Evaluation of Systematic Reviews of Interventions for Retina and Vitreous Conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Patient care and clinical practice guidelines should be informed by evidence from reliable systematic reviews. The reliability of systematic reviews related to forthcoming guidelines for retina and vitreous conditions is unknown.

Objectives

To summarize the reliability of systematic reviews on interventions for 7 retina and vitreous conditions, describe characteristics of reliable and unreliable systematic reviews, and examine the primary area in which they appeared to be lacking.

Design, setting, and participants

A cross-sectional study of systematic reviews was conducted. Systematic reviews of interventions for retina- and vitreous-related conditions in a database maintained by the Cochrane Eyes and Vision United States Satellite were identified. Database

SUBMITTER: Le JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6802257 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature