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Observational studyScientific reports2023

Effect of the macular shape on hole findings in idiopathic macular hole differs depending on the stage of the macular hole.

Hiroto Terasaki, Toshifumi Yamashita, Ryoh Funatsu, Shohei Nomoto, Kazuki Fujiwara, Hideki Shiihara, Takehiro Yamashita, Taiji Sakamoto

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Observational study in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hiroto TerasakiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan. teracchi@m2.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp.
Toshifumi YamashitaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Ryoh FunatsuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Shohei NomotoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Kazuki FujiwaraDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Hideki ShiiharaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Takehiro YamashitaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Taiji SakamotoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Kagoshima University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between macular shape and idiopathic macular hole (MH) findings using an objective method. We present retrospective observational case series on patients with MH. The shape of the macular area was quantified using quadratic equations, and the ocular shape (OS) index was calculated. The correlation between the OS index and macular hole findings for each stage was evaluated. Pearson's correlation coefficient showed a significant correlation between the OS index and horizontal hole diameter (p = 0.044), bottom diameter (p = 0.006), and vertical bottom diameter (p = 0.024) in stage 2. For stage 4, there was a negative and significant correlation between the OS index and age (p = 0.037), and horizontal (p = 0.021) and vertical (p = 0.027) bottom diameter. Multiple regression analysis showed that the horizontal (p = 0.0070) and vertical (p = 0.031) bottom diameter and OS index were independently and positively correlated in stage 2. In stage 4, the OS index was independently and negatively correlated with the horizontal (p = 0.037) and vertical (p = 0.048) bottom diameter. The ocular shape of the macula affects MH findings, and its impact depends on its stage.

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Macula LuteaRetinal PerforationsFaceHumansKidney TubulesRetrospective Studies

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PMID37717123
PMCPMC10505151
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