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ReviewGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2025

Neuroprotection beyond intraocular pressure: game changer or quiet addiction.

A Grosso, E Borrelli, M Sacchi, G Calzetti, P Ceruti, G Neri, M Marchetti, A Pinna, V Kostin, M Reibaldi and 2 more

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Review in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 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

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

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

A GrossoCentre for Macular Research, Via Roma, San Mauro Torinese, Italy. 78andreagrosso@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4562-9382
E BorrelliDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
M SacchiDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
G CalzettiVista Vision Eye Clinic, Brescia, Italy.
P Ceruti"Mater Salutis" Legnago and "Fracastoro" San Bonifacio (AULSS 9 Scaligera) Hospitals, Legnago, Italy.
G NeriDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
M MarchettiOphthalmology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
A PinnaDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
V KostinNuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
M ReibaldiDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
T BorselloDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
G VizzeriDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galvelson, TX, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The topic of neuroprotection in glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is well disseminated in the literature. However, the problem is providing ophthalmologists with clear, evidence-based messages to draw on. This review examines the landscape of neuroprotective therapies for glaucoma and AMD. While promising neuroprotective agents, such as citicoline and nicotinamide, have been explored for their potential to mitigate neurodegeneration in glaucoma, robust clinical evidence validating their efficacy remains limited and there is a need for further large-scale, long-term studies to substantiate the neuroprotective effects of these agents. Maintaining low intraocular pressure plays a vital role in preventing neuronal death in glaucoma. AMD has traditionally been considered a disease affecting the outer retinal layers; however, growing evidence suggests that the inner layers are also involved. Neuroprotection is an emerging area of research, with strategies focusing on alleviating oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis. A reassessment of clinical endpoints and methodologies in neuroprotection research is critical to better evaluate the efficacy of these therapies in glaucoma and AMD.

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GlaucomaIntraocular PressureMacular DegenerationNeuroprotectionNeuroprotective AgentsHumansOxidative StressRetinal Ganglion CellsNeuroprotective AgentsAge-related macular degenerationCiticolineGlaucomaNeuroprotectionNicotinamide

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