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Table 1 Outcomes which were reported

From: Intra and post-operative complications observed with femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery versus conventional phacoemulsification surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Studies (quality assessment by NOS)

Outcomes reported

Type of complication

Abell2015 (******) [5]

Incomplete capsulotomy, anterior capsulotomy tag, anterior capsule tear, posterior capsule tear, corneal haze, unstable pupil, iris hooks/malyugin ring

Intra-operative

Conrad-Hengerer2013 (******) [6]

Anterior capsule tear, macular edema, elevated intra-ocular pressure

Intra-operative, post-operative

Ewe2015 (******) [7]

Incomplete capsulotomy, anterior capsulotomy tag, anterior capsule tear, posterior capsule tear, corneal haze, corneal epithelial defects, descemet’s membrane trauma, zonular dialysis, mean uncorrected visual acuity, macular edema, ocular hypertension, corneal edema

Peri-operative

Li2018 (*****) [8]

Miosis, descemet’s membrane local detachment, posterior capsular opacification, corneal edema, anterior chamber flare

Intra-operative and post-operative

Mastropasqua2014 (******) [9]

Descemet’s membrane detachment, endothelial gaping, epithelial gaping, endothelial misalignment, epithelial misalignment

Post-operative

Oakley2016 (*****) [10]

Uncorrected visual acuity

Post-operative

Roberts2018 (******) [11]

Anterior capsule tear, descemet membrane tear, iris trauma, residual soft lens matter, posterior capsule tear, vitreous loss, zonular dialysis, corneal edema

Intra-operative

Titiyal2016 (*****) [12]

Vitreous loss, posterior capsular rent, incomplete capsulotomy

Post-operative

  1. Abbreviations: NOS Newcastle Ottawa Scale
  2. For quality assessment by the Newcastle Ottawa Scale (NOS), a score is given in terms of stars ranging from a minimum of 1 star (*) to a maximum of 9 stars (*********) based on the quality of the study