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ArticleTurkish journal of medical sciences2022

Outcomes of transcorneal electrical stimulation therapy in the early stages of retinitis pigmentosa.

M Necati Demir, Uğur Acar, Güngör Sobacı, Dinçer Göksülük

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Article in Turkish journal of medical sciences, 2022. 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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0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

M Necati DemirPrivate Eye Clinic, Ankara, Turkey.
Uğur AcarDepartment of Ophthalmology, Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
Güngör SobacıDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale, Turkey.
Dinçer GöksülükDepartment of Biostatistics, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
Erciyes University · TRIstanbul Eye Hospital · TRSelçuk University · TR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo investigate the effect of transcorneal electrical stimulation (TES) therapy in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP).

methodsWe performed TES therapy in 21 patients with RP in 12 sessions with 1-week intervals. The following parameters obtained before and after the TES therapy were compared statistically; the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA, logMAR), Ishihara color vision level, multifocal electroretinography (mf-ERG) response, automated visual field (VF) outcome, and the 25-item low vision quality-of-life (LVQOL) questionnaire points.

resultsThe mean age of patients (6 females; 15 males) was 31.67 ± 9.80 years (20-50 years). While increases in BCVA level, color vision level, mf-ERG response in p1 amplitude of ring 1, and LVQOL questionnaire points were statistically significant, changes in VF test and other mf-ERG responses were not. Twenty of the patients (95.24%) stated that they were satisfied with the TES therapy. No considerable side effect was observed in any patient due to the therapy. DISCUSSION: The TES therapy may be an effective and safe treatment modality in slowing the RP progression, especially in the early stages of the disease. Longer-term follow-ups in larger patient populations are warranted.

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Electric Stimulation TherapyRetinitis PigmentosaElectroretinographyFemaleHumansMaleRetinaVisual AcuityVisual Field TestsMultifocal electroretinographyretinitis pigmentosates therapytranscorneal electrical stimulationvisual field

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PMID36326334
PMCPMC10390189
OpenAlexW4285202355

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