OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Ophthalmic Genetics 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Astrocytic hamartoma in a patient heterozygous for RIM1 mutation associated-retinal dystrophy	15
RPGRIP1 -related retinal disease presenting as isolated cone dysfunction	12
Unilateral posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy due to a novel ZEB1 gene mutation in a Korean girl	12
Association of genetic variants in PDGFRA with high myopia in the Han population of southwestern China	11
X-linked retinoschisis: mutation spectrum and genotype-phenotype relationship in an Italian pediatric cohort	11
Honoring Professor Andreas Gal	11
Positive feedback loop between vision-related anxiety and self-reported visual difficulty	11
Novel chorioretinal findings in two siblings with mucopolysaccharidosis type VI	10
Keratoconus in hereditary spastic paraplegia 15 and Kjellin syndrome: a case report	10
OCT imaging of macular cysts and treatment response with nepafenac in mucopolysaccharidosis type 1	10
A novel LTBP2 gene variant in a Turkish family with juvenile-onset open-angle glaucoma	9
TULP1 related retinal dystrophy: report of rare and novel variants with a previously undescribed phenotype in two cases	9
Ligneous conjunctivitis mimicking preseptal cellulitis in a 3-month-old infant	9
ICAM-1 K469E gene polymorphism, genotype−phenotype correlation, and retinopathy in Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients	9
Further evidence that a specific homozygous CLDN19 variant results in non-syndromic maculopathy and can be mistaken for prior ocular toxoplasmosis infection	8
An extended phenotype of RP1L1 maculopathy – case report	8
PNPLA6 disorders: what’s in a name?	7
Heme oxygenase-1 gene rs2071746 polymorphism in retinal vein occlusion	7
Identification of novel cis-mutations in the GJA8 gene in a 3-generation Iranian family with autosomal dominant congenital nuclear cataract	7
Expanding the genotypic and phenotypic spectra with a novel variant in the ciliopathy gene, CFAP410 , associated with selective cone degeneration	7
Galloway-Mowat syndrome with retinal involvement associated with a novel WDR73 variant: case report and review of the literature	7
Absent meibomian glands and cone dystrophy in ADULT syndrome: identification by whole exome sequencing of pathogenic variants in two causal genes TP63 and	7
Foveal hypoplasia in Myhre syndrome: a novel association	7
A case of paternity-confirmed de novo R124H mutation resulting in granular corneal dystrophy type 2	7
RBP4 -related eye disease in a Danish family with retinitis pigmentosa and congenital ocular malformations	6

Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome associated with acetylcholine receptor deficiency: case report and review of the literature	6
Ten things you learned in your residency about retinoblastoma that have changed the 2023 Victor T. Curtin Lecture	6
Branch retinal vein occlusion as a manifestation of systemic vasculopathy in CADASIL: a multimodal imaging case report	6
Clinical and molecular findings in children with retinitis pigmentosa	6
Floating-Harbor syndrome with chorioretinal colobomas	6
What have we learned about intraarterial chemotherapy (Ophthalmic Artery Chemosurgery) for retinoblastoma in the past 18 years? The third A. Linn Murphree Lecture	6
Association between vitamin D receptor polymorphisms and diabetic retinopathy in Uygur Chinese with type 2 diabetes	6
Systematic study of ophthalmological findings in 10 patients with PEX1 -mediated Zellweger spectrum disorder	6
Genetic methylation in myopia	6
A novel NR2F1 -associated microdeletion underlying Bosch-Boonstra-Schaaf optic atrophy syndrome	5
Microphthalmia and congenital cataract in two patients with Stickler syndrome type II: a case report	5
The association of five polymorphisms with diabetic retinopathy in a Chinese population	5
The landscape of clinical trials research in inherited ophthalmic disease	5
Novel LOXL3 -associated stickler syndrome-like phenotype: a case report	5
Ocular findings in pediatric turner syndrome	5
Congenital corneal staphyloma in 8q21.11 microdeletion syndrome	5
Unilateral maculopathy associated with autosomal dominant bestrophinopathy	5
Longitudinal study in autosomal recessive PROM1 inherited retinal disease	5
A novel homozygous missense variant in POC1B causes cone dystrophy in a consanguineous Pakistani family	5
De novo frameshift mutation in YAP1 associated with bilateral uveal coloboma and microphthalmia	5
Novel heterozygous PRPH2 variant identified in a patient with spinocerebellar ataxia type 14 and macular dystrophy	5
MFRP variant results in nanophthalmos, retinitis pigmentosa, variability in foveal avascular zone	5
The Vascular Pattern In Vicinity Of Chorioretinal Coloboma: An Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study	5
Novel variant of KIF11 associated with MCLMR syndrome	5
Ocular phenotype in a patient with PAX2 gene mutation-associated papillorenal syndrome	4
Oculoplastic surgery, diagnosis, and other matters in Freeman–Burian syndrome	4
Evaluation of TGFB1 -509C>T polymorphism in primary open-angle glaucoma and primary angle-closure glaucoma in Turkish population	4
Genetic detection of a novel LRAT pathogenic variant in patients with early-onset severe retinal dystrophy	4
Visual functions, ocular characteristics and visual quality of life in patients with homocystinuria	4
WDR19 -associated retinopathy presenting with adult-onset Stargardt-like phenotype	4
Association between the rs1800624 and rs80096349 SNPs and diabetic retinopathy: a pilot study	4
Unusual fundus lesion in mosaic neurofibromatosis type 2	4
Haplotype-based association study of TCF7L2 gene variants with the development of diabetic retinopathy in an Iranian population	4
Female carrier of RPGR mutation presenting with high myopia	4
An analysis of the relationship between ABCC8 and KCNJ11 gene polymorphisms and diabetic retinopathy in Turkish population	4
Exome sequencing identified five novel USH2A variants in Korean patients with retinitis pigmentosa	4
PHARC syndrome which an ultra-rare syndrome with retinitis pigmentosa and cataracts: case report and review of the literature	4
Anophthalmia and microphthalmia in children: associated ocular, somatic and genetic morbidities and quality of life	4
Infantile esotropia in a family with TUBB3 mutation associated congenital fibrosis of extraocular muscles	4
A novel deletion-insertion variant of RS1 in X-linked retinoschisis	4
Phenotypic expansion of KCNJ13- associated snowflake vitreoretinal degeneration	4
Ocular findings and a comparative study of hair, skin and iris color in Chinese patients with albinism	4
Genetic testing results of retinal dystrophies in a diverse population: impact of race and ethnicity	4
Biallelic occult macular dystrophy	4
Machine learning demonstrates clinical utility in distinguishing retinoblastoma from pseudo retinoblastoma with RetCam images	4
Are vitamin D receptor gene rs731236, rs2228570 and NOS3 gene rs3138808 polymorphisms associated with diabetic retinopathy?	4
Aberrant gene expression yet undiminished retinal ganglion cell genesis in iPSC-derived models of optic nerve hypoplasia	4
Primary congenital glaucoma in two siblings with different compound heterozygous CYP1B1 genotypes	4
Analysis of candidate variants in a Chinese family with monozygotic twins with keratoconus: a case report	3
Malignant teratoid intraocular ciliary body medulloepithelioma in a 5-year-old male with corresponding somatic copy number alteration profile of aqueous humor cell-free DNA	3

Readability, Content, and Accountability Assessment of Online Health Information for Retinitis Pigmentosa & Retinitis Pigmentosa Treatment Options	3
Seroreactivity against retinal proteins in a case of POC1B gene associated cone dystrophy with normal funduscopic appearance: a systematic approach to diagnosis	3
Unilateral lattice corneal dystrophy with c.1501C>A (p.P501T) and c.1733T>C (p.L578P) variants in the transforming growth factor-beta induced gene: a case report	3
Case of IFT140-associated Mainzer Saldino Syndrome	3
An unusual presentation of glaucoma in a neonate with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome	3
Neuro-ophthalmic complications of endosteal hyperostosis, Worth type: the importance of ophthalmic monitoring	3
Stem cell-based therapies for retinal diseases: focus on clinical trials and future prospects	3
Identification of AIRE pathogenic variants ends diagnostic odyssey for Saudi child with infantile-onset keratoconjunctivitis as an early sign of autoimmune polyglandular	3
Cone Rod Homeobox ( CRX ): literature review and new insights	3
Bardet-Biedl syndrome with chorioretinal coloboma: a case series and review of literature	3
Usher syndrome in the United Arab Emirates	3
Chromosome 6p amplification detected in blood cell-free DNA in advanced intraocular retinoblastoma	3
Novel retinal imaging findings in a pediatric patient with de novo ACTA2 R179H pathogenic variant	3
Pathogenicity reclassification of the RPE65 c.1580A>G (p.His527Arg) - a case report	3
Detailed structural abnormalities associated with a novel VCAN variant in a family with versican vitreoretinopathy	3
Vascular and structural analyses of retinal and choroidal alterations in Fabry disease: the effect of hyperreflective foci and retinal vascular tortuosity	3
Anisometropia and asymmetric ABCA4-related cone-rod dystrophy	3
Exploring copy number variations in Lebanese families with rod-cone dystrophy reveals a novel deletion in PRPF31 with haploinsufficiency	3
Genomic alterations in retinoblastoma tumors of Argentine patients	3
Choroidal calcifications in two cases of aplasia cutis congenita and oculoectodermal syndrome	3
Occult Macular Dystrophy: a case report and major review	3
The validation of inherited retinal disease-specific patient-reported outcome measures in adolescent patients	3
Is there a predisposition to uveitis in Turner syndrome?	3
The diagnostic value of ultra-widefield fundus imaging technology in early familial exudative vitreoretinopathy	3
PAX6 gene promoter methylation is correlated with myopia in Chinese adolescents: a pilot sutdy	3
Current clinical practice and needs assessment in inherited eye diseases from the perspective of ophthalmologists	3
Telemedicine-based approach to caring for patients with inherited retinal diseases: patient satisfaction and diagnostic testing completion rates	3
Novel ferritin L-chain gene variant in a case of hereditary hyperferritinemia-cataract syndrome without family history	3
Frail inner limiting membrane maculopathy suggested to describe a new retinal Alport-like condition with two variants in three generations of females	3
Genotype and phenotype characteristics of X-linked retinoschisis: the first report of a Turkish population	3
Therapeutic benefit of idebenone in Leber hereditary optic neuropathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Trio exome sequencing of an optic nerve hypoplasia cohort reveals evidence for polygenic architecture	3
Novel compound heterozygous variants in SIX6 cause a PAX2 like Dysplastic Optic Disc with macular abnormalities without coexistent microph	3
Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate synthetase 1 ( PRPS1 ) associated retinal degeneration: an international study	3
Ectopia lentis associated with a 20-base deletion in the ADAMTSL4 gene in the Old Order Amish population	3
A proposal for an updated staging system for LCHADD retinopathy	3
PRPS1 -associated retinopathy: a diagnostic odyssey	3
The phenotypic spectrum of syndromic optic atrophy associated with variants in WFS1 : with reclassification of p.Val606Gly as a likely benign variant	3
Melphalan toxicity following treatment of retinoblastoma identified by pattern electroretinogram	3
Motivations and expectations of parents seeking genetic testing for their children with ocular genetic disease	3
The ethnic disparity in the diagnostic yield of high-throughput next-generation sequencing in inherited retinal diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Lack of genetic association of non-melanoma skin cancer and pseudoexfoliative glaucoma	3
Reduced cone photoreceptor function and subtle systemic manifestations in two siblings with loss of SCLT1	3