OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Survey of Ophthalmology is 13. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
The ocular microbiome and microbiota and their effects on ocular surface pathophysiology and disorders	67
Congenital aniridia – A comprehensive review of clinical features and therapeutic approaches	58
Ocular adverse events following vaccination: overview and update	53
Ocular syphilis	52
Advances in the evaluation and management of cortical/cerebral visual impairment in children	52
A virtual COVID-19 ophthalmology rotation	49
Anti-VEGF crunch syndrome in proliferative diabetic retinopathy: A review	48
Artificial intelligence: the unstoppable revolution in ophthalmology	48
Macular imaging with optical coherence tomography in glaucoma	47
Pediatric uveitis: A comprehensive review	47
The cause of myopia development and progression: Theory, evidence, and treatment	45
Pars plana vitrectomy, scleral buckle, and pneumatic retinopexy for the management of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: a meta-analysis	40
Prevalence of diabetic macular edema based on optical coherence tomography in people with diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis	40
Choroidal thickness and ocular growth in childhood	39
Glaucoma and neuroinflammation: An overview	37
Peripheral ulcerative keratitis	37
Learning from the past: Mitomycin C use in trabeculectomy and its application in bleb-forming minimally invasive glaucoma surgery	37
Microinvasive glaucoma surgery: A review of 3476 eyes	35
The impact of strabismus on psychosocial heath and quality of life: a systematic review	35
Oxidative stress as a therapeutic target for the prevention and treatment of early age-related macular degeneration	34
Clinical electroretinography in diabetic retinopathy: a review	34
Corneal transplantation after failed grafts: Options and outcomes	33
Papilledema: A review of etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management	33
Metabolomics and lipidomics approaches in human tears: A systematic review	32
Automatic detection of glaucoma via fundus imaging and artificial intelligence: A review	32

Inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique for myopic macular hole: A meta-analysis	32
Functional assessment of glaucoma: Uncovering progression	31
Fungal keratitis: Mechanisms of infection and management strategies	31
Commonly used intracameral antibiotics for endophthalmitis prophylaxis: A literature review	31
Ophthalmologic manifestations as the initial presentation of chronic myeloid leukemia: A review	30
Retinopathy of prematurity: A review of pathophysiology and signaling pathways	30
Management of refractory and recurrent macular holes: A comprehensive review	29
RP1L1 and inherited photoreceptor disease: A review	28
Persistent diabetic macular edema: Definition, incidence, biomarkers, and treatment methods	28
Virtual reality and augmented reality— emerging screening and diagnostic techniques in ophthalmology: A systematic review	27
A review on the use of telemedicine in glaucoma and possible roles in COVID-19 outbreak	27
Corneal nerves in diabetes—The role of the in vivo corneal confocal microscopy of the subbasal nerve plexus in the assessment of peripheral small fiber neuropathy	27
The clinical and pathogenic spectrum of surgically-induced scleral necrosis: A review	27
Pars plana vitrectomy versus scleral buckle: A comprehensive meta-analysis of 15,947 eyes	27
Post-penetrating keratoplasty astigmatism	26
Pentosan polysulfate maculopathy	26
Current management of infantile cataracts	25
Neuro-ophthalmic imaging and visual assessment technology for spaceflight associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS)	25
Optical coherence tomography angiography in neuro-ophthalmology: Current clinical role and future perspectives	24
Adaptive optics ophthalmoscopy: a systematic review of vascular biomarkers	24
Retinal displacement following rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: A systematic review and meta-analysis	24
Septic cavernous sinus thrombosis: A review	24
Juvenile-onset open-angle glaucoma – A clinical and genetic update	24
Treatment of radiation maculopathy and radiation-induced macular edema: A systematic review	24
Associations of refractive errors and retinal changes measured by optical coherence tomography: A systematic review and meta-analysis	23
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiolytics: a review of OCT angiography quantitative biomarkers	23
A critical review: Psychophysical assessments of diabetic retinopathy	23
Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of cytomegalovirus anterior uveitis and endotheliitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis	23
Current and emerging treatments for albinism	22
Sildenafil in ophthalmology: An update	22
Vascular abnormalities in uveitis	22
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on ophthalmology medical student teaching: educational innovations, challenges, and future directions	22
A review of potential novel glaucoma therapeutic options independent of intraocular pressure	22
Trans-synaptic degeneration in the visual pathway: Neural connectivity, pathophysiology, and clinical implications in neurodegenerative disorders	22
Revisiting the role of factor H in age-related macular degeneration: Insights from complement-mediated renal disease and rare genetic variants	21
Primary central nervous system lymphoma – ocular variant: an interdisciplinary review on management	21
Neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants with retinopathy of prematurity	21
Carcinomas of the lacrimal drainage system	21
Cannabinoids and the eye	20
Intraocular pressure measurement: A review	20
Diabetic retinopathy, oxidative stress, and sirtuins: an in depth look in enzymatic patterns and new therapeutic horizons	20
Surgery for glaucoma in modern corneal graft procedures	20
Artificial intelligence in screening, diagnosis, and classification of diabetic macular edema: A systematic review	20
The role of topical N-acetylcysteine in ocular therapeutics	20
Lamellar keratoplasty in children	19
Artificial intelligence applications in different imaging modalities for corneal topography	19
Ocular graft-versus-host disease (oGVHD): From A to Z	19
Intraoperative optical coherence tomography in anterior segment surgery	19
Treat-and-extend versus alternate dosing strategies with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents to treat center involving diabetic macular edema: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 2,346	18
An evidence-based review of the epidemiology of myopic traction maculopathy	18

Artificial intelligence applications and cataract management: A systematic review	18
Role of inflammatory cells in pathophysiology and management of diabetic retinopathy	18
The prevalence of retinopathy in prediabetes: A systematic review	18
Orbital exenteration: an updated review with perspectives	18
Refractive surgical correction and treatment of keratoconus	18
Fibromyalgia syndrome and the eye—A review	17
Ocular side effects of checkpoint inhibitors	17
Influence of pigment epithelial detachment on visual acuity in neovascular age-related macular degeneration	17
Infectious keratitis after lamellar keratoplasty	17
Dupilumab-associated ocular manifestations: A review of clinical presentations and management	17
Meta-analysis of ocular axial length in newborns and infants up to 3 years of age	16
Switching between anti-VEGF agents in the management of refractory diabetic macular edema: A systematic review	16
Corneal collagen as a potential therapeutic target in dry eye disease	16
Heavy eye syndrome: Myopia-induced strabismus	16
Retinal toxicities of systemic anticancer drugs	16
Complications and adverse effects of periocular aesthetic treatments	16
Pigment dispersion syndrome and its implications for glaucoma	16
Emmetropization and nonmyopic eye growth	15
Serum vitamin D and age-related macular degeneration: Systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Retinal vasculitis: A framework and proposal for a classification system	15
Non-infectious Dacryoadenitis	15
Pneumatic retinopexy: A critical reappraisal	15
In-office thermal systems for the treatment of dry eye disease	15
Dural venous sinus stenting in the treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension: A systematic review and critique of literature	14
Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis: a comprehensive review	14
Descemetocele	14
Clinical treatment options for early-stage and advanced conjunctival melanoma	14
Clear lens extraction in eyes with primary angle closure and primary angle-closure glaucoma	14
A systematic review on advances in diagnostics for herpes simplex keratitis	14
The role of matrix metalloproteinases in infectious corneal ulcers	14
Corneal lymphangiogenesis as a potential target in dry eye disease - a systematic review	14
Vitelliform maculopathy: Diverse etiologies originating from one common pathway	14
Erdheim-Chester disease: a comprehensive review from the ophthalmologic perspective	14
Intravitreal antivascular endothelial growth factor injection versus laser photocoagulation for retinopathy of prematurity: A meta-analysis of 3,701 eyes	14
Gut microbiota and age-related macular degeneration: A growing partnership	13
Non-drug interventions in glaucoma: Putative roles for lifestyle, diet and nutritional supplements	13
Iris lymphoma—a systematic guide for diagnosis and treatment	13
Retinal injury from handheld lasers: a review	13
Ophthalmic involvement of chronic lymphocytic leukemia: A systematic review of 123 cases	13
Mitochondrial DNA A3243G variant-associated retinopathy: Current perspectives and clinical implications	13
Advanced retinal imaging and applications for clinical practice: A consensus review	13
Functional vision disorders in adults: a paradigm and nomenclature shift for ophthalmology	13