Priority 4 from the Sight Loss and Vision PSP Cataract
| UNCERTAINTY: What alternatives to treat cataracts other than cataract surgery are being developed? (JLA PSP Priority 4) | |
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| Overall ranking | 4 |
| JLA question ID | 0014b/4 |
| Explanatory note | No relevant systematic reviews identified at the time of the PSP |
| Evidence | None identified |
| Health Research Classification System category | Eye |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | This is an indicative uncertainty and was submitted twice, and the following submissions were merged to form this uncertainty: Is surgery the only way to treat cataracts, or can vision aids be successful? |
| Systematic reviews in preparation (at the time of PSP) | None identified |
| Ongoing controlled trials | None identified |
| Submitted by | Clinicians |
| Outcomes to be measured | Management and or change of symptoms; adverse effects or complications; acceptability to patients or carers; time to return to work or normal activity; time in hospital and or needing health or social care services; health related quality of life; and costs |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0014b |
| PSP name | Sight Loss and Vision - Cataract |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 42 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | April and May 2013 |