Evidence map›Paper›PMID 35869389›Full record

ReviewEye (London, England)2023

Implantable vision-enhancing devices and postoperative rehabilitation in advanced age-related macular degeneration.

Andreas F Borkenstein, Eva-Maria Borkenstein, Albert J Augustin

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Review in Eye (London, England), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Andreas F BorkensteinBorkenstein & Borkenstein, Private Practice at Privatklinik der Kreuzschwestern, 8010, Graz, Austria. crustalith@gmx.at.ORCID 0000-0001-6341-9069
Eva-Maria BorkensteinBorkenstein & Borkenstein, Private Practice at Privatklinik der Kreuzschwestern, 8010, Graz, Austria.
Albert J AugustinDepartment of Ophthalmology, Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, 76133, Karlsruhe, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1591-0536

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) results in progressive vision loss that significantly impacts patients' quality of life and ability to perform routine daily activities. Although pharmaceutical treatments for AMD are available and in clinical development, patients with late-stage AMD are relatively underserved. Specialized rehabilitation programs and external low-vision aids are available to support visual performance for those with advanced AMD; but intraocular vision-improving devices, including implantable miniature telescope (IMT) and intraocular lens (IOL) implants, offer advantages regarding head motion, vestibular ocular reflex development, and depth perception. IMT and IOL technologies are rapidly evolving, and many patients who could benefit from them remain unidentified. This review of recent literature summarizes available information on implantable devices for improving vision in patients with advanced AMD. Furthermore, it discusses recent attempts of developing the quality of life tests including activities of daily life and objective assessments. This may offer the ophthalmologist but also the patient a better possibility to detect changes or improvements before and after surgery. It is evident that surgery with new implants/devices is no longer the challenge, but rather the more complex management of patients before and after surgery as well as the correct selection of cases.

Indexed as

Lenses, IntraocularMacular DegenerationActivities of Daily LivingHumansQuality of LifeVision Disorders

Identifiers

PMID35869389
PMCPMC9998400

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