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ReviewEye (London, England)2020

Management of nystagmus in children: a review of the literature and current practice in UK specialist services.

J E Self, M J Dunn, J T Erichsen, I Gottlob, H J Griffiths, C Harris, H Lee, J Owen, J Sanders, F Shawkat and 3 more

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Review in Eye (London, England), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
26citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Eyetracking-enhanced VEP for nystagmus.Scientific reports · 2023
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  20. Genetic testing for infantile nystagmus syndrome with or without associated findings.Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 9 institutions in 1 country.

J E SelfUniversity Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK. j.e.self@soton.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1030-9963
M J DunnSchool of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0295-2182
J T ErichsenSchool of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
I GottlobUlverscroft Eye Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
H J GriffithsDivision of Ophthalmology and Orthoptics, Health Sciences School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
C HarrisRoyal Eye Infirmary, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK.
H LeeUniversity Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2573-9536
J OwenRoyal Eye Infirmary, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK.
J SandersPatient Representative, Plymouth, UK.
F ShawkatUniversity Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK.
M TheodorouPaediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK.
J P WhittleEye Department, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
Nystagmus UK Eye research group (NUKE)
Cardiff University · GBDerriford Hospital · GBUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · GBNational Institute for Health Research · GBPlymouth Hospital · GBSheffield Children's Hospital · GBSouthampton General Hospital · GBUniversity of Leicester · GBUniversity of Sheffield · GB

Funding

Department of Health CL-2017-11-003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nystagmus is an eye movement disorder characterised by abnormal, involuntary rhythmic oscillations of one or both eyes, initiated by a slow phase. It is not uncommon in the UK and regularly seen in paediatric ophthalmology and adult general/strabismus clinics. In some cases, it occurs in isolation, and in others, it occurs as part of a multisystem disorder, severe visual impairment or neurological disorder. Similarly, in some cases, visual acuity can be normal and in others can be severely degraded. Furthermore, the impact on vision goes well beyond static acuity alone, is rarely measured and may vary on a minute-to-minute, day-to-day or month-to-month basis. For these reasons, management of children with nystagmus in the UK is varied, and patients report hugely different experiences and investigations. In this review, we hope to shine a light on the current management of children with nystagmus across five specialist centres in the UK in order to present, for the first time, a consensus on investigation and clinical management.

Indexed as

Nystagmus, PathologicOcular Motility DisordersStrabismusAdultChildHumansUnited KingdomVisual Acuity

Identifiers

PMID31919431
PMCPMC7608566
OpenAlexW2999012226

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