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ArticleCureus2024

In Vivo Confocal Microscopy in Avellino Corneal Dystrophy.

Özge Oztürk, Sina Hakami, Artémise Dugauquier, Pauline Le Roux

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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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

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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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Özge OztürkDepartment of Ophthalmology, Erasmus Hospital, Brussels, BEL.
Sina HakamiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Erasmus Hospital, Brussels, BEL.
Artémise DugauquierDepartment of Ophthalmology, Erasmus Hospital, Brussels, BEL.
Pauline Le RouxDepartment of Ophthalmology, Erasmus Hospital, Brussels, BEL.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Corneal dystrophies are a group of rare genetic eye disorders characterized by the accumulation of abnormal material in different layers of the cornea, potentially leading to vision impairment. In vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) is an emerging non-invasive imaging and diagnostic tool that helps study the ocular surface microstructure. This case report examines the clinical characteristics of Avellino corneal dystrophy in a young patient through the use of slit lamp examination, IVCM, and optical coherence tomography (OCT) in order to assess the effectiveness of these non-invasive tests as diagnostic tools.

Indexed as

avellino corneal dystrophycorneal dystrophycorneal dystrophy type 2epithelial-stromal corneal dystrophygranular-lattice corneal dystrophyin vivo confocal microscopy

Identifiers

PMID39301332
PMCPMC11412369

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