Final report - Risk factors for eye disease and injury
Table 4.4 Summary of results for eye infections
- Abbreviations and acronyms
- Summary
1 Introduction- 2 Background
- 3. Methods
4 Tabulated results- 5 Description of results
- 6 Areas requiring further research
- Appendix 1 Review term
- Appendix 2 Search strategy
- Appendix 3 Summary of searches and results
- Appendix 4 Summary results tables
- Appendix 5 Quality assessments for review articles
- Appendix 6 References excluded
- Appendix 7 Included references
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Question | Finding | Group a | Summary sheet |
| Do infection control methods reduce the incidence of eye infections? | In the case of trachoma, there is conflicting evidence as to whether infection control methods, such as insecticide sprays, antibiotics, health education and face washing, reduce the incidence of the disease. | NA | 231 |
| What impact does use of contact lenses have on the incidence of eye infections? | Contact lens wear appears to be a significant risk factor for acanthomoebic keratitis. | 1 | 229 |
| Does education on use and misuse of contact lens affect the incidence of eye infections? | One RCT showed that education did not significantly increase compliance with correct contact lens use in lens users; however, no studies looked specifically at incidence of eye infections. | NA | 230 |
Group 1 — Clear association/causality
Group 2 — Possible association/causality (more research needed)
Group 3 — Lack of association/causality
Group 4 — Possible lack of association/causality (more research needed)
Group 5 — Conflicting results
Group 6 — Possible protection
Group 7 — No studies
b Summary sheets number refers to the results tables in Appendix 3.
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