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ArticleCase reports in ophthalmological medicine2020

Case Series of Brittle Cornea Syndrome.

Taher Eleiwa, Mariam Raheem, Nimesh A Patel, Audina M Berrocal, Alana Grajewski, Mohamed Abou Shousha

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Article in Case reports in ophthalmological medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 23% 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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Brittle Cornea Syndrome: Molecular Diagnosis and Management.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  2. Brittle cornea syndrome: A tale of three brothers.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2022
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  3. Corneal stromal deposits in connective tissue disease, a case series.American journal of ophthalmology case reports · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Taher EleiwaBascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3107-2106
Mariam RaheemBascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Nimesh A PatelBascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Audina M BerrocalBascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Alana GrajewskiBascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Mohamed Abou ShoushaBascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4508-0492
University of Miami · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis case series demonstrate diagnostic features, treatment options, and challenges for Brittle Cornea Syndrome.

conclusionsLong-term follow-up of children diagnosed with Brittle Cornea Syndrome is paramount to minimize the morbidity of corneal rupture and late-onset extraocular conditions.

Identifiers

PMID32257481
PMCPMC7109549
OpenAlexW3012482383

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