Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34940005›Full record

ArticleClinics and practice2021

Bridging the Gap between Ophthalmology and Emergency Medicine in Community-Based Emergency Departments (EDs): A Neuro-Ophthalmology Guide for ED Practitioners.

Kristina Thomas, Cindy Ocran, Anna Monterastelli, Alfredo A Sadun, Kimberly P Cockerham

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Clinics and practice, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Review
  5. The Use Of Fundus Photography In The Emergency Room-A Review.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2025
    Review
  6. Observational
  7. Article
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 4 institutions in 1 country.

Kristina ThomasDepartment of Emergency Medicine, St. Joseph's Medical Center, Stockton, CA 95204, USA.
Cindy OcranDepartment of Ophthalmology, Central Valley Eye Medical Group, Stockton, CA 95207, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0840-0618
Anna MonterastelliLoyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA.
Alfredo A SadunDoheny Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 91105, USA.
Kimberly P CockerhamDepartment of Ophthalmology, Central Valley Eye Medical Group, Stockton, CA 95207, USA.
North Valley Eye Medical Group · USDoheny Eye Institute · USLoyola Marymount University · USSt. Joseph Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coordination of care for patients with neuro-ophthalmic disorders can be very challenging in the community emergency department (ED) setting. Unlike university- or tertiary hospital-based EDs, the general ophthalmologist is often not as familiar with neuro-ophthalmology and the examination of neuro-ophthalmology patients in the acute ED setting. Embracing image capturing of the fundus, using a non-mydriatic camera, may be a game-changer for communication between ED physicians, ophthalmologists, and tele-neurologists. Patient care decisions can now be made with photographic documentation that is then conveyed through HIPAA-compliant messaging with accurate and useful information with both ease and convenience. Likewise, external photos of the anterior segment and motility are also helpful. Finally, establishing clinical and imaging guidelines for common neuro-ophthalmic disorders can help facilitate complete and appropriate evaluation and treatment.

Indexed as

aneurysmcavernous sinus fistulacavernous sinus thrombosiscranial nerve palsiesemergency medicinegiant cell arteritisischemic optic neuropathyneuromyelitis opticaoptic neuritisorbital apex syndromepituitary apoplexystrokevisual loss

Identifiers

PMID34940005
PMCPMC8700032
OpenAlexW3216617551

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.