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ReviewOphthalmology and therapy2022

The Role of Vessel Density as Measured by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in the Evaluation of Pseudoexfoliative Glaucoma: A Review of the Literature.

Irini Chatziralli, Ilias Milionis, Aikaterini Christodoulou, Panagiotis Theodossiadis, George Kitsos

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Review in Ophthalmology and therapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Irini ChatziralliSecond Department of Ophthalmology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 1, Rimini Street, 12462, Haidari, Greece. eirchat@yahoo.gr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8523-1024
Ilias MilionisDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Aikaterini ChristodoulouDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Panagiotis TheodossiadisSecond Department of Ophthalmology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 1, Rimini Street, 12462, Haidari, Greece.
George KitsosDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
University of Ioannina · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTo review the existing literature about the optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) findings regarding peripapillary and macular vessel density (VD) in patients with pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (PXG).

methodsA comprehensive search of the PubMed database was conducted to include articles up to November 1, 2021, using an appropriate search algorithm. The retrieved articles were assessed for eligibility and filtered manually to exclude duplicates, while articles and book chapters cited in the reference lists of the eligible articles obtained by this method were reviewed so as not to miss any relevant studies.

resultsThere is consistency among the studies published so far that a significant decrease in peripapillary VD exists in eyes with PXG compared to controls, and macular VD has also been reported to be significantly lower in PXG eyes than controls. However, the existing literature remains controversial regarding OCTA findings in eyes with PXG compared to those with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Several studies have found that peripapillary VD and macular VD were significantly lower in PXG than POAG, while other studies reported no significant difference.

conclusionsEyes with PXG were found to present decreased peripapillary and macular VD compared to control eyes, suggesting that a vascular component, including optic nerve hypoperfusion, may be implicated in the pathogenesis of PXG.

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Foveal Avascular ZoneGlaucomaOCT AngiographyPeripapillaryPseudoexfoliationVessel Density

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PMID35211880
PMCPMC8927482
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