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ArticleISRN ophthalmology2013

Comparison between Intravitreal Triamcinolone with Grid Laser Photocoagulation versus Bevacizumab with Grid Laser Photocoagulation Combinations for Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion.

Abdullah Ozkaya, Ugur Celik, Zeynep Alkin, Miray Faiz Turan, Ahmet Taylan Yazici, Ahmet Demirok

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Article in ISRN ophthalmology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 34% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Aflibercept in macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion: A real life study.Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Abdullah OzkayaBeyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Bereketzade Camii Sok., Kuledibi, Beyoglu, 34421 Istanbul, Turkey.
Ugur CelikBeyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Bereketzade Camii Sok., Kuledibi, Beyoglu, 34421 Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-2217-0073
Zeynep AlkinBeyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Bereketzade Camii Sok., Kuledibi, Beyoglu, 34421 Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-5363-1944
Miray Faiz TuranBeyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Bereketzade Camii Sok., Kuledibi, Beyoglu, 34421 Istanbul, Turkey.
Ahmet Taylan YaziciBeyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Bereketzade Camii Sok., Kuledibi, Beyoglu, 34421 Istanbul, Turkey.
Ahmet DemirokBeyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Bereketzade Camii Sok., Kuledibi, Beyoglu, 34421 Istanbul, Turkey ; Department of Ophthalmology, Medeniyet University, 34700 Istanbul, Turkey.
Beyoglu Goz Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose. To compare the efficacy of intravitreal triamcinolone (IVT) and intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB), both combined with grid laser photocoagulation (GLP) for macular edema (ME) secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). Methods. Retrospective, comparative study. The newly diagnosed patients with ME secondary to BRVO who were treated with IVT and GLP or IVB and GLP were included. The main outcome measures were changed in the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central retinal thickness (CRT) from the baseline to month 24. Results. Ninety-nine eyes of 99 patients were included. The change in BCVA was not statistically different in any time points between the two groups (P > 0.05, for all). The change in CRT was not statistically different in any time points between the two groups (P > 0.05, for all). The mean number of injections at month 24 was 2.38 ± 1.06 in the IVT+GLP group and 4.17 ± 1.30 in the IVB+GLP group (P = 0.0001). The need for cataract surgery (P = 0.01) and secondary glaucoma (P = 0.03) occurrence were more common in IVT group. Conclusion. Both treatment modalities were effective in the treatment of ME secondary to BRVO. The number of injections was significantly lower in the IVT group than in the IVB group; however cataract and secondary glaucoma were more frequent in the IVT+GLP group than in the IVB+GLP group.

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PMCPMC3910673
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