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ReviewIndian journal of ophthalmology

Thyroid associated orbitopathy.

Rajat Maheshwari, Ezekiel Weis

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Review in Indian journal of ophthalmology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
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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

27 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. The role of mycophenolate mofetil in the therapy of thyroid eye disease.Therapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism · 2025
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  9. IgG4 as a Biomarker in Graves' Orbitopathy.Mediators of inflammation · 2021
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  19. The relationship between Graves' ophthalmopathy and dry eye syndrome.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2015
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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

2 authors.

Rajat MaheshwariDepartment of Ophthalmology, Royal Alexendra Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5H 3V9. rajat.oculoplasty@gmail.com
Ezekiel Weis

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thyroid associated orbitopathy, also known as Graves' orbitopathy, is typically a self-limiting autoimmune process associated with dysthyroid states. The clinical presentation may vary from very mild disease to severe irreversible sight-threatening complications. Despite ongoing basic science and clinical research, the pathogenesis and highly effective therapeutic strategies remain elusive. The present article reviews the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and management of this common, yet poorly understood disease, which remains a challenge to the ophthalmologist.

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ExophthalmosGraves OphthalmopathyHumans

Identifiers

PMID22446901
PMCPMC3339094

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