Table 10: Design of Studies Included in the Evidence-Based Analysis.
Design | Comparators in Parent RCT if Subset Analysis |
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Retrospective subset analysis of RCT (Malmo Ocular Hypertension Study [MOHS]) (22) 2005 Sweden |
Timolol vs. placebo |
Retrospective analysis of RCT (Bergea et al.) (23) 1999 Sweden |
Surgery vs. pilocarpine |
Observational (unclear if prospective or retrospective) (Jonas et al.) (25) 2007 Germany |
NA |
Retrospective chart review (Choi et al.) (24) 2007 Korea |
NA |
Retrospective subset analysis of an RCT (Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study [AGIS]) (15) 2008 US |
2 sequences of glaucoma surgery |
Retrospective subset analysis of an observational study (Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study [DIGS]) (16) 2008 US |
Diagnostic and monitoring techniques |
Retrospective subset analysis of an RCT (Early Manifest Glaucoma Trial [EMGT]) (26) 2007 Sweden/US |
Surgery plus betaxolol vs. no surgery/betaxolol |
RCT refers to randomized controlled trial