Ballesteros-Sánchez, Antonio https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9248-8685
Llort-Vilaró, Sara
Sánchez-González, José-María
Borroni, Davide
Rocha-de-Lossada, Carlos
Article History
Received: 1 May 2025
Accepted: 17 July 2025
First Online: 26 August 2025
Declarations
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: Antonio Ballesteros-Sánchez, José-María Sánchez-González, Davide Borroni, and Carlos Rocha-de-Lossada are Editorial Board members of Ophthalmology and Therapy. They were not involved in the selection of peer reviewers for the manuscript nor any of the subsequent editorial decisions. Sara Llort-Vilaró has no conflicts of interest to declare.
: This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The study was registered in PROSPERO (ID: CRD420251014331) to promotes transparency, helps reduce potential for bias and serves to avoid unintended duplication of reviews.
: This study did not employ any proprietary or copyrighted assessment tools or scales that require special permissions for use. All methodologies and measurement instruments used are either original to this study or fall within the public domain.