Medicina | Highly Cited Papers in 2024 and Hot Topic Special Issues in the “Ophthalmology” Section

We would like to share with you some highly cited papers from the “Ophthalmology” Section that were published in Medicina (ISSN: 1648-9144) in 2024, which you are welcome to read. You can also find the journal’s latest publications via the following website: https://www.mdpi.com/search?journal=medicina&section=1313.

Additionally, some Special Issues in the “Ophthalmology” Section are currently open for submission. The following is a list of articles and Special Issues that we believe may be of interest to you:

1. “Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Dry Eye Disease: Considerations for Clinical Management”
   by Alexis Ceecee Britten-Jones, Michael T. M. Wang, Isaac Samuels, Catherine Jennings, Fiona Stapleton and Jennifer P. Craig
   Medicina 2024, 60(9), 1458; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60091458
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/9/1458

2. “Retinitis Pigmentosa: From Pathomolecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Strategies”
   by Enzo Maria Vingolo, Simona Mascolo, Filippo Miccichè and Gregorio Manco
   Medicina 2024, 60(1), 189; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60010189
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/1/189

3. “Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Assessment of the Optic Nerve Head in Patients Hospitalized Due to COVID-19 Bilateral Pneumonia”
   by Magdalena Kal, Michał Brzdęk, Dorota Zarębska-Michaluk, Antonio Pinna, Jerzy Mackiewicz, Dominik Odrobina, Mateusz Winiarczyk and Izabella Karska-Basta
   Medicina 2024, 60(3), 502; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60030502
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/3/502

4. “Treatment Effects of Switching to Faricimab in Eyes with Diabetic Macular Edema Refractory to Aflibercept”
   by Tomoaki Tatsumi, Tomomi Kaiho, Takehito Iwase, Gen Miura, Daisuke Shimizu, Tomohiro Niizawa, Yoshihito Ozawa, Miyuki Arai, Toshiyuki Oshitari, Yoko Takatsuna and Takayuki Baba
   Medicina 2024, 60(5), 732; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60050732
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/5/732

5. “Addressing Challenges in Chlamydia trachomatis Detection: A Comparative Review of Diagnostic Methods”
   by Rafaela Rodrigues, Ana Rita Silva, Carlos Sousa and Nuno Vale
   Medicina 2024, 60(8), 1236; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60081236
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/8/1236

6. “Evaluation of Selected Biometric Parameters in Cataract Patients—A Comparison between Argos® and IOLMaster 700®: Two Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography-Based Biometers”
   by Mateusz Porwolik, Agnieszka Porwolik and Ewa Mrukwa-Kominek
   Medicina 2024, 60(7), 1057; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60071057
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/7/1057

7. “Aetiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Arterial Occlusions of the Retina—A Narrative Review”
   by Barbara Daxer, Wolfgang Radner, Florian Fischer, Andreea-Liliana Cocoșilă and Armin Ettl
   Medicina 2024, 60(4), 526; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60040526
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/4/526

8. “Sutureless Dehydrated Amniotic Membrane (Omnigen) Application Using a Specialised Bandage Contact Lens (OmniLenz) for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease: A 6-Month Randomised Control Trial”
   by Sònia Travé-Huarte and James S. Wolffsohn
   Medicina 2024, 60(6), 985; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60060985
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/6/985

9. “Diagnostic Challenges in Inflammatory Choroidal Neovascularization”
   by Izabella Karska-Basta, Weronika Pociej-Marciak, Katarzyna Żuber-Łaskawiec, Anna Markiewicz, Michał Chrząszcz, Bożena Romanowska-Dixon and Agnieszka Kubicka-Trząska
   Medicina 2024, 60(3), 465; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60030465
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/3/465

10. “The Association of a Single Nucleotide Variant in COL5A1 to Early Onset Keratoconus and Pectus Excavatum—Convergence of Extracellular Matrix Pathologies”
    by Griffin Bryant, Peyton Moore and Mohanakrishnan Sathyamoorthy
    Medicina 2024, 60(6), 974; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60060974
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/6/974

Special Issues:
“Clinical Profile and Treatment Response of Patients with Ocular Inflammation”
Guest Editors: Dr. Valeria Albano and Prof. Dr. Giovanni Alessio
Submission deadline: 28 February 2026

“Clinical Update on Optic Nerve Disorders”
Guest Editor: Dr. Ingrida Janulevičienė
Submission deadline: 28 February 2026

“Advances in Corneal Management”
Guest Editors: Dr. Sanja Masnec and Dr. Rafael I. Barraquer
Submission deadline: 20 April 2026

“Ophthalmology: New Diagnostic and Treatment Approaches (2nd Edition)”
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Stephen G. Schwartz, Prof. Dr. Andrzej Grzybowski, Dr. Victor M. Villegas, Dr. Christopher Leffler and Dr. Krishna S. Kishor
Submission deadline: 25 April 2026