Scleral support surgery for pathologic myopia
Noorani H Z
Record ID 32002000906
English, French
Authors' objectives:
To summarise the available evidence on scleral support surgery for pathological myopia.
Authors' recommendations:
- Pathologic myopia is the seventh leading cause of blindness in the US and two percent of Americans have the disease; Canadian statistics are not available.
- Pathologic myopia involves elongation of the eyeball and scleral support surgery aims to control the progression of this elongation. The most commonly used technique involves placing a strip of sclera from a donor eye around the eyeball to prevent further stretching.
- Due to variable trial designs and variable patient characteristics, this review determined there is insufficient evidence to establish the clinical efficacy of this procedure.
- More robust evidence is required, using standardized techniques and standardized outcome measures, before a meaningful evaluation of scleral support surgery can be conducted.
Authors' methods:
Overview
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
https://www.ccohta.ca/
Year Published:
2002
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Sclera
- Eye Diseases
- Myopia
Contact
Organisation Name:
Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment
Contact Address:
600-865 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 5S8 Canada. Tel: +1 613 226 2553, Fax: +1 613 226 5392;
Contact Name:
requests@cadth.ca
Contact Email:
requests@cadth.ca
Copyright:
Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment (CCOHTA)
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