Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30943922›Full record

Observational studyBMC ophthalmology2019

Adjunctive dexamethasone implant in patients with atopic dermatitis and retinal detachment undergoing vitrectomy and silicone oil tamponade: an interventional case series.

Ah Ran Cho, Young Hee Yoon

Open access · goldAbstract readObservational Study
In one paragraph

Observational study in BMC ophthalmology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trial
  2. Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant in Vitreoretinal Surgery: An Overview of the Literature.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025
    Review
  3. Article
  4. Review
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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ah Ran ChoSeoul Shinsegae Eye Center, 117, Simin-ro, Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
Young Hee YoonDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 88, Olympic-ro 43-Gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Korea. yhyoon@amc.seoul.kr.
Ulsan College · KR

Funding

Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning NRF-2013R1A2A2A01068457
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo report the clinical course and outcomes of adjunctive dexamethasone implants in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) and retinal detachment (RD) undergoing vitrectomy and silicone oil tamponade.

methodsThis retrospective, interventional case series included AD patients with RD and various degrees of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) who were scheduled to undergo vitrectomy. Following total vitrectomy and retinopexy, silicone oil tamponade was performed. Finally, an intraocular dexamethasone implant was injected intravitreally. Anatomical and functional outcomes were assessed at 12 months, and extended follow-up data were also collected.

resultsSeven eyes from six patients (five male, one female) were included. The median age was 29 (range, 20-38) years. Preoperatively, six eyes were pseudophakic, two eyes had a history of previous vitreoretinal surgery, and one had uveitis. Postoperatively, best-corrected visual acuity improved in two eyes, worsened in one, and remained similar in four. Retinal attachment was maintained in all eyes at 12 months. The major complication was an increase in postoperative intraocular pressure in six eyes, requiring either medical or surgical treatment. During the extended follow-up period (15-37 months), retinas remained attached in all eyes and stable visual acuity was maintained in five.

conclusionsInjection of an intraoperative dexamethasone implant to silicone oil-filled eyes appears tolerable and may be beneficial in the surgical management of AD patients with RD and PVR.

Indexed as

Visual AcuityAdultDermatitis, AtopicDexamethasoneDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug ImplantsEndotamponadeFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansIntravitreal InjectionsMaleMicrosurgeryProspective StudiesRetinal DetachmentRetrospective StudiesDexamethasoneDrug ImplantsGlucocorticoidsSilicone OilsAtopic dermatitisDexamethasone implantOzurdexProliferative vitreoretinopathyRetinal detachmentSilicone oil tamponade

Identifiers

PMID30943922
PMCPMC6448232
OpenAlexW2942109742

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
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.