ArticleJapanese journal of ophthalmology2026
Longitudinal changes in retinal nerve fiber layer thickness after vitrectomy for vitreomacular traction syndrome.
Article in Japanese journal of ophthalmology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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.
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.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
Abstract
purposeTo investigate long-term changes in peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) after surgery for vitreomacular traction syndrome (VMTS), and to identify prognostic factors for surgical outcomes. STUDY
designRetrospective chart review.
methodsThis retrospective study included 34 eyes from 34 patients with unilateral VMTS who underwent pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling and completed a 12-month follow-up. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central macular thickness (CMT), and peripapillary RNFLT were measured at baseline and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively using swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT). Longitudinal changes and baseline predictors of visual outcomes were analyzed.
resultsBCVA improved significantly from 3 months postoperatively (P < 0.001), while CMT reduction was evident from 1 month (P < 0.001). RNFLT progressively decreased across all quadrants, with early thinning in the inferior sector (P = 0.014). Compared with fellow eyes, operated eyes showed greater temporal RNFLT preoperatively but thinner global and inferior RNFLT at 12 months. Better postoperative BCVA correlated with better baseline BCVA, thinner preoperative CMT, and thicker preoperative inferior RNFLT, although baseline BCVA was the strongest independent predictor.
conclusionsVMTS eyes demonstrated progressive RNFLT thinning after surgery, reflecting both resolution of vitreous traction and underlying neuronal vulnerability. Baseline BCVA was the most reliable prognostic factor, while CMT and inferior RNFLT may provide additional insights into surgical outcomes.
Indexed as
Identifiers
41915100What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.