Showing 141-157 of 157 for: Cochrane Systematic Reviews > Eye and ear 
- Systemic antibiotics versus topical treatments for chronically discharging ears with underlying eardrum perforations
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Nov-2008
Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) causes ear discharge and impairs hearing.
- Tamponade in surgery for retinal detachment associated with proliferative vitreoretinopathy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Feb-2014
Retinal detachment (RD) with proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) often requires surgery to restore normal anatomy and to stabilize or improve vision. PVR usually occurs in association with recurrent RD (that is, after initial retinal re-attachment surge
- The Epley (canalith repositioning) manoeuvre for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Dec-2014
This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in The Cochrane Library in Issue 1, 2002 and previously updated in 2004 and 2007.
- Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) for tinnitus
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Feb-2010
Tinnitus is described as the perception of sound or noise in the absence of real acoustic stimulation. Although an outright cure for tinnitus remains elusive, various management strategies have been developed to help to lessen the impact of the symptom. F
- Topical anaesthesia alone versus topical anaesthesia with intracameral lidocaine for phacoemulsification
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Nov-2010
Cataract is defined as loss of transparency of the natural lens and is usually an age-related phenomenon. The only recognized treatment available for cataract involves surgery. An ideal anaesthetic should allow for pain-free surgery with no systemic or lo
- Topical analgesia for acute otitis media
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Jun-2011
Acute otitis media (AOM) is a spontaneously remitting disease of which pain is the most distressing symptom. Antibiotics are now known to have less benefit than previously assumed. Topical pain relief may be a satisfactory intervention for AOM sufferers a
- Topical antibiotics without steroids for chronically discharging ears with underlying eardrum perforations
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Nov-2008
Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) causes ear discharge and impairs hearing.
- Topical corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy for bacterial keratitis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Oct-2014
Bacterial keratitis is a serious ocular infectious disease that can lead to severe visual disability. Risk factors for bacterial corneal infection include contact lens wear, ocular surface disease, corneal trauma, and previous ocular or eyelid surgery. To
- Universal neonatal hearing screening versus selective screening as part of the management of childhood deafness
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Oct-2009
The principal factors that decide how deafness affects a child's development are the degree of hearing impairment and the age at which it is diagnosed. A number of factors are thought to increase the risk of hearing impairment: low birth weight, prematuri
- Vasodilators and vasoactive substances for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Feb-2010
Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSHL) is sudden hearing loss where clinical assessment fails to reveal a cause. The most widely used therapeutic agents for ISSHL are antivirals, steroids, hyperbaric oxygen, vasodilators and rheological/vaso
- Vestibular rehabilitation for unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Jan-2015
This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in The Cochrane Library in Issue 4, 2007 and previously updated in 2011.
- Vision screening for amblyopia in childhood
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-May-2009
Amblyopia is a reversible deficit of vision that has to be treated within the sensitive period for visual development. Screening programmes have been set up to detect this largely asymptomatic condition and refer children for treatment while an improvemen
- Vision screening for correctable visual acuity deficits in school-age children and adolescents
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Apr-2009
Although the benefits of vision screening seem intuitive the value of such programmes in junior and senior schools has been questioned. In addition to this, there exists a lack of clarity regarding the optimum age for screening and frequency at which to c
- Vitamin C and superoxide dismutase (SOD) for diabetic retinopathy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-May-2009
There is increasing evidence that diabetic retinopathy is caused by the action of free radicals. Radical scavengers like vitamin C and superoxide dismutase (SOD) may influence the outcome and progression of diabetic retinopathy, but no systematic review o
- Vitamin E supplementation for prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Aug-2008
Treating very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with pharmacologic doses of vitamin E as an antioxidant agent has been proposed for preventing or limiting retinopathy of prematurity, intracranial hemorrhage, hemolytic anemia, and chronic lung disease. Howev
- Xylitol for preventing acute otitis media in children up to 12 years of age
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Oct-2011
Acute otitis media (AOM) is the most common bacterial infection among young children in the United States with limitations and concerns over its treatment with antibiotics and surgery. Therefore, effective preventative measures are attractive. A potential
- Zinc supplements for preventing otitis media
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Jun-2014
Otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear and is usually caused by infection. It affects people of all ages but is particularly common in young children. Around 164 million people worldwide have long-term hearing loss caused by this condition, 90% of
