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ArticleOncotarget2017

Predictive value of preoperative retinal nerve fiber layer thickness for postoperative visual recovery in patients with chiasmal compression.

Jing Zhang, Sunfu Zhang, Yanlin Song, Chenjing Zhu, Min He, Qingqing Ren, Baoyin Shan, Ziqiong Wang, Yunhui Zeng, Jianguo Xu

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Jing Zhang *Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, The First People's Hospital of Yibin, Sichuan, PR China.
Sunfu Zhang *Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, The First People's Hospital of Yibin, Sichuan, PR China.
Yanlin Song *West China School of Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Sichuan, PR China.
Chenjing Zhu *West China School of Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Sichuan, PR China.
Min HeDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, The First People's Hospital of Yibin, Sichuan, PR China.
Qingqing RenDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, The First People's Hospital of Yibin, Sichuan, PR China.
Baoyin ShanDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, The First People's Hospital of Yibin, Sichuan, PR China.
Ziqiong WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, The First People's Hospital of Yibin, Sichuan, PR China.
Yunhui ZengDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, The First People's Hospital of Yibin, Sichuan, PR China.
Jianguo XuDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, The First People's Hospital of Yibin, Sichuan, PR China.

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive role of preoperative retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness for postoperative visual recovery in patients with chiasmal compression through performing a meta-analysis. PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and China National Knowledge Infrastructure were searched for relevant studies. The study and patient characteristics were extracted. Pooled odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated to estimate the predictive value of RNFL thickness. Subgroup analyses were also performed. Four studies with 202 patients and 395 eyes were included. The pooled results showed that patients with normal RNFL thickness could achieve better visual recovery compared with those with thin RNFL with the OR of 15.61 (95% CI, 4.09-59.61). Significant heterogeneity was observed (I

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chiasmal compressionoptical coherence tomographyretinal nerve fiber layersurgeryvisual recovery

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PMID28938625
PMCPMC5601721

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