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Observational studyScientific reports2021

Morphological changes in the trabecular meshwork and Schlemm's canal after treatment with topical intraocular pressure-lowering agents.

Ji-Hye Park, Hyun Woo Chung, Eun Gyu Yoon, Min Jung Ji, Chungkwon Yoo, Yong Yeon Kim

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Observational study in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. MERCURY-3: a randomized comparison of netarsudil/latanoprost and bimatoprost/timolol in open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2024
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  8. The Ocular Glymphatic System-Current Understanding and Future Perspectives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ji-Hye ParkDepartment of Ophthalmology, Korea University Ansan Hospital, 123 Jeokgeum-ro, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, 15355, South Korea. jennypark8321@gmail.com.
Hyun Woo ChungDepartment of Ophthalmology, Korea University Ansan Hospital, 123 Jeokgeum-ro, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, 15355, South Korea.
Eun Gyu YoonDepartment of Ophthalmology, Korea University Ansan Hospital, 123 Jeokgeum-ro, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, 15355, South Korea.
Min Jung JiSeoul Best Eye Clinic, Seoul, South Korea.
Chungkwon YooDepartment of Ophthalmology, Korea University Ansan Hospital, 123 Jeokgeum-ro, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, 15355, South Korea.
Yong Yeon KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Korea University Ansan Hospital, 123 Jeokgeum-ro, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, 15355, South Korea.
Ansan University · KRKorea University · KROnnuri Smile Eye Clinic · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glaucoma treatment is usually initiated with topical medication that lowers the intraocular pressure (IOP) by reducing the aqueous production, enhancing the aqueous outflow, or both. However, the effect of topical IOP-lowering medications on the microstructures of the aqueous outflow pathway are relatively unknown. In this retrospective, observational study, 56 treatment-naïve patients with primary open-angle glaucoma were enrolled. Images of the nasal and temporal corneoscleral limbus were obtained using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT). The conjunctival vessels and iris anatomy were used as landmarks to select the same limbal area scan, and the trabecular meshwork (TM) width, TM thickness, and Schlemm's canal (SC) area were measured before and after using the IOP-lowering agents for 3 months. Among the 56 patients enrolled, 33 patients used prostaglandin (PG) analogues, and 23 patients used dorzolamide/timolol fixed combination (DTFC). After 3 months of DTFC usage, the TM width, TM thickness, and SC area did not show significant changes in either the nasal or temporal sectors. Conversely, after prostaglandin analog usage, the TM thickness significantly increased, and the SC area significantly decreased (all P < 0.01). These findings warrant a deeper investigation into their relationship to aqueous outflow through the conventional and unconventional outflow pathways after treatment with PG analogues.

Indexed as

Intraocular PressureAdministration, TopicalDrug CombinationsHumansMiddle AgedProstaglandins, SyntheticSulfonamidesThiophenesTimololTomography, Optical CoherenceTrabecular Meshworkdorzolamide-timolol combinationDrug CombinationsProstaglandins, SyntheticSulfonamidesThiophenesTimolol

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PMID34518638
PMCPMC8437975
OpenAlexW3200353195

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