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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2024

Does Cataract Extraction Significantly Affect Intraocular Pressure of Glaucomatous/Hypertensive Eyes? Meta-Analysis of Literature.

Andrea Pasquali, Luigi Varano, Nicola Ungaro, Viola Tagliavini, Paolo Mora, Matteo Goldoni, Stefano Gandolfi

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andrea PasqualiEye Clinic, University Hospital of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.
Luigi VaranoEye Clinic, University Hospital of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.
Nicola UngaroEye Clinic, University Hospital of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.
Viola TagliaviniEye Clinic, University Hospital of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.ORCID 0009-0009-5847-4448
Paolo MoraEye Clinic, University Hospital of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7133-8250
Matteo GoldoniDepartment of Physics, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1342-3921
Stefano GandolfiEye Clinic, University Hospital of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.
University of Parma · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the effect of cataract extraction on intraocular pressure at 6, 12, and 24 months and their difference compared to the baseline in diverse glaucoma subtypes. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe carried out research in the MEDLINE, Cochrane Library and EMBASE databases, as of April 2022 for relevant papers, filtered according to established inclusion and exclusion criteria. The meta-analysis evaluated the Mean Reduction and relative Standard Error in these subpopulations at predetermined times. A total of 41 groups (2302 eyes) were included in the systematic review. Due to the significant heterogeneity, they were analysed through a Random Effects Model.

resultsWe obtained these differences from baseline: (1) Open Angle Glaucoma at 6, 12 and 24 months, respectively: -2.44 mmHg, -2.71 mmHg and -3.13 mmHg; (2) Angle Closure Glaucoma at 6, 12 and 24 months, respectively: -6.81 mmHg, -7.03 mmHg and -6.52 mmHg; (3) Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma at 12 months: -5.30 mmHg; (4) Ocular Hypertension at 24 months: -2.27 mmHg.

conclusionsDespite a certain variability, the reduction in ocular pressure was statistically significant at 6, 12 and 24 months in both Open Angle Glaucoma and Angle Closure Glaucoma, the latter being superior. Data for Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma and for Ocular Hypertension are available, respectively, only at 12 months and at 24 months, both being significant.

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angle closure glaucomaglaucomaocular hypertensionopen angle glaucomaphacoemulsificationpseudoexfoliation

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PMID38256642
PMCPMC10816145
OpenAlexW4390907086

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