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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2021

Subthreshold Nano-Second Laser Treatment and Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

Amy C Cohn, Zhichao Wu, Andrew I Jobling, Erica L Fletcher, Robyn H Guymer

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Review
  4. Detection sensitivity of fluorescence lifetime imaging ophthalmoscopy for laser-induced selective damage of retinal pigment epithelium.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2024
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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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Amy C CohnCentre for Eye Research Australia, The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne 3002, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3572-6760
Zhichao WuCentre for Eye Research Australia, The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne 3002, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8623-6684
Andrew I JoblingDepartment of Anatomy and Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne, Parkville 3052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7827-3135
Erica L FletcherDepartment of Anatomy and Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne, Parkville 3052, Australia.
Robyn H GuymerCentre for Eye Research Australia, The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne 3002, Australia.
The University of Melbourne · AUThe Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital · AU

Funding

Bupa Health Foundation NANational Health and Medical Research Council APP1027624National Health and Medical Research Council APP1104985National Health and Medical Research Council GNT1103013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The presence of drusen is an important hallmark of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Laser-induced regression of drusen, first observed over four decades ago, has led to much interest in the potential role of lasers in slowing the progression of the disease. In this article, we summarise the key insights from pre-clinical studies into the possible mechanisms of action of various laser interventions that result in beneficial changes in the retinal pigment epithelium/Bruch's membrane/choriocapillaris interface. Key learnings from clinical trials of laser treatment in AMD are also summarised, concentrating on the evolution of laser technology towards short pulse, non-thermal delivery such as the nanosecond laser. The evolution in our understanding of AMD, through advances in multimodal imaging and functional testing, as well as ongoing investigation of key pathological mechanisms, have all helped to set the scene for further well-conducted randomised trials to further explore potential utility of the nanosecond and other subthreshold short pulse lasers in AMD.

Indexed as

age-related macular degenerationdrusenlaser

Identifiers

PMID33525639
PMCPMC7866172
OpenAlexW3123613798

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