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ReviewClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2022

Open Globe Injuries: Review of Evaluation, Management, and Surgical Pearls.

Yujia Zhou, Mark DiSclafani, Lauren Jeang, Ankit A Shah

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In one paragraph

Review in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
10.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 61 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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yujia ZhouDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7779-1897
Mark DiSclafaniDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA.
Lauren JeangDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Ankit A ShahDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
University of Florida · USUniversity of South Florida · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ocular trauma may either be closed globe or open globe. Open globe injuries are full-thickness defects of the eyewall and are often differentiated by the mechanisms of injury from which they are caused: sharp or blunt trauma. They are ocular emergencies and can lead to substantial visual morbidity. Without timely intervention, damage is irreversible and leads to permanent vision loss. The goals of evaluation are to identify the mechanism of injury, characterize the extent of injury, and gather relevant history. If an open globe is suspected, ophthalmologic consultation should be requested. Once an open globe is diagnosed, preparations for surgery should be made immediately and steps should be taken to avoid further injury. Intraocular infection risk is relatively high, requiring immediate empiric systemic antibiotics. Emergent surgical exploration and primary closure is indicated whenever possible. After initial closure, secondary surgery and revision may be needed to improve vision outcomes, followed by extensive follow-up. In this review, best practices for evaluation and management are reviewed, with particular focus on the surgical approach and techniques.

Indexed as

ocular traumaopen globe surgeryopen globe surgical pearlsophthalmic surgeryrepair of open globe

Identifiers

PMID35983163
PMCPMC9379121
OpenAlexW4293404174

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