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ReviewIndian journal of ophthalmology2025

Demodex and the eye - A review.

Sumana Chatterjee, Jaya Gupta, Sanjeev P Srinivas, Srinivas K Rao

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Review in Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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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

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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

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Pharmacotherapy ofPharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
    Article
  2. Meibomian gland dysfunction.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2025
    Article
  3. Reducing ocularFrontiers in allergy · 2025
    Article
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

4 authors.

Sumana ChatterjeeCornea and Ocular Surface, Sunayan Advanced Eye Institute, Tamluk, West Bengal, India.
Jaya GuptaCornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery, The Healing Touch Superspeciality Eye Care Centre, New Delhi, India.
Sanjeev P SrinivasCornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Darshan Eye Clinic and Surgical Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Srinivas K RaoCornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Darshan Eye Clinic and Surgical Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Demodexblepharitis (DB) has become one of the common differential diagnoses in patients presenting with red eyes in daily clinics. In this review article, we have incorporated a detailed discussion about the mite and the various mechanisms by which it causes different signs and symptoms, the risk factors, and diagnostic methods with current and emerging treatment modalities. Because of the chronic symptoms and rather a late diagnosis, DB considerably affects patients' quality of life. The clues to identify cylindrical dandruff, the diagnostic sign of Demodex, visualization of the mite correlating their presence with signs and symptoms, and instituting early and appropriate treatment are the goals of this article.

Indexed as

BlepharitisEye Infections, ParasiticMite InfestationsMitesAnimalsDiagnosis, DifferentialEyelashesHumans

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PMID39723850
PMCPMC11831939

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