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Pars plana vitrectomy for vitreoretinal complications of Behcet uveitis

Publicated to:European Journal Of Ophthalmology. 23 (1): 119-128 - 2013-02-01 23(1), DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000194

Authors: Mesquida, Marina; Pelegrin, Laura; Llorenc, Victor; Espinosa, Gerard; Rios, Jose; Dick, Andrew D; Adan, Alfredo

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Bristol Eye Hosp, Bristol BS1 2LX, Avon, England - Author
Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Lab Biostat & Epidemiol, IDIBAPS, Hosp Clin Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain - Author
Univ Barcelona, Dept Ophthalmol, Hosp Clin Barcelona, E-08007 Barcelona, Spain - Author
Univ Barcelona, Dept Syst Autoimmune Dis, Hosp Clin Barcelona, E-08007 Barcelona, Spain - Author
Univ Bristol, Acad Unit Ophthalmol, Bristol, Avon, England - Author
Universitat de Barcelona - Author
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Abstract

Purpose. To evaluate the role of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for the treatment of vitreoretinal complications of ocular Behçet disease (BD).?Methods. Retrospective review of the medical records of all patients who underwent PPV for vitreoretinal complications of Behçet uveitis in the Ophthalmology Department of the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, from January 1994 until December 2011. Preoperative and postoperative best-corrected visual acuities (BCVA), ocular findings, treatments, surgical indications, and outcomes were evaluated in all patients.?Results. Twelve patients (14 eyes) were included in the study. Indications for PPV were the following: vitreous hemorrhage in 4 eyes (28.5%), persistent vitreous opacities in 3 eyes (21.4%), rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in 2 eyes (14.3%), macular hole in 2 eyes (14.3%), persistent cystoid macular edema in 2 eyes (14.3%), and combined tractional and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in 1 eye (7.1%). At last examination (median follow-up 105 months, range 6-209 months), BCVA increased 3 Snellen lines or more in 6 eyes (42.9%). Immunosuppressive treatment could be reduced in 5 patients (41.6%). No serious ocular inflammatory episodes presented during the follow-up in those operated patients. ?Conclusions. In this retrospective series with long-term follow-up, PPV can treat secondary vitreoretinal complications of Behçet uveitis, restoring or stabilizing vision without major adverse events.

Keywords
alpha therapydiseaseintravitreal triamcinolone acetonidemanagementneovascularizationocular complicationspanuveitisretinal-detachmentsurgeryuveitisvitrectomyvitreoretinal complicationsBehcet diseaseCerebral-blood-flowCystoid macular edemaDiseaseTranscranial magnetic stimulationUveitisVitrectomyVitreoretinal complications

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal European Journal Of Ophthalmology due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2013, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Medicine (Miscellaneous). Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q4 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Ophthalmology.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 2.03, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions May 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-05-23, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 9
  • Scopus: 12
  • Europe PMC: 3
  • OpenCitations: 10
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From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-23:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 38 (PlumX).
Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: MILAN; United Kingdom.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Mesquida Febrer, Marina) and Last Author (Adán Civera, Alfredo).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Mesquida Febrer, Marina.