How to Understand Research Evidence
Research moves through stages. Every statement on EyeCyte is labelled with the stage its evidence has reached.
● Established / Approved
Part of established care, or approved by a regulator for this specific use.
● Human Clinical Evidence
Controlled human studies have reported results. Approval for this use is a separate question.
● Early Human Research
Small, early-phase or uncontrolled human studies — primarily about safety and feasibility.
● Preclinical Animal Evidence
Studied in animal models. Animal findings frequently do not translate to people.
● Laboratory / In Vitro Evidence
Studied in cells or tissue in the laboratory.
● Mechanistic / Theoretical
A proposed biological rationale, not a demonstrated effect.
● Insufficient Evidence
Not enough reliable evidence to draw conclusions.
Rules we follow
- Laboratory and animal findings are never presented as patient outcomes.
- Approval status is stated on every condition page, and checked against regulators.
- Where we have not verified a specific study, we say EVIDENCE VERIFICATION REQUIRED and link a live literature search rather than an unverified citation.
- Pages pass an automated compliance check and medical review before publication.