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ReviewExperimental eye research2015

The dynamic sclera: extracellular matrix remodeling in normal ocular growth and myopia development.

Angelica R Harper, Jody A Summers

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Review in Experimental eye research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 133 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
133citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
12.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

133 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 271 citations in OpenAlex.

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73 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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 at 1 institution in 1 country.

Angelica R HarperDepartment of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA. Electronic address: angelica-harper@ouhsc.edu.
Jody A SummersDepartment of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center · US

Funding

Regulation of Scleral Growth and Remodelling in MyopiaR01EY009391 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI SUMMERS, JODY A · 1992 to 2021
$6.5M
NEI NIH HHS EY09391NEI NIH HHS R01 EY009391
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myopia is a common ocular condition, characterized by excessive elongation of the ocular globe. The prevalence of myopia continues to increase, particularly among highly educated groups, now exceeding 80% in some groups. In parallel with the increased prevalence of myopia, are increases in associated blinding ocular conditions including glaucoma, retinal detachment and macular degeneration, making myopia a significant global health concern. The elongation of the eye is closely related to the biomechanical properties of the sclera, which in turn are largely dependent on the composition of the scleral extracellular matrix. Therefore an understanding of the cellular and extracellular events involved in the regulation of scleral growth and remodeling during childhood and young adulthood will provide future avenues for the treatment of myopia and its associated ocular complications.

Indexed as

AnimalsBiomechanical PhenomenaExtracellular MatrixEyeHumansMyopiaRefraction, OcularScleraemmetropizationextracellular matrixmyopiaocular developmentsclera

Identifiers

PMID25819458
PMCPMC4379420
OpenAlexW2000867500

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