Henry OD Ejere, Ellen Schwartz, Richard Wormald, Jennifer R Evans
Abstract
It is believed that ivermectin (a microfilaricide) could prevent blindness due to onchocerciasis. However, when given to everyone in communities where onchocerciasis is common, the effects of ivermectin on lesions affecting the eye are uncertain and data on whether the drug prevents visual loss are unclear.
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 26. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 August 2024.
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#1,574,456
of 26,794,081 outputs
Outputs from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#3,135
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#8,942
of 188,956 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#48
of 210 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 13,278 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 34.0. This one has done well, scoring higher than 76% of its peers.
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