A Population-based survey of the prevalence and types of glaucoma in Nigeria: results from the Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. There tends to be a lower reporting of glaucoma in Africa compared to other blinding conditions in global burden data.
Entekume, Gabriel +8 more
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Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is the most prevalent risk factor for primary open-angle glaucoma. However, IOP alone does not fully describe a mechanical basis for disease in patients with normal tension glaucoma or primary open-angle glaucoma.
Catherine G. Knier +4 more
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Clinicoepidemiological Profile of Glaucoma in 18-45 Years of AgeA Descriptive Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Introduction: Glaucoma is a group of disorders characterised by chronic progressive optic neuropathy. The consequences of glaucoma are more severe in the young individuals because of late diagnosis and longer life expectancy.
Vinokali AchumI +2 more
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Prevalence and determinants of glaucoma : an epidemiologic approach (The Rotterdam Study) [PDF]
, 1995 Glaucoma is an eye disease characterized by damage to the optic nerve head and related visual field defects, often accompanied by elevated intraocular pressure. Glaucoma is an important cause of blindness, particularly in the elderly.
Dielemans, I. (Ida)
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Central corneal thickness among glaucoma patients attending Menelik II Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness. Intra-ocular pressure is the main and only manageable of all risk factors for glaucoma.
Gizachew, Zelalem, Mulugeta, Abiy
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Assessment of Risk Factors for Advanced Open Angle Glaucoma Presentation among Patients Visiting Jimma University Medical Center, Jimma, Ethiopia [PDF]
, 2022 Background: Glaucoma is the predominant cause of irreversible blindness, particularly the late presentation. The purpose of this study is to identify the risk factors associated with late presentation in Jimma University Medical Center Methods: A ...
Alemu, Tsedeke Asaminew +3 more
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Natural History of Open-Angle Glaucoma [PDF]
Ophthalmology, 2009 This article, based on the Early Manifest Glaucoma Trial (EMGT), provides prospective natural history data on progression of glaucomatous field defects in 3 of the most common glaucoma types.Cohort of EMGT patients randomized to the untreated control group and followed up to the time of progression, when treatment could be initiated.We evaluated 118 ...
Heijl, Anders +3 more
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Assessment of foveal and extra-foveal photostress recovery time in primary open angle glaucoma [PDF]
, 2018 Photostress recovery time (PSRT) is a clinical procedure that measures the amount of time required for the macular to return to its normal level of function after being exposed to a bright light source.
Azuamah, Y.C. +5 more
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Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013 Background: Studies mainly in the western population have compared central corneal thickness in primary open angle glaucoma and normal individuals have found variable results.
Maya Natarajan +2 more
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Evaluate underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis bias of deep learning model on primary open-angle glaucoma diagnosis in under-served patient populations [PDF]
AMIA 2023 Informatics Summit, 2023 In the United States, primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the leading cause of blindness, especially among African American and Hispanic individuals. Deep learning has been widely used to detect POAG using fundus images as its performance is comparable to or even surpasses diagnosis by clinicians.
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