Lihteh Wu

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
136 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Lihteh Wu is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lihteh Wu has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Ophthalmology, 87 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Lihteh Wu's work include Retinal Diseases and Treatments (97 papers), Retinal and Optic Conditions (52 papers) and Retinal Imaging and Analysis (44 papers). Lihteh Wu is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Diseases and Treatments (97 papers), Retinal and Optic Conditions (52 papers) and Retinal Imaging and Analysis (44 papers). Lihteh Wu collaborates with scholars based in Costa Rica, United States and Brazil. Lihteh Wu's co-authors include J. Fernando Arévalo, Maurício Maia, María H. Berrocal, Michel Eid Farah, José A. Roca, J. García Sánchez, Francisco J. Rodríguez, Hugo Quiroz–Mercado, Mario Saravia and Jans Fromow-Guerra and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Ophthalmology and American Journal of Ophthalmology.

In The Last Decade

Lihteh Wu

127 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Classification of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lihteh Wu Costa Rica	31	3.3k	2.4k	402	232	101	136	3.6k
Barbara A. Blodi United States	30	3.1k 0.9×	2.0k 0.8×	369 0.9×	264 1.1×	167 1.7×	87	3.4k
David T.L. Liu Hong Kong	25	2.6k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	523 1.3×	177 0.8×	149 1.5×	53	3.0k
Hyoung Jun Koh South Korea	29	3.2k 1.0×	2.3k 1.0×	344 0.9×	318 1.4×	211 2.1×	182	3.5k
Robert Vitti United States	27	4.8k 1.5×	3.7k 1.6×	697 1.7×	137 0.6×	192 1.9×	60	5.1k
Panagiotis Theodossiadis Greece	32	2.9k 0.9×	2.0k 0.8×	445 1.1×	399 1.7×	109 1.1×	213	3.4k
Samantha Fraser‐Bell Australia	31	3.6k 1.1×	2.9k 1.2×	307 0.8×	96 0.4×	340 3.4×	103	3.8k
Roman G. Rubio United States	25	6.6k 2.0×	4.8k 2.0×	731 1.8×	495 2.1×	162 1.6×	58	7.1k
Alyson J. Berliner United States	22	4.5k 1.4×	3.4k 1.4×	644 1.6×	129 0.6×	160 1.6×	37	4.6k
Anne E. Fung United States	17	3.1k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	347 0.9×	109 0.5×	67 0.7×	40	3.3k
Namrata Saroj United States	23	3.8k 1.2×	2.5k 1.0×	366 0.9×	196 0.8×	109 1.1×	51	3.9k

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Wu, Lihteh, et al.. (2025). Gene therapy in neovascular age related macular degeneration: an update. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 263(8). 2135–2148.

Zur, Dinah, Robyn H. Guymer, Jean‐François Korobelnik, et al.. (2024). Impact of residual retinal fluid on treatment outcomes in neovascular age-related macular degeneration. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 109(3). 307–315. 3 indexed citations

Wu, Lihteh, Steven Bloom, Paulo Stanga, et al.. (2024). RWC Update: Dislocated DSEK Flap; Ellipsoid Zone as a Surrogate Efficacy Endpoint in Clinical Trials; Retinal Tear Associated With Lattice Degeneration. Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina. 55(8). 425–428.

Sharma, Ashish, Lihteh Wu, Steven Bloom, et al.. (2024). RWC Update: Removal of a Dislocated Ganciclovir Implant; The Role of Early Vitrectomy for Endophthalmitis; Inherited Retinal Disease. Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina. 55(7). 363–366. 1 indexed citations

Dinah, Christiana, Andrew Chang, Junyeop Lee, et al.. (2024). What is Occluding Our Understanding of Retinal Vein Occlusion?. Ophthalmology and Therapy. 13(12). 3025–3034. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Lihteh, Steven Bloom, Paulo Stanga, et al.. (2023). RWC Update: Segmental Scleral Buckling; Complement Inhibition in Geographic Atrophy; Tattoo-Induced Uveitis. Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina. 54(7). 380–383. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Lihteh, et al.. (2023). RWC Update: Enhanced ILM Peeling; Retinal Gene Therapy; Laser-Induced Retinal Break and Vitreous Hemorrhage. Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina. 54(10). 564–567. 2 indexed citations

Wu, Lihteh, et al.. (2022). Scleral Buckling: A Look at the Past, Present and Future in View of Recent Findings on the Importance of Photoreceptor Re-Alignment Following Retinal Re-Attachment. Clinical ophthalmology. Volume 16. 1971–1984. 9 indexed citations

Korobelnik, Jean‐François, Anat Loewenstein, Bora Eldem, et al.. (2021). Anti-VEGF intravitreal injections in the era of COVID-19: responding to different levels of epidemic pressure. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 259(3). 567–574. 14 indexed citations

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Wu, Lihteh, et al.. (2019). Revisiting pars plana vitrectomy in the primary treatment of diabetic macular edema in the era of pharmacological treatment. Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology. 9(4). 224–224. 5 indexed citations

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Singh, Sumit Randhir, Adrian T. Fung, Samantha Fraser‐Bell, et al.. (2019). One-year outcomes of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy in peripapillary choroidal neovascularisation. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 104(5). 678–683. 10 indexed citations

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Wu, Lihteh, et al.. (2017). Should We Consider Pars Plana Vitrectomy in the Primary Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Lihteh, J. Fernando Arévalo, Erick Hernández-Bogantes, et al.. (2012). Intravitreal Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Inhibitors for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Suboptimally Responsive to Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor Agents: A Pilot Study from the Pan American Collaborative Retina Study Group. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 29(3). 366–371. 28 indexed citations

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Wu, Lihteh, María H. Berrocal, J. Fernando Arévalo, et al.. (2011). ENDOPHTHALMITIS AFTER PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY. Retina. 31(4). 673–678. 59 indexed citations

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Wu, Lihteh, et al.. (2011). Choroidal Thickness in Patients with Systemic Hypertension. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(14). 5296–5296. 12 indexed citations

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Wu, Lihteh, María H. Berrocal, Maurício Maia, et al.. (2009). Comparison of Two Doses of Intravitreal Bevacizumab as Primary Treatment for Macular Edema Secondary to Retinal Vein Occlusions: Results of the Pan American Collaborative Retina Study Group (PACORES) at 24 Months. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 50(13). 5390–5390. 1 indexed citations

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Arévalo, J. Fernando, Lihteh Wu, Francisco J. Rodríguez, et al.. (2008). RADIAL OPTIC NEUROTOMY FOR CENTRAL RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION. Retina. 28(8). 1044–1052. 36 indexed citations

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Arévalo, J. Fernando, Jans Fromow-Guerra, J. García Sánchez, et al.. (2008). PRIMARY INTRAVITREAL BEVACIZUMAB FOR SUBFOVEAL CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION IN AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION. Retina. 28(10). 1387–1394. 53 indexed citations

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Sánchez, J. García, Lihteh Wu, Maurício Maia, et al.. (2007). Intravitreal Bevacizumab (Avastin) for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: 6-Months Follow-Up. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 48(13). 5039–5039.

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Sánchez, J. García, et al.. (2006). Optical Coherence Tomography Characteristics of Group 2A Idiopathic Parafoveal Telangiectasis Stage 2 to 5. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 47(13). 4021–4021. 1 indexed citations

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