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ReviewEye (London, England)2023

The impact of childhood glaucoma on psychosocial functioning and quality of life: a review of the literature.

Danielle E McLaughlin, Ana Semrov, Hounsh Munshi, Annika J Patel, Jugnoo Rahi, Alana L Grajewski, Balkan CGRN Study Group

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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 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Association of primary congenital glaucoma with quality of life in children and their families.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Danielle E McLaughlin *Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8428-2479
Ana Semrov *Population, Policy and Practice Research and Teaching Department, GOS Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5447-1295
Hounsh MunshiBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Annika J PatelBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Jugnoo RahiPopulation, Policy and Practice Research and Teaching Department, GOS Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5718-9209
Alana L GrajewskiBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA. agrajewski@med.miami.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7438-4196
Balkan CGRN Study Group
University of Miami · USDuke Medical Center · USGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust · GBOregon Health & Science University · USUlverscroft (United Kingdom) · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a novel comprehensive literature review of studies of the psychosocial functioning (PF) and quality of life (QoL) of patients with childhood glaucoma and their caregivers. Our findings demonstrate variable study quality and approach, as well as inconsistent results relating to the association of glaucoma-specific factors and sociodemographic variables with measured PF and QoL. Future studies should focus on the development of culturally cognizant and standardized assessment tools, execution of multi-center longitudinal studies with global representation, evaluation of PF and QoL among siblings and childhood glaucoma providers, and implementation of interventions to improve patient and caregiver PF and QoL.

Indexed as

GlaucomaQuality of LifeCaregiversHumansPsychosocial FunctioningSiblings

Identifiers

PMID36949247
PMCPMC10032631
OpenAlexW4353055409

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