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ReviewOphthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde2021

Looking Ahead: Visual and Anatomical Endpoints in Future Trials of Diabetic Macular Ischemia.

Chui Ming Gemmy Cheung, Elizabeth Pearce, Beau Fenner, Piyali Sen, Victor Chong, Sobha Sivaprasad

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Review in Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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

15 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Clinical and optical coherence tomography angiography-based risk factors for reduced retinal sensitivity in diabetic macular edema.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  7. Optical coherence tomography angiography in diabetic retinopathy.Progress in retinal and eye research · 2023
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  12. Diabetic macular ischaemia- a new therapeutic target?Progress in retinal and eye research · 2022
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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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Chui Ming Gemmy CheungSingapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
Elizabeth PearceBoehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany.
Beau FennerSingapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
Piyali SenNIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Victor ChongBoehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany.
Sobha SivaprasadNIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany) · DENIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre · GBSingapore National Eye Center · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetic macular ischemia (DMI) is a common complication of diabetic retinopathy that can lead to progressive and irreversible visual loss. Despite substantial clinical burden, there are no treatments for DMI, no validated clinical trial endpoints, and few clinical trials focusing on DMI. Therefore, generating consensus on validated endpoints that can be used in DMI for the development of effective interventions is vital. In this review, we discuss potential endpoints appropriate for use in clinical trials of DMI, and consider the data required to establish acceptable and meaningful endpoints. A combination of anatomical, functional, and patient-reported outcome measures will provide the most complete picture of changes that occur during the progression of DMI. Potential endpoint measures include change in size of the foveal avascular zone measured by optical coherence tomography angiography and change over time in best-corrected visual acuity. However, these endpoints must be supported by further research. We also recommend studies to investigate the natural history and progression of DMI. In addition to improving understanding of how patient demographics and comorbidities such as diabetic macular edema affect clinical trial endpoints, these studies would help to build the consensus definition of DMI that is currently missing from clinical practice and research.

Indexed as

Diabetes MellitusDiabetic RetinopathyMacular EdemaFluorescein AngiographyHumansIschemiaVisual AcuityDiabetic macular ischemiaEndpointsMicroperimetryOptical coherence tomography

Identifiers

PMID33626529
PMCPMC8619758
OpenAlexW3130917699

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