Cochrane · systematic review · CD008813
Manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus phacoemulsification with posterior chamber intraocular lens for age‐related cataract
Riaz, Y, de Silva, SR, Evans, JR · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · 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
2
No studies
4
Included studies
NR
No studies 4 · 66.7%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 33.3%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
Comparison
Population: people with age‐related cataract
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Good functional vision (presenting visual acuity 6/12 or better) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Poor visual outcome (best‐corrected visual acuity worse than 6/60) | OR 2.48 [0.74, 8.28] | 6 studies · 1250 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Posterior capsule opacification 12 months after surgery | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 494 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Other complications | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Quality of life | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Costs | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |