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ArticleNutrients2020

The Use of Vitamins and Coenzyme Q10 for the Treatment of Vascular Occlusion Diseases Affecting the Retina.

Beatriz Fernández-Vega, Javier Nicieza, Ana Álvarez-Barrios, Lydia Álvarez, Montserrat García, Carlos Fernández-Vega, José A Vega, Héctor González-Iglesias

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In one paragraph

Article in Nutrients, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Review
  3. Retinal Artery Occlusion: A Review of Current Management Practices.Journal of ophthalmic & vision research · 2024
    Review
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  6. Article
  7. Role of Coenzyme QAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
    Review
  8. Coenzyme QInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Beatriz Fernández-VegaInstituto Oftalmológico Fernández-Vega, Avda. Dres. Fernández-Vega, 34, 33012 Oviedo, Spain.
Javier NiciezaHospital Universitario de Cabueñes, Los Prados, 395, 33394 Gijón, Spain.
Ana Álvarez-BarriosInstituto Universitario Fernández-Vega (Fundación de Investigación Oftalmológica, Universidad de Oviedo), 33012 Oviedo, Spain.
Lydia ÁlvarezInstituto Universitario Fernández-Vega (Fundación de Investigación Oftalmológica, Universidad de Oviedo), 33012 Oviedo, Spain.
Montserrat GarcíaInstituto Oftalmológico Fernández-Vega, Avda. Dres. Fernández-Vega, 34, 33012 Oviedo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9983-546X
Carlos Fernández-VegaInstituto Universitario Fernández-Vega (Fundación de Investigación Oftalmológica, Universidad de Oviedo), 33012 Oviedo, Spain.
José A VegaDepartamento de Morfología y Biología Celular, Grupo SINPOS, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Oviedo, Avda. Julián Clavería, 6, 33006 Oviedo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1276-0018
Héctor González-IglesiasInstituto Oftalmológico Fernández-Vega, Avda. Dres. Fernández-Vega, 34, 33012 Oviedo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5251-0967
Universidad de Oviedo · ESHospital Universitario De Cabueñes · ES

Funding

Agencia Estatal de Investigación CTQ2016-79015-RFundación Rafael del Pino Cátedra Rafael del PinoGobierno del Principado de Asturias IDE/2019/000289
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nutritional supplementation with antioxidants and vitamins is widely recommended in the treatment of vascular disorders affecting the retina, although there is insufficient evidence on its effectiveness. The vitamin-like compound coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a nutritional supplement of current interest to treat neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we report a retrospective clinical case series study of 48 patients diagnosed with retinal vascular diseases, including non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), retinal artery occlusion (RAO), and homonymous hemianopia or quadrantanopia following stroke, treated with oral supplementation with CoQ10 (100 mg per day) and vitamins. Patient follow-up was performed using the Humphrey field analyzer and 30-2 testing algorithm to determine the visual field index (VFI) and progression rates. All treated patients showed positive VFI progression rates per year: +11.5 ± 15% for NAION patients (

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Identifiers

PMID32182869
PMCPMC7146323
OpenAlexW3010018362

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