Study | Reason for exclusion |
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Berendschot 2009 | Study participants were not randomized to statin use; randomized controlled trial of participants on statins assigned to 1 of 3 dietary groups (control margarine, plant sterol‐enriched margarine, or plant stanol‐enriched margarine) |
Della Valle 2000 | Study participants were not randomized; control arm included participants who refused to use simvastatin for various reasons |
Drobek‐Slowik 2008 | Study participants were not randomized; history of statin use for people with AMD compared with people without AMD |
Maguire 2009 | Study participants were not randomized to statin use; retrospective study based on a cohort of trial participants |
Mao 2009 | Not the outcome of interest; randomized controlled trial of participants with AMD assigned to statins or placebo; analyzed hemodynamic changes after 3 months (no vision‐related outcomes assessed) |
Sen 2002 | The study was in people with diabetic retinopathy |
AMD: age‐related macular degeneration