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ArticleEye (London, England)2017

Safety and acceptability of an organic light-emitting diode sleep mask as a potential therapy for retinal disease.

J N Sahni, G Czanner, T Gutu, S A Taylor, K M Bennett, S M Wuerger, I Grierson, C Murray-Dunning, M N Holland, S P Harding and 1 more

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Article in Eye (London, England), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

J N SahniSt Paul's Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK.
G CzannerDepartment of Eye and Vision Science, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
T GutuSt Paul's Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK.
S A TaylorSt Paul's Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK.
K M BennettDepartment of Psychological Sciences, Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, Liverpool, UK.
S M WuergerDepartment of Psychological Sciences, Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, Liverpool, UK.
I GriersonDepartment of Eye and Vision Science, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
C Murray-DunningDepartment of Eye and Vision Science, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
M N HollandPolyphotonix Medical Ltd, Durham, UK.
S P HardingSt Paul's Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK.
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University of Liverpool · GBRoyal Liverpool University Hospital · GBPolyphotonix (United Kingdom) · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of the study was to study the effect of an organic light-emitting diode sleep mask on daytime alertness, wellbeing, and retinal structure/function in healthy volunteers and in diabetic macular oedema (DMO).Patients and methodsHealthy volunteers in two groups, 18-30 yrs (A), 50-70 yrs (B) and people with DMO (C) wore masks (504 nm wavelength; 80 cd/m

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AdolescentAdultAgedColor PerceptionContrast SensitivityDiabetic RetinopathyFemaleHumansMacular EdemaMaleMasksMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionPhototherapyProspective StudiesPsychomotor Performance

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PMID27983728
PMCPMC5233944
OpenAlexW2560928928

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