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ReviewNeuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press)2020

Visual Pathway Degeneration in Chemotherapy-Related Neurotoxicity: A Review and Directions for Future Research.

David E Anderson, Sarah A Holstein, Sachin Kedar

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Review in Neuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 42% 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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Eye Movement Impairment in Women Undergoing Chemotherapy.Journal of eye movement research · 2025
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  4. Review
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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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

David E AndersonDepartment of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Sarah A HolsteinFred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Sachin KedarDepartment of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
University of Nebraska Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemotherapy-related neurotoxicity (CRNT) is an emerging public health concern. Visual pathway degeneration may be a symptom of CRNT. We surveyed the current literature for evidence of visual pathway degeneration in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. A systematic review was conducted in PubMed. Six published articles met our inclusion criteria. The studies showed reduced retinal thickness, primarily in the retinal nerve fibre layer, and impaired inner retinal function in patients receiving chemotherapy. In summary, the current literature suggests chemotherapy may induce visual pathway degeneration. Future research may benefit from improving study design, exploring mechanisms of chemotherapy-related visual pathway degeneration, and incorporating these findings into biomarker development.

Indexed as

Cancerchemotherapyelectroretinographyneurotoxicityoptical coherence tomographyretina

Identifiers

PMID32395165
PMCPMC7202439
OpenAlexW3000505005

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Registered trials

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