Analysis of retracted articles in the ophthalmic literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate the frequency and reason for retraction of ophthalmology publications.

Methods

Two independent reviewers retrieved data from PubMed and Medline using appropriate keywords. Statistical analysis was carried out using Mann-Whitney U test. A total of 83 articles were selected for the analysis between 1994 and 2019. Articles were retracted after a median of 1 year (IQR 4.0), and 55 (66.3%) articles were published in the year 2010 or after.

Results

Forty-eight (57.8%) articles were original articles. The most common subspecialties involved were basic science (51.8%), followed by vitreoretinal diseases (13.3%) and cornea and external diseases (7.1%). Fraudulent data were the cause of retraction in 22 (26.5%) articles, and 14 articles (16.87%) were retr

SUBMITTER: Dutta Majumder P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8602331 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature