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ReviewNeuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press)2016

Current Perspectives of Bioptic Driving in Low Vision.

Robert Chun, Maria Cucuras, Walter M Jay

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In one paragraph

Review in Neuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 11% 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

1 citing paper in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Robert ChunMidwestern University, College of Optometry, Downers Grove, Illinois, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Maria CucurasMidwestern University, College of Optometry , Downers Grove, Illinois, USA.
Walter M JayDepartment of Ophthalmology, Loyola University Chicago , Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Midwestern University · USLoyola University Chicago · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this review, the authors discuss the current perspectives of spectacle-mounted telescopes (bioptics) used for driving among patients with vision impairments. The history, design, driving laws surrounding bioptic use, and developing programs in The Netherlands and Canada are discussed. Patients who have certain visual requirements and stable disease status may be eligible candidates to consider using a bioptic aid for driving. Given the high prevalence of depression among visually impaired patients, low vision specialists can work with neuro-ophthalmologists to maximise the independence and visual function of patients who have permanent vision impairments but capable of maintaining driving privileges.

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Bioptic drivinglow visiontelescopic aid

Identifiers

PMID27928386
PMCPMC5123033
OpenAlexW2314873814

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Registered trials

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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.