome after surgery: best‐corrected visual acuity of < 6/60 at 6‐8 weeks. | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 806 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Intraoperative and immediate post‐operative complications | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 953 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Long‐term complications (one year or more after surgery) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Quality of life | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Cost‐effectiveness | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 741 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Comparison
Population: people with age‐related cataract
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Good functional vision: presenting visual acuity of 6/12 or better at 6‐8 weeks | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 806 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Poor visual outcome after surgery: best‐corrected visual acuity of < 6/60 at 6‐8 weeks. | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 806 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Intraoperative and immediate post‐operative complications | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 953 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Long‐term complications (one year or more after surgery) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Quality of life | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Cost‐effectiveness | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 741 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |