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ReviewCureus2023

An Analysis of the Usage of Retinal Imaging Technology in the Detection of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

Parsa Riazi Esfahani, Akshay J Reddy, Jack Thomas, Dillon A Sommer, Anna Nguyen, Victoria Farasat, Neel Nawathey, Alex Bachir, Telak Brahmbhatt, Rakesh Patel

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Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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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

0 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Parsa Riazi EsfahaniDepartment of Medicine, California University of Science and Medicine, Colton, USA.
Akshay J ReddyDepartment of Medicine, California University of Science and Medicine, Colton, USA.
Jack ThomasDepartment of Medicine, California University of Science and Medicine, Colton, USA.
Dillon A SommerDepartment of Medicine, California University of Science and Medicine, Colton, USA.
Anna NguyenDepartment of Medicine, California University of Science and Medicine, Colton, USA.
Victoria FarasatDepartment of Biology, Irvine Valley College, Irvine, USA.
Neel NawatheyDepartment of Health Sciences, California Northstate University, Rancho Cordova, USA.
Alex BachirDepartment of Medicine, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, USA.
Telak BrahmbhattDepartment of Health Sciences, California Northstate University, Rancho Cordova, USA.
Rakesh PatelDepartment of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, USA.
Irvine Valley College · USEast Tennessee State University · USCommonwealth Medical College · USGeneral Tire (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease that worsens the central vision of numerous individuals across the globe. Ensuring that patients are diagnosed accurately and that their symptoms are carefully monitored is essential to ensure that adequate care is delivered. To accomplish this objective, retinal imaging technology is necessary to assess the pathophysiology that is required to give an accurate diagnosis of AMD. The purpose of this review is to assess the ability of various retinal imaging technologies such as optical coherence tomography (OCT), color fundus retinal photography, fluorescein angiography, and fundus photography. The statistical methods that were conducted yielded results that suggested that using OCT in conjunction with other imaging technologies results in a higher detection of symptoms among patients that have AMD. Further investigation should be conducted to ascertain the validity of the conclusions that were stated within the review.

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armdcfpfafundus fluorescein angiography (ffa)oct (optical coherence tomography)

Identifiers

PMID37461783
PMCPMC10350318
OpenAlexW4380986904

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