| Study | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Abdollahi 2002 | Design: RCT Population: glaucoma |
| Ahmed 2002 | Study evaluates adverse outcome or complications of surgical procedure |
| Akman 2004 | Study evaluates adverse outcome or complications of surgical procedure |
| Anderson 2003 | Design: secondary analysis of RCT Population: glaucoma |
| Antoszyk 2008 | Design: follow‐up data from RCT Population: AMD |
| Arraes 2006 | Design: unclear (translation required) Intervention: surgery Outcomes: safety |
| Assia 1998 | Design: unclear (further information required) Population: cataract Notes: abstract only |
| Bojic 1993 | Design: RCT (more information required) Population: glaucoma Notes: abstract only |
| Boyer 2009 | Design: RCT Population: AMD |
| Brown 2009 | Design: RCT Population: AMD |
| Busbee 2005 | Design: RCT Population: AMD |
| Caramazza 1999 | Design: RCT (more information required) Population: glaucoma Notes: abstract only, translation required |
| Ciulla 2002 | Design: RCT Population: AMD |
| Corke 1999 | Study evaluates adverse outcome or complications of surgical procedure |
| Davis 1989 | Design: RCT Population: cataract Notes: abstract only |
| DIRECT study 2008a | Design: RCT Population: diabetic retinopathy |
| DIRECT study 2008b | Design: RCT Population: diabetic retinopathy |
| DX‐Retinopathy study 2006 | Design: RCT Population: diabetic retinopathy |
| Erb 2005 | Design: unclear (requires translation) Population: glaucoma |
| Fleck 1991 | Design: RCT Population: glaucoma Notes: abstract only |
| Frezzotti 1982 | Design: unsure (more information required) Intervention: surgery Notes: no abstract, more information required |
| García‐Sánchez 2004 | Design: RCT Population: glaucoma |
| Geijssen 1990 | Design: unsure (more information required) Population: glaucoma Notes: no abstract, more information required |
| Harwood 2005 | Design: RCT Population: cataract |
| Heier 2006 | Design: RCT Population: AMD |
| Jacobi 2000 | Study evaluates adverse outcome or complications of surgical procedure |
| Jampel 2005 | Design: review of RCT data Population: glaucoma |
| Joussen 2009 | Design: unclear ‐ does this include a report of a RCT? Intervention: surgery |
| Kal 2006 | Design: unclear (unlikely to be RCT) Population: diabetes Notes: no abstract, more information required |
| Koester 2006 | Design: unclear (more information required) Population: AMD Notes: abstract only |
| Kolomoitseva 1994 | Design: unclear (more information required) Population: glaucoma Notes: abstract only |
| Lai 2009 | Design: RCT Population: AMD |
| Lira 2001 | Study evaluates adverse outcome or complications of surgical procedure |
| Manabe 1994 | Design: unclear (more information required) Population: cataract Notes: abstract only |
| Manners 1996 | Design: RCT Population: cataract Notes: abstract only |
| Maze 1995 | Design: unsure (more information required) Intervention: surgery Notes: no abstract, more information required |
| MDR study 2005 | Design: RCT Population: diabetic retinopathy |
| Michels 2005 | Design: RCT Population: AMD |
| Mikami 1985 | Design: unsure (more information required) Population: diabetic retinopathy Notes: no abstract, more information required |
| Morel 2006 | Study evaluates adverse outcome or complications of surgical procedure |
| MPS 1994 | Design: RCT. Unclear relating to eligibility criteria for people with stroke (were they excluded?) Population: AMD |
| Nicholson 2000 | Study evaluates adverse outcome or complications of surgical procedure |
| Ozdemir 2004 | Study evaluates adverse outcome or complications of surgical procedure |
| Patel 1998 | Design: RCT Population: cataract Notes: abstract only |
| Pfeiffer 2002 | Design: RCT Population: glaucoma |
| PKS‐DRS study 2005 | Design: RCT Population: diabetic retinopathy |
| Pulido 2006 | Design: RCT Population: AMD |
| READ‐2 study 2009 | Design: RCT Population: diabetic retinopathy |
| Regillo 2008 | Design: RCT Population: AMD |
| Reichel 2007 | Design: RCT Population: AMD |
| Ritch 2005 | Design: review Population: glaucoma Notes: abstract only |
| Rosenfield 2006 | Design: RCT Population: AMD |
| Schein 2000 | Study evaluates adverse outcome or complications of surgical procedure |
| Siddiqui 2006 | Design: possibly reports 2 RCTs Population: AMD |
| Slakter 2006 | Design: RCT Population: AMD |
| Thompson 1986 | Study evaluates adverse outcome or complications of surgical procedure |
| Unknown 2001 | Design: report of 2 RCTs (more information required) Population: AMD Notes: abstract only |
| Unknown 2003 | Design: report of RCT (more information required) Intervention: surgery (laser) Notes: abstract only |
| Unknown 2006 | Design: unclear (more information required) Population: AMD Notes: abstract only |
| Uusitalo 1999 | Design: RCT Population: cataract |
| Valimaki 1999 | Design: unsure (more information required) Population: glaucoma Notes: no abstract, more information required |
| Walters 1998 | Design: RCT Population: glaucoma |
| Xu 2009 | Design: unclear Population: cataract Notes: abstract only |
| Yuen 2007 | Study evaluates adverse outcome or complications of surgical procedure |
AMD: age‐related macular degeneration RCT: randomised controlled trial