Bimanual Microincision Cataract Surgery versus Coaxial Microincision Cataract Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials and Cohort Studies

Table 1

Characteristics of 9 studies included in the meta-analysis.

Source (publication year, country)	Number of eyes	Age (year)	Gender (M/F)	First incision size	Final incision size	Follow-up (day)	Jadad score
	B-MICS/C-MICS	B-MICS/C-MICS	B-MICS/C-MICS	B-MICS/C-MICS	B-MICS/C-MICS
Cavallini et al. (2007, Italy)	50/50	NA	Total: 15/35	1.4/2.2	2.24 ± 0.04/2.29 ± 0.08	90	1 + 1-0 + 0 + 0-1 + 1
Wilczynski et al. (2009, Poland)	50/58	67.8 ± 9.5/73.8 ± 8.4	(35/15)/(33/25)	1.7/1.8	NA	30
Wilczynski et al. (2009, Poland)	50/51	67 ± 10 /73 ± 8	(9/41)/(19/32)	1.7/1.8	NA	30
Elkady et al. (2009, Spain)	25/15	1.73 ± 0.08/2.24	(5/11)/(9/9)	1.4/2.2	1.73 ± 0.08/2.24	30	1 + 1-0 + 0 + 0-1 + 1
Can et al. (2010, Turkey)	45/45	61.5 ± 8.1/65.8 ± 13.2	(17/14)/(14/18)	NA	1.89 ± 0.21/2.26 ± 0.07	90	1 + 0-1 + 0 + 0-0 + 1
Can et al. (2011, Turkey)	30/30	63.6 ± 15.5/69.1 ± 9.1	(13/12)/(13/13)	1.2–1.4/1.6–1.8	NA	30	1 + 1-0 + 0 + 0-1 + 1
Can et al. (2012, Turkey)	40/40	65.29 ± 8.24/63.59 ± 11.77	(16/12)/(17/15)	1.2–1.4/1.6–1.8	NA	30	1 + 1-0 + 0 + 0-1 + 1
Wang et al. (2012, China)	41/41	Total: 67 ± 10	NA	1.3/2.2	NA	30	1 + 0-1 + 0 + 0-0 + 1
Alió et al. (2014, Egypt)	25/25	67.60 ± 8.46/70.50 ± 8.88	NA	1.0/2.2	NA	30	1 + 1-0 + 0 + 0-1 + 1