Cochrane · systematic review · CD010735
Laser‐assisted cataract surgery versus standard ultrasound phacoemulsification cataract surgery
Narayan, A, Evans, JR, O'Brart, D, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 71.4%Moderate 2 · 28.6%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
Show all 2 versionsLaser‐assisted cataract surgery versus standard ultrasound phacoemulsification cataract surgery
Population: people with age‐related cataract
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Intraoperative complications: anterior capsule tear Laser‐assisted cataract surgery vs standard ultrasound phacoemulsification cataract surgery | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Intraoperative complications: posterior capsule tear Laser‐assisted cataract surgery vs standard ultrasound phacoemulsification cataract surgery | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Corrected distance visual acuity Laser‐assisted cataract surgery vs standard ultrasound phacoemulsification cataract surgery | no estimate extracted | NR | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) at least 1 month after surgery Laser‐assisted cataract surgery vs standard ultrasound phacoemulsification cataract surgery | no estimate extracted | NR | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Postoperative complications: cystoid macular oedema Laser‐assisted cataract surgery vs standard ultrasound phacoemulsification cataract surgery | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Costs and resource use: total duration of procedure Laser‐assisted cataract surgery vs standard ultrasound phacoemulsification cataract surgery | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Postoperative endothelial cell loss Laser‐assisted cataract surgery vs standard ultrasound phacoemulsification cataract surgery | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |