OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology is 3. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Evaluation of the lamina cribrosa in different stages of diabetic retinopathy	84
Usefulness of smear microscopy for therapeutic decision-making in patients with infectious keratitis	36
Short-term efficacy and safety of PreserFlo MicroShunt in Japanese patients with medically treated primary open-angle glaucoma	33
Efficiency and safety comparison between 20,000 and 10,000 cuts per minute vitrectomy using a 27G cutter in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: a prospective randomized controlled study	32
Corneal Fourier harmonic analysis in prostaglandin-associated periorbitopathy patients with blepharoptosis	25
Ocular surface flora and prophylactic antibiotics for cataract surgery in the age of antimicrobial resistance	24
Clinical features and symptoms of IgG4-related ophthalmic disease: a multicenter study	24
Contribution of systemic factors on macular vessel density: a sex-specific population-based study	21
Real-life experience on the effectiveness of conjunctival flap and amniotic membrane graft in the treatment of refractory fungal corneal ulcer	21
Aniseikonia following intravitreal ranibizumab treatment for branch retinal vein occlusion	19
A nationwide survey of newly certified visually impaired individuals in Japan for the fiscal year 2019: impact of the revision of criteria for visual impairment certification	19
Long-term outcomes and prognosis in vitrectomy with autologous platelet concentrate injection for large, high myopic, or recurrent macular holes	18
Ocular findings in Japanese patients with hydroxychloroquine retinopathy developing within 3 years of treatment	15
Measurement of paracentral stereopsis using a new method with the binocular open perimeter imovifa® in normal adults	13
Comparison of the 24-h efficacy and safety of fixed combination carteolol/latanoprost and timolol/latanoprost in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension: a prospective crosso	13
Switching from aflibercept to brolucizumab for the treatment of refractory neovascular age-related macular degeneration	12
Visual acuity outcomes of anti-VEGF treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration in clinical trials	12
Prevalence and factors associated with uncorrected presbyopia in a rural population of Japan: the Locomotive Syndrome and Health Outcome in Aizu Cohort Study	12
Visual cortex damage in a ferret model of ocular hypertension	12
Exophthalmos associated with chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia	11
Multicenter, retrospective, observational study for the Treatment Pattern of systemic corticoSTERoids for relapse of non-infectious uveitis accompanying Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease or sarcoidosis	11
Twelve-month efficacy and safety of omidenepag isopropyl, a selective EP2 agonist, in open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension: the RENGE study	11
An open-label, prospective, single-arm study of switching from infliximab to cyclosporine for refractory uveitis in patients with Behçet’s disease in long-term remission	11
Clinical features of ocular sarcoidosis: severe, refractory, and prolonged inflammation	10
Microhook ab interno trabeculotomy for secondary glaucoma in patients with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis	10

Vision-related quality of life and subscale items following intravitreal ranibizumab injections for central retinal vein occlusion	10
Progress of iPS cell-based transplantation therapy for retinal diseases	10
Diagnosis and management of vitreoretinal lymphoma: present and future treatment perspectives	9
The existence of senescent cells in conjunctival epithelium from elderly individuals	9
Structure-function relationship between magnetic resonance imaging lesion areas and visual field defects in initial optic neuritis with altitudinal hemianopsia	9
The association of subjective vision with objectively measured intensity-specific physical activity and bout-specific sedentary behavior among community-dwelling older adults in Japan	9
Two-year outcomes of anterior versus posterior scleral application of mitomycin C-soaked sponge in trabeculectomy	8
The 2023 revised diagnostic criteria for IgG4-related ophthalmic disease	8
Selective ophthalmic arterial injection using a balloon catheter for retinoblastoma: a seven-year clinical evaluation	8
Corneal refractive error and astigmatism in patients aged 6 to 18 years with a history of retinopathy of prematurity and birth weight of <1500 g	8
Fundus examination using a wide-angle viewing system and intraocular illumination through the corneal incision during cataract surgery: a case series	8
Improvement of corneal epithelial damage after switching from the concomitant use of brinzolamide and brimonidine to a brinzolamide/brimonidine fixed-dose combination	8
Comparative features of superior versus inferior hemisphere microvasculature dropout in open-angle glaucoma	8
Intraocular kinetics of pathological ATP after photoreceptor damage in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment	7
Mutations of CYP1B1 and FOXC1 genes for childhood glaucoma in Japanese individuals	7
One-year results of trabeculectomy with emphasis on the effect of patients’ age	7
The progress and future of corneal endothelial transplantation	7
Safety and efficacy of a novel 0.5% epinastine topical eyelid cream in allergic conjunctivitis: a phase 3 trial	7
Effects of trabeculectomy on the postoperative central visual field as revealed by refraction values	7
Choroidal thickness in macular, nasal midperiphery, and temporal midperiphery regions and its relationship with axial length and refractive error	6
Outcomes, efficacy and risk factors of 27-Gauge vitrectomy for diabetic tractional retinal detachment in Japanese patients	6
Correction to: Inner retinal structure and visual function after idiopathic epiretinal membrane surgery with and without brilliant blue G	6
Efficacy, durability, and safety of faricimab with extended dosing up to every 16 weeks in Japanese patients with diabetic macular edema: 1-year results from the Japan subgroup of the phase 3 YOSEMITE	6
Visual activities of daily living survey for retinitis pigmentosa	6
2021 trends in the treatment of patients with strabismus in Japan	6
Dry age-related macular degeneration in the Japanese population	6
Effectiveness of a photoscreener in identifying undiagnosed unilateral amblyopia at vision screening of 3-year-old children in Japan	6
Inhibition of anterior capsule opacification and contraction by the elevated anterior rim of the intraocular lens optic	5
Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction: clinical guideline	5
Differentiating drusen and drusenoid deposits subtypes on multimodal imaging and risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration	5
One-year results of treat-and-extend regimen with intravitreal faricimab for treatment-naïve neovascular age-related macular degeneration	5
Utility of intraoperative optical coherence tomography in filtration surgery using MicroShunt	5
Accuracy of ultrasound vs. Fourier-domain optic biometry for measuring preoperative axial length in cases of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment	5
Characteristics of dry eye associated with autoimmune diseases	5
Correction to: A novel instrument to determine hue discrimination	5
Susceptibility of severe COVID-19 patients to rhino-orbital mucormycosis fungal infection in different clinical manifestations	5
The optimal cut-off value of non-cycloplegic autorefraction for diagnosing myopia in school-aged children	5
Customization of a passive surgical support robot to specifications for ophthalmic surgery and preliminary evaluation	5
Principal test for color sensation: clinical aspects	5
Clinico-epidemiological analysis of 1000 cases of orbital tumors	5
Retinal vasculitis after intravitreal aflibercept 8 mg for neovascular age-related macular degeneration	5
Two-year treatment outcomes after anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy in age-related macular degeneration with type 2 macular neovascularization in Japanese patients	5
Use of systemic corticosteroids in patients newly registered at a claims database with a diagnosis of non-infectious uveitis: results from a real-world claims database analysis	4
Peripheral refraction in Japanese schoolchildren with low to moderate myopia	4
Extensive misalignment of plate-haptic rotationally asymmetric multifocal toric intraocular lens	4
Investigation of satisfaction with short-term outcomes after switching to faricimab to treat neovascular age-related macular degeneration	4
Outcomes of five cases of retinoblastoma with optic nerve invasion on imaging	4
Retinal displacement using optical coherence tomography angiography and metamorphopsia in eyes undergoing macular hole surgery	4
Association between central serous chorioretinopathy susceptibility genes and choroidal parameters	4
Postoperative outcomes of biopsy versus debulking surgery for immunoglobulin G4-related ophthalmic disease: a retrospective comparative study	4

Three-year efficacy and safety of omidenepag isopropyl in patients with normal tension glaucoma	4
Abnormal biorbital angle in children with infantile exotropia	4
A randomized multicenter clinical evaluation of sequential application of 0.3% and 0.15% hyaluronic acid for treatment of dry eye	4
Impact of low luminance conditions on quality of life for the visually impaired: development of the Low Luminance Questionnaire Japanese version	4
Efficacy of switching to brolucizumab for neovascular age-related macular degeneration refractory to faricimab	4
Temporal changes in parameters associated with tear film stability after instillation of long-acting diquafosol ophthalmic solution in soft contact lens wearers	4
Two-year clinical outcomes of triple therapy with photodynamic therapy, anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agent, and triamcinolone acetonide for neovascular age-related macular degeneration	3
Relationship between strabismus associated with Angelman syndrome and orbital anomaly	3
Long-term results of the safety and effectiveness of a novel microshunt in Japanese patients with primary open-angle glaucoma	3
Comparison of two-year treatment outcomes between subthreshold micropulse (577 nm) laser and aflibercept for diabetic macular edema	3
Posterior ocular structural changes and glaucoma susceptibility in patients with hemifacial spasm	3
Intraocular pressure at different gaze positions in patients with highly myopic strabismus	3
One-year recurrence rate of Graves ophthalmopathy presenting as diplopia in the primary position after varied doses of intravenous methylprednisolone followed by oral prednisolone with dosing based on	3
Short-term results for brolucizumab in treatment-naïve neovascular age-related macular degeneration: a Japanese multicenter study	3
Update on glial antibody-mediated optic neuritis	3
Classification of fundus autofluorescence images based on macular function in retinitis pigmentosa using convolutional neural networks	3
Efficacy of a 0.05% cyclosporine a topical nanoemulsion in dry eyes with obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction	3
Assessment of choriocapillaris/Sattler and Haller layer changes after intravitreal injection in eyes with neovascular age-related macular degeneration: aflibercept vs ranibizumab	3
Astigmatism profile in the elderly population: Tehran Geriatric Eye Study	3
Newly or switching effect of a selective EP2 agonist on intraocular pressure in Japanese patients with open-angle glaucoma	3
Genotypes and clinical features of RHO-associated retinitis pigmentosa in a Japanese population	3
Clinical profile and visual outcome of intraocular inflammation associated with cat-scratch disease in Japanese patients	3
Intraocular surgery under adalimumab therapy in patients with refractory uveitis: a single center study of 23 eyes	3
The prevalence of uncorrected refractive error in Japan: the Locomotive Syndrome and Health Outcome in Aizu Cohort Study	3