Table 1.
Study characteristics
| No | Reference | Study design | Level of evidence | Intervention | Sample size (eye) | Outcome observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015, Maria Cecilia D Aquino | Randomised Controlled Trial | 2 | MP-CPC vs. CW-CPC | 48 | success rate; IOP at baseline, 1st day, 1st week, 1st, 3rd, 6th, 12th, 18th month; antiglaucoma medications; complications |
| 2 | 2018, Ahmed M. Abdelrahman | Prospective Cohort | 2 | MP-CPC vs. CW-CPC | 45 | success rate; IOP at baseline, 2nd week, 1st, 3rd, 6th month; antiglaucoma medications; complications |
| 3 | 2020, Anthony Fam | Retrospective Cohort | 2 | MP-CPC vs. CW-CPC | 31 | IOP at baseline, 1st, 3rd, 6th, 12th month, antiglaucoma medications, retreatments |
| 3 | 2020, A. M. Abdullatif | Randomised Controlled Trial | 2 | HFU vs. MP-CPC vs. CW-CPC | 30 | success rate; IOP at baseline, 1st day, 1st, 2nd week, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th month; antiglaucoma medications; complications |
| 4 | 2021, Enrico Bernardi | Retrospective Cohort | 2 | MP-CPC vs. CW-CPC | 197 | success rate; IOP at baseline, 1st day, 1st week, 1st, 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th month, antiglaucoma medications; BCVA |
| 5 | 2021, Mihail Zemba | Retrospective Cohort | 2 | MP-CPC vs. CW-CPC | 46 | success rate; IOP at baseline, 1st day, 1st week, 1st, 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th, 15th month; antiglaucoma medications, complications, BCVA, need for retreatment |
MP-CPC: Micro-pulse cyclophotocoagulation; CW-CPC: continuous wave cyclophotocoagulation.