Evidence map›Paper›PMID 26113499›Full record

ReviewEye (London, England)2015

New and emerging technologies for the treatment of inherited retinal diseases: a horizon scanning review.

J Smith, D Ward, M Michaelides, A T Moore, S Simpson

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Review in Eye (London, England), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
34citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  4. Stargardt macular dystrophy and therapeutic approaches.The British journal of ophthalmology · 2024
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  7. Structural evaluation in inherited retinal diseases.The British journal of ophthalmology · 2021
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  16. AAV-DeliveredFrontiers in neuroscience · 2020
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  17. Non-photoreceptor Expression ofFrontiers in neuroscience · 2020
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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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

J SmithNIHR Horizon Scanning Centre, University of Birmingham, School of Health and Population Sciences, Birmingham, UK.
D WardNIHR Horizon Scanning Centre, University of Birmingham, School of Health and Population Sciences, Birmingham, UK.
M MichaelidesUCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK.
A T MooreUCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK.
S SimpsonNIHR Horizon Scanning Centre, University of Birmingham, School of Health and Population Sciences, Birmingham, UK.
University of Birmingham · GBMoorfields Eye Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The horizon scanning review aimed to identify new and emerging technologies in development that have the potential to slow or stop disease progression and/or reverse sight loss in people with inherited retinal diseases (IRDs). Potential treatments were identified using recognized horizon scanning methods. These included a combination of online searches using predetermined search terms, suggestions from clinical experts and patient and carer focus groups, and contact with commercial developers. Twenty-nine relevant technologies were identified. These included 9 gene therapeutic approaches, 10 medical devices, 5 pharmacological agents, and 5 regenerative and cell therapies. A further 11 technologies were identified in very early phases of development (typically phase I or pre-clinical) and were included in the final report to give a complete picture of developments 'on the horizon'. Clinical experts and patient and carer focus groups provided helpful information and insights, such as the availability of specialised services for patients, the potential impacts of individual technologies on people with IRDs and their families, and helped to identify additional relevant technologies. This engagement ensured that important areas of innovation were not missed. Most of the health technologies identified are still at an early stage of development and it is difficult to estimate when treatments might be available. Further, well designed trials that generate data on efficacy, applicability, acceptability, and costs of the technologies, as well as the long-term impacts for various conditions are required before these can be considered for adoption into routine clinical practice.

Indexed as

Biomedical TechnologyBlindnessClinical Trials as TopicGene Transfer TechniquesHumansProstheses and ImplantsRegenerative MedicineRetinal Diseases

Identifiers

PMID26113499
PMCPMC4565944
OpenAlexW1520281615

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