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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 10.
Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Jan 19;(1):CD005431. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005431.pub2

Table 6.

Risk of other ocular events

Study Outcome Test intervention No. with outcome/No. in group Control intervention No. with outcome Total No./No. with outcome
Aminocaproic acid
Crouch 1997 Conjunctival/corneal foreign body sensation Topical aminocaproic acid 4/35 Oral aminocaproic acid 0/29 4/64
Transient punctate corneal staining Same 3/35 Same 0/29 3/64
Tranexamic acid
Varnek 1980 Vitreous and retinal hemorrhage Tranexamic acid 5/102 Conservative treatment 5/130 10/232
Traumatic cataract Same 2/102 Same 0/130 2/232
Non-drug medical intervention
Read 1974 Traumatic cataract Bed rest with elevation of the head, bilateral patches and eye shield NR Moderate ambulatory activity, patching and shielding of injured eye NR 8/137
Vitreous hemorrhage Same NR Same NR 11/137
Commotio retinae Same NR Same NR 4/137
Occluded pupil Same NR Same NR 2/137
Optic atrophy with nasalization of optic cup Same NR Same NR 4/137
Optic atrophy without nasalization of optic cup Same NR Same NR 8/137

NR: Not reported