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Observational studyPloS one2019

Decreased orbital fat and enophthalmos due to bimatoprost: Quantitative analysis using magnetic resonance imaging.

Tomoaki Higashiyama, Takayuki Minamikawa, Masashi Kakinoki, Osamu Sawada, Masahito Ohji

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Observational study in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Oculoplastic Challenges in Patients with Glaucoma.Turkish journal of ophthalmology · 2025
    Review
  3. Article
  4. From Eye Care to Hair Growth: Bimatoprost.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
    Review
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Orbital Fat Volume After Treatment with Topical Prostaglandin Agonists.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2020
    Article
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tomoaki HigashiyamaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0932-1287
Takayuki MinamikawaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
Masashi KakinokiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
Osamu SawadaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
Masahito OhjiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
Shiga University of Medical Science · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We quantitatively determined the relation between the decrease in orbital fat and enophthalmos due to bimatoprost using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Nine orbits in nine patients were treated unilaterally with bimatoprost for glaucoma or ocular hypertension. The contralateral orbits were used as controls. The volumes of the orbital tissues and the enophthalmos were measured using MRI. The mean volumes on the treated and untreated sides were, respectively, 14.6 ± 2.1 and 17.0 ± 4.3 cm3 for orbital fat (P = 0.04) and 3.4 ± 0.5 and 3.3 ± 0.5 cm3 for total extraocular muscles (P = 0.85). The mean enophthalmos values were 14.7 ± 2.5 and 16.0 ± 2.3 mm on the treated and untreated sides, respectively (P = 0.002). The data acquired by quantitatively measuring the volumes of orbital fat and enophthalmos on MRI showed that each might be reduced by bimatoprost administration. The enophthalmos could be caused by the bimatoprost-induced decrease in orbital fat.

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EnophthalmosGlaucomaMagnetic Resonance ImagingAdipose TissueAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBimatoprostCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOrbitBimatoprost

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PMID30917168
PMCPMC6436740
OpenAlexW2923182795

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