Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	119291
Country	Japan

Category	Psychology
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Bridging the visual and the visceral: Critical commentary on the scope and methodological limits of integrated psycho-ophthalmology
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Takahiko Nagamine
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Takahiko Nagamine, Sunlight Brain Research Center, Department of Psychiatric Internal Medicine, Sunlight Brain Research Center, Hofu 747-0066, Japan; <email>tnagamine@outlook.com</email>; Tel.: +81-835-25-6610; Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo, Bunkyou 113-8510, Japan, <bold>Address for correspondence.</bold> Takahiko Nagamine, MD, PhD, Sunlight Brain Research Center, 4-13-18 Jiyugaoka, Hofu City, Yamaguchi, 747-0066, Japan; e-mail: <email xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">tnagamine@outlook.com</email>, Hofu 7470066, Yamaguchi, Japan. tnagamine@outlook.com
Key Words	Rare ophthalmic disease; Autoimmune disease; Psycho-ophthalmology; Anxiety; Quality of life; Holistic care
Core Tip	The study by Capobianco et al highlights the high psychological burden in a diverse cohort of patients with rare and systemic diseases. However, the term “autoimmune ophthalmology” is used loosely, conflating autoimmune conditions with hereditary and degenerative diseases. While the study proves that embedding mental health professionals within ophthalmic departments is feasible, the small sample size and lack of a control group preclude definitive conclusions about causality. Future research must distinguish between functional loss and identity disruption to move from a rhetorical to an analytically robust model of integrated care.
Citation	Nagamine T. Bridging the visual and the visceral: Critical commentary on the scope and methodological limits of integrated psycho-ophthalmology. World J Clin Cases 2026; In press

Received	2026-01-23 02:55
Peer-Review Started	2026-01-23 02:57
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-02-14 07:27
Return for Revision	2026-02-14 07:27
Revised	2026-02-16 01:30
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2026-03-10 02:43
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-03-10 10:01
Articles in Press	2026-03-10 10:01
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