Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27624171›Full record

ArticleInternational ophthalmology2017

Comparison of ultrasound biomicroscopy and ultrasonographic parameters in eyes with phacomorphic glaucoma and eyes with mature cataract.

Sujata Subbiah, Philip A Thomas, C A Nelson Jesudasan

Abstract readComparative Study
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in International ophthalmology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% 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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sujata SubbiahInstitute of Ophthalmology, Joseph Eye Hospital, Tiruchirappalli, 620001, Tamil Nadu, India. umasujata@yahoo.com.
Philip A ThomasInstitute of Ophthalmology, Joseph Eye Hospital, Tiruchirappalli, 620001, Tamil Nadu, India.
C A Nelson JesudasanInstitute of Ophthalmology, Joseph Eye Hospital, Tiruchirappalli, 620001, Tamil Nadu, India.
Joseph Eye Hospital · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo compare data on anatomical and biometric parameters, and their combination, obtained by using ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) and A-scan in eyes with phacomorphic glaucoma (PG) and eyes with mature cataract and to determine differences that may predispose to development of PG.

methodsEighty patients (80 eyes) were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Anterior chamber parameters, namely anterior chamber depth (ACD), angle-opening distance (AOD), iris-lens contact distance (ILCD), and trabecular-ciliary process distance (TCPD), among other parameters, were assessed by UBM (35 MHz), while axial length (AL) and lenticular thickness (LT) were determined by A-scan biometry. Absolute lenticular position (ALP) and relative lenticular position (RLP) were also compared.

resultsThe mean AL of eyes with PG was less (P = 0.64) than the mean AL of eyes with mature cataract. The mean ILCD value in eyes with PG (1.30 ± 0.78 mm) was significantly higher (P = 0.0015) than that in eyes with mature cataract (0.86 ± 0.32 mm). The mean AOD value in eyes with PG (0.15 ± 0.10 mm) was significantly lower (P < 0.0001) than that in eyes with mature cataract (0.23 ± 0.06 mm); similarly, the mean RLP value in eyes with PG (0.20 ± 0.02) was significantly lower (P < 0.0001) than that in eyes with mature cataract (0.17 ± 0.02). TCPD showed negative correlation with LT r = -0.514; P = 0.017, r

conclusionThe results of UBM examination suggest that there are multiple mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of PG, namely crowding of the anterior segment, increased iris-lens contact distance, and a more pronounced anterior shift of the lens. Simultaneous evaluation of anatomic and biometric parameters can improve diagnostic accuracy in predicting cases at risk for PG.

Indexed as

Intraocular PressureAnterior Eye SegmentCataractCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlaucoma, Angle-ClosureGonioscopyHumansLens, CrystallineMaleMicroscopy, AcousticMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRisk FactorsTonometry, OcularBiometric parametersPhacomorphic glaucomaPrimary angle-closure glaucomaUltrasound biomicroscopy

Identifiers

PMID27624171
OpenAlexW2519325840

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.