Cochrane · systematic review · CD011019
Telerehabilitation for people with low vision
Bittner, AK, Yoshinaga, PD, Rittiphairoj, T, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
2
Included studies
NR
No studies 2 · 40%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 60%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
Telerehabilitation versus self‐training for people with low vision
Population: people with any eye disease including optic nerve disease, age‐related macular degeneration, retinopathy of prematurity, retinitis pigmentosa, diabetic retinopathy, Stargardt disease, congenital nystagmus, retinal detachment, keratoconus, central retinal vein occlusion, central serious retinopathy, malign myopia, stroke, optic atrophy with cerebral visual impairment, congenital cataract, peter syndrome, Erdheim‐Chester disease
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Vision‐related patient‐reported outcome measurement at 6 months (the greater the score, the better) Telerehabilitation vs self‐training | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 57 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Clinical measures, such as reading speed or reading acuity at 6 months Telerehabilitation vs self‐training | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Compliance at 6 months Telerehabilitation vs self‐training | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Technical difficulties with the intervention at 6 months Telerehabilitation vs self‐training | RR 5.17 [0.26, 103.18] | 1 study · 57 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Device abandonment rate at 6 months Telerehabilitation vs self‐training | RR 0.52 [0.14, 1.87] | 1 study · 57 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |