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ReviewClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2023

Emerging Treatment Options for Geographic Atrophy (GA) Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

Hannah Khan, Aamir A Aziz, Humza Sulahria, Huma Khan, Abrahim Ahmed, Netan Choudhry, Raja Narayanan, Carl Danzig, Arshad M Khanani

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In one paragraph

Review in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
28citing papers in PubMed
15.0field-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

28 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Non-exudative macular neovascularization: a 3-year follow-up study assessing the progression for exudative or atrophic stages.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  10. Geographic atrophy in Asia.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025
    Review
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  12. Enhanced retinal pigment epithelial cells as a delivery vehicle for retinal disease.Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development · 2025
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  13. Animal models for the evaluation of retinal stem cell therapies.Progress in retinal and eye research · 2025
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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 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Hannah KhanUniversity of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, NV, USA.
Aamir A AzizUniversity of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, NV, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3657-4861
Humza SulahriaSierra Eye Associates, Reno, NV, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1779-2097
Huma KhanSierra Eye Associates, Reno, NV, USA.
Abrahim AhmedMorsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0419-5565
Netan ChoudhryDepartment of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Raja NarayananAnant Bajaj Retina Institute, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Carl DanzigRand Eye Institute, Deerfield Beach, FL, USA.
Arshad M KhananiUniversity of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, NV, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8928-5599
University of Nevada, Reno · USL V Prasad Eye Institute · INSierra Eye Associates · USUniversity of South Florida · USUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is characterized as a chronic, multifactorial disease and is the leading cause of irreversible blindness. Advanced AMD is classified as neovascular (wet) AMD and non-neovascular (dry) AMD. Dry AMD can progress to a more advanced form that manifests as geographic atrophy (GA), which significantly threatens vision, leading to progressive and irreversible loss of visual function. There are currently no approved therapeutics commercially available for GA patients. However, data from various clinical trials have demonstrated favorable results with significant reduction in GA lesion growth. This review furthers the understanding of the pathophysiology of GA, as well as current clinical trial data on investigational therapeutics.

Indexed as

anti-inflammatory agentscomplement systemgene therapyintravitreal injectionneuroprotective agentspersonalized treatment

Identifiers

PMID36741078
PMCPMC9892637
OpenAlexW4319294125

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Registered trials

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