Table 7 Meta-regression analysis of prevalence and MDR pattern of bacterial eye infections by different categories of studies included in the systematic review and meta-analysis

Prevalence

Total isolates

1.020096

0.0224446

0.90

0.385

0.9718726 − 1.070712

Publication year

0.1224026

0.1465905

-1.75

0.107

0.0087705–1.708269

Sample size

1.010753

0.0191361

0.56

0.583

0.9694999 − 1.053761

MDR

Total isolates

1.005243

0.0180785

0.29

0.777

0.9662295 − 1.045831

Publication year

0.2087983

0.2007601

-1.63

0.132

0.0251565- 1.733022

Sample size

1.003603

0.0152143

0.24

0.817

0.9706692 − 1.037655