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ReviewVision (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Toxic External Exposure Leading to Ocular Surface Injury.

Steven H Rauchman, Brandon Locke, Jacqueline Albert, Joshua De Leon, Morgan R Peltier, Allison B Reiss

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In one paragraph

Review in Vision (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
7.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

15 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Prediction of Ocular Toxicity of Prostaglandin FMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  3. AI/ML-based computational models for toxicity prediction.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2026
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  14. An Assessment of the Ocular Toxicity of Two Major Sources of Environmental Exposure.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024
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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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Steven H RauchmanThe Fresno Institute of Neuroscience, Fresno, CA 93730, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6297-1599
Brandon LockeDepartment of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY 11501, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-9024-5882
Jacqueline AlbertDepartment of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY 11501, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2549-214X
Joshua De LeonDepartment of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY 11501, USA.
Morgan R PeltierDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ 07753, USA.
Allison B ReissDepartment of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY 11501, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4478-2441
Long Island University · USCalifornia State University, Fresno · USJersey Shore University Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The surface of the eye is directly exposed to the external environment, protected only by a thin tear film, and may therefore be damaged by contact with ambient particulate matter, liquids, aerosols, or vapors. In the workplace or home, the eye is subject to accidental or incidental exposure to cleaning products and pesticides. Organic matter may enter the eye and cause infection. Ocular surface damage can trigger a range of symptoms such as itch, discharge, hyperemia, photophobia, blurred vision, and foreign body sensation. Toxin exposure can be assessed clinically in multiple ways, including via measurement of tear production, slit-lamp examination, corneal staining, and conjunctival staining. At the cellular level, environmental toxins can cause oxidative damage, apoptosis of corneal and conjunctival cells, cell senescence, and impaired motility. Outcomes range from transient and reversible with complete healing to severe and sight-compromising structural changes. Classically, evaluation of tolerance and safety was carried out using live animal testing; however, new in vitro and computer-based, in silico modes are superseding the gold standard Draize test. This review examines how environmental features such as pollutants, temperature, and seasonality affect the ocular surface. Chemical burns to the eye are considered, and approaches to protect the ocular surface are detailed.

Indexed as

chemical injurycorneaeyesocular inflammationparticulate matterpesticidespollutiontoxicityvision

Identifiers

PMID37092465
PMCPMC10123707
OpenAlexW4362556962

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Registered trials

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