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ArticleBMC ophthalmology2022

Intravitreal gas injection for early persistent macular hole after primary pars plana vitrectomy.

Ying-Yi Chen, Chung-May Yang

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Article in BMC ophthalmology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Observational
  2. Article
  3. A three-step approach to close refractory persistent macular holes: a releasing-closing-tapping approach.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ying-Yi ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chung-May YangDepartment of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. chungmay@ntu.edu.tw.
National Taiwan University Hospital · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo report the clinical presentations and outcome of early intravitreal injection (IVI) of octafluoropropane (C

methodsNineteen eyes of 18 patients with persistent MH after vitrectomy underwent intravitreal injection of C

resultsTwelve of 19 eyes (63%) achieved MH closure after 1 to 3 times IVI C

conclusionEarly intravitreal injection of C

Indexed as

Retinal PerforationsHumansIntravitreal InjectionsTomography, Optical CoherenceVisual AcuityVitrectomyDiameter hole indexIntravitreal gas injectionMacular hole diameterMacular hole indexOptical coherence tomographyPersistent macular holeTractional hole index

Identifiers

PMID36115940
PMCPMC9482724
OpenAlexW4296248833

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