Table 6. Reduction of Glaucoma Medications from baseline.
No.of studies | WMD(Random)(95%CI) | Heterogeity | overall effect | ||
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I2 | P | Z | P | ||
Total studies | 0.24[-0.27,0.76] | 85% | 0.0001 | 0.94 | 0.35 |
Sensitivity analysis | 0.06[-0.28,0.39] | 46% | 0.14 | 0.33 | 0.74 |
RCT | 0.09[-0.17,0.35] | 21% | 0.26 | 0.67 | 0.50 |
Non-RCT | 0.33[-0.61,1.27] | 83% | 0.003 | 0.69 | 0.49 |
Sensitivity analysis | 0.10[-0.54,0.74] | 76% | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.87 |
RCT: prospective randomized controlled trial; Non-RCT: retrospective non—randomized controlled clinical trials; RR: Relative Risk CI: confidence interval; WMD: weighted mean difference.