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Forest plot of comparison of RCTs: AER in patients receiving PDT vs. patients receiving placebo. We performed data processing through RevMan V5.3. Data were analyzed by Mantel-Haenszel method and random effects model and presented as odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI). I2 = 0 indicates the absence of heterogeneity, P < .05 indicates statistical significance.
