Supplemental File 2.
Sample search strategy for systematic review
| Number | Search terms |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anti-Vascular endothelial growth factor* |
| 2 | Anti-VEGF* |
| 3 | Aflibercept* |
| 4 | “Aflibercept” [Supplementary Concept] |
| 5 | Eylea* |
| 6 | 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 |
| 7 | "Diabetic retinopathy" [Mesh] |
| 8 | Diabetic retinopath* |
| 9 | “Macular Edema” [Mesh] |
| 10 | Macular Edema* |
| 11 | DME |
| 12 | Macular Oedema* |
| 13 | DMO |
| 14 | 7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12 OR 13 |
| 15 | 6 AND 14 |
We searched PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, and ClinicalTrials.gov. from inception to February 2020, for studies published in English or French, using the following strategy