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ReviewDer Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft2005

[Ocular allergies].

E M Messmer

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Review in Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Red Eye: A Guide for Non-specialists.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2017
    Article
  2. Article
  3. Allergic conjunctivitis in Jos-Nigeria.Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical Association · 2014
    Article
  4. [Follicular conjunctivitis of unknown origin].Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2012
    Article
  5. Article
  6. [Therapeutic options in vernal keratoconjunctivitis].Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2009
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

E M MessmerAugenklinik der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent developments indicate that ocular allergy is more than an IgE-mediated allergic conjunctivitis. Ocular allergy is a disease affecting the entire ocular surface including conjunctiva, lids, cornea, lacrimal gland and tear film. Besides an IgE-mediated reaction, a complex chronic inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of many ocular allergies. According to their pathogenesis and clinical picture, ocular allergies are classified into mild forms, such as seasonal and perennial allergic conjunctivitis as well as giant papillary conjunctivitis, and chronic, potentially blinding forms such as atopic keratoconjunctivitis and vernal keratoconjunctivitis. New therapeutics act on the entire inflammatory process or try to modulate the allergic reaction early and specifically. The association with non-ocular allergic symptoms requires an interdisciplinary approach.

Indexed as

HypersensitivityAdrenal Cortex HormonesAnti-Allergic AgentsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalConjunctivitis, AllergicDesensitization, ImmunologicDiagnosis, DifferentialEye DiseasesHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsKeratoconjunctivitisPlasmapheresisSkin TestsAdrenal Cortex HormonesAnti-Allergic AgentsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalImmunosuppressive Agents

Identifiers

PMID15806370
OpenAlexW3190361282

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Registered trials

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