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ReviewVision (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Spotlight on MicroPulse Laser Trabeculoplasty in Open-Angle Glaucoma: What's on? A Review of the Literature.

Gloria Gambini, Matteo Mario Carlà, Tomaso Caporossi, Umberto De Vico, Alfonso Savastano, Antonio Baldascino, Clara Rizzo, Raphael Kilian, Stanislao Rizzo

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Review in Vision (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 33% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Gloria GambiniOphthalmology Unit, "Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS", 00168 Rome, Italy.
Matteo Mario CarlàOphthalmology Unit, "Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS", 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2979-1638
Tomaso CaporossiOphthalmology Unit, "Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS", 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6902-2983
Umberto De VicoOphthalmology Unit, "Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS", 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8557-3964
Alfonso SavastanoOphthalmology Unit, "Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS", 00168 Rome, Italy.
Antonio BaldascinoOphthalmology Unit, "Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS", 00168 Rome, Italy.
Clara RizzoOphthalmology, Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Raphael KilianOphthalmology Unit, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Stanislao RizzoOphthalmology Unit, "Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS", 00168 Rome, Italy.
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITUniversity of Pisa · ITUniversity of Verona · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glaucoma is the most common cause of permanent blindness in the world, caused by a progressive optic neuropathy. Patients with glaucoma are often treated with topical medicines therapy in order to reduce intra-ocular pressure (IOP). On the other hand, laser therapies, with the introduction of Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty (ALT) and successively with Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT), were reported to be effective in IOP control, with low adverse effect rates. In recent years, the micropulse laser, a subthreshold laser technology, was introduced with the goal of reducing side effects while maintaining the effectiveness of the laser treatments. Several studies focused on Micropulse Diode Laser Trabeculoplasty (MDLT) in open-angle glaucoma, to evaluate its effectiveness and possible side effects. Promising results were reported, but irradiation circumstances have not been standardized yet and its role as a substitute for previous laser techniques has yet to be defined. As a result, the goal of this review was to analyze the physical principles at the basis of MDLT and to frame it in the open-angle glaucoma management setting, highlighting the advantages and shortfalls of this technique.

Indexed as

glaucomalaser trabeculoplastyMDLTmicropulse diode laser trabeculoplastymicropulse lasermicropulse trabeculoplastyselective laser trabeculoplastysubthreshold laser

Identifiers

PMID35225967
PMCPMC8883955
OpenAlexW4206987194

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