D S Friedman

Summary

Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The effectiveness of early lens extraction with intraocular lens implantation for the treatment of primary angle-closure glaucoma (EAGLE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
    Augusto Azuara-Blanco
    The Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials CHaRT, Health Sciences Building, Foresterhill, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK
    Trials 12:133. 2011
  2. ncbi The TRAVATAN Dosing Aid accurately records when drops are taken
    David S Friedman
    Glaucoma Division of the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Am J Ophthalmol 143:699-701. 2007
  3. ncbi Patient preferences for anaesthesia management during cataract surgery
    D S Friedman
    Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Br J Ophthalmol 88:333-5. 2004
  4. ncbi Lack of concordance between fixation preference and HOTV optotype visual acuity in preschool children: the Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease Study
    David S Friedman
    Dana Center for Prevention Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21210, USA
    Ophthalmology 115:1796-9. 2008
  5. ncbi The prevalence of open-angle glaucoma among blacks and whites 73 years and older: the Salisbury Eye Evaluation Glaucoma Study
    David S Friedman
    Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Arch Ophthalmol 124:1625-30. 2006
  6. ncbi Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in the United States
    David S Friedman
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Wilmer 120, 600 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Arch Ophthalmol 122:564-72. 2004
  7. ncbi Racial variations in causes of vision loss in nursing homes: The Salisbury Eye Evaluation in Nursing Home Groups (SEEING) Study
    David S Friedman
    Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Arch Ophthalmol 122:1019-24. 2004
  8. ncbi An evidence-based assessment of risk factors for the progression of ocular hypertension and glaucoma
    David S Friedman
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
    Am J Ophthalmol 138:S19-31. 2004
  9. ncbi Age and sex variation in angle findings among normal Chinese subjects: a comparison of UBM, Scheimpflug, and gonioscopic assessment of the anterior chamber angle
    David S Friedman
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
    J Glaucoma 17:5-10. 2008
  10. ncbi Variations in treatment among adult-onset open-angle glaucoma patients
    David S Friedman
    Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
    Ophthalmology 112:1494-9. 2005

Research Grants

  1. PREVALENCE AND IMPACT OF GLAUCOMA AMONG THE VERY ELDERLY
    David Friedman; Fiscal Year: 2003

Detail Information

Publications82

  1. ncbi The effectiveness of early lens extraction with intraocular lens implantation for the treatment of primary angle-closure glaucoma (EAGLE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
    Augusto Azuara-Blanco
    The Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials CHaRT, Health Sciences Building, Foresterhill, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK
    Trials 12:133. 2011
    ..The study will have 80% power to detect a difference of 15% in the glaucoma surgery rate. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN44464607...
  2. ncbi The TRAVATAN Dosing Aid accurately records when drops are taken
    David S Friedman
    Glaucoma Division of the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Am J Ophthalmol 143:699-701. 2007
    ..To assess the accuracy of Travatan Dosing Aid recordings...
  3. ncbi Patient preferences for anaesthesia management during cataract surgery
    D S Friedman
    Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Br J Ophthalmol 88:333-5. 2004
    ..To assess patient preferences for different anaesthesia management strategies during cataract surgery...
  4. ncbi Lack of concordance between fixation preference and HOTV optotype visual acuity in preschool children: the Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease Study
    David S Friedman
    Dana Center for Prevention Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21210, USA
    Ophthalmology 115:1796-9. 2008
    ..To compare the results of fixation preference testing and standardized visual acuity testing in white and black children aged 30 through 71 months...
  5. ncbi The prevalence of open-angle glaucoma among blacks and whites 73 years and older: the Salisbury Eye Evaluation Glaucoma Study
    David S Friedman
    Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Arch Ophthalmol 124:1625-30. 2006
    ..To determine the prevalence of glaucoma among black and white persons 73 years and older...
  6. ncbi Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in the United States
    David S Friedman
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Wilmer 120, 600 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Arch Ophthalmol 122:564-72. 2004
    ..To estimate the prevalence and distribution of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the United States by age, race/ethnicity, and gender...
  7. ncbi Racial variations in causes of vision loss in nursing homes: The Salisbury Eye Evaluation in Nursing Home Groups (SEEING) Study
    David S Friedman
    Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Arch Ophthalmol 122:1019-24. 2004
    ..To determine the prevalence and causes of low vision in a large sample of nursing home residents...
  8. ncbi An evidence-based assessment of risk factors for the progression of ocular hypertension and glaucoma
    David S Friedman
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
    Am J Ophthalmol 138:S19-31. 2004
    ..To critically review the existing literature concerning risk factors for progression of ocular hypertension and glaucoma to assist in assigning levels of risk for individual patients...
  9. ncbi Age and sex variation in angle findings among normal Chinese subjects: a comparison of UBM, Scheimpflug, and gonioscopic assessment of the anterior chamber angle
    David S Friedman
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
    J Glaucoma 17:5-10. 2008
    ..Limited data are published on the ultrasound biomicroscope (UBM) findings of the anterior chamber angle. This work provides a population-based assessment of angle findings and compares 3 modalities for assessing angle dimensions...
  10. ncbi Variations in treatment among adult-onset open-angle glaucoma patients
    David S Friedman
    Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
    Ophthalmology 112:1494-9. 2005
    ..To determine the predictors of treatment for glaucoma and suspect glaucoma in a nationally representative sample of diagnosed persons...
  11. ncbi Glaucoma management among individuals enrolled in a single comprehensive insurance plan
    David S Friedman
    Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
    Ophthalmology 112:1500-4. 2005
    ..To determine the management patterns for glaucoma and suspect glaucoma in a nationally representative sample of newly treated persons...
  12. ncbi Using pharmacy claims data to study adherence to glaucoma medications: methodology and findings of the Glaucoma Adherence and Persistency Study (GAPS)
    David S Friedman
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 48:5052-7. 2007
    ..To develop methods for investigating adherence to glaucoma medications by using a modified claims data-based measure of adherence, validation by chart review, and patient and physician interviews...
  13. ncbi Poor uptake of cataract surgery in nursing home residents: the Salisbury Eye Evaluation in Nursing Home Groups study
    David S Friedman
    Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, The Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Arch Ophthalmol 123:1581-7. 2005
    ..To compare the uptake of cataract surgery in nursing homes in which assistance was provided in obtaining services with that in control homes...
  14. ncbi HIPAA and research: how have the first two years gone?
    David S Friedman
    Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Wilmer 120, 600 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Am J Ophthalmol 141:543-546. 2006
    ..To assess the impact of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) on research in ophthalmology...
  15. ncbi Long-term outcomes in fellow eyes after acute primary angle closure in the contralateral eye
    David S Friedman
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
    Ophthalmology 113:1087-91. 2006
    ..To determine the long-term outcome of the contralateral eye in Asian persons with a unilateral attack of acute primary angle closure (APAC)...
  16. ncbi Lens extraction for chronic angle-closure glaucoma
    D S Friedman
    Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins University, Ophthalmology Department, 600 North Wolfe Street, Wilmer 120, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev 3:CD005555. 2006
    ..This can result from an anterior placement of the lens due to an increase in the thickness of the lens (as occurs with aging), anterior displacement by a posterior force (for example choroidal effusion), or laxity of the zonules...
  17. ncbi Prevalence of decreased visual acuity among preschool-aged children in an American urban population: the Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease Study, methods, and results
    David S Friedman
    Dana Center for Prevention Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21210, USA
    Ophthalmology 115:1786-95, 1795.e1-4. 2008
    ..To determine the age- and ethnicity-specific prevalence of decreased visual acuity (VA) in white and black preschool-aged children...
  18. ncbi Doctor-patient communication, health-related beliefs, and adherence in glaucoma results from the Glaucoma Adherence and Persistency Study
    David S Friedman
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
    Ophthalmology 115:1320-7, 1327.e1-3. 2008
    ..To use multiple data sources to determine drivers of patient adherence to topical ocular hypotensive therapy...
  19. ncbi Prevalence of amblyopia and strabismus in white and African American children aged 6 through 71 months the Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease Study
    David S Friedman
    Dana Center for Prevention Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21210, USA
    Ophthalmology 116:2128-34.e1-2. 2009
    ..To determine the age-specific prevalence of strabismus in white and African American children aged 6 through 71 months and of amblyopia in white and African American children aged 30 through 71 months...
  20. ncbi Doctor-patient communication in glaucoma care: analysis of videotaped encounters in community-based office practice
    David S Friedman
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Ophthalmology 116:2277-85.e1-3. 2009
    ..To assess doctor-patient communication in patients with glaucoma...
  21. ncbi Grating visual acuity using the preferential-looking method in elderly nursing home residents
    David S Friedman
    Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 43:2572-8. 2002
    ..To assess the performance of two approaches to visual acuity testing in a group of nursing home residents with cognitive impairment. The study was a cross-sectional comparison of the effectiveness of two tests of visual acuity...
  22. ncbi VF-14 item specific responses in patients undergoing first eye cataract surgery: can the length of the VF-14 be reduced?
    D S Friedman
    Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Br J Ophthalmol 86:885-91. 2002
    ....
  23. ncbi Surgical strategies for coexisting glaucoma and cataract: an evidence-based update
    David S Friedman
    Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
    Ophthalmology 109:1902-13. 2002
    ..To assess short- and long-term control of intraocular pressure (IOP) with different surgical treatment strategies for coexisting cataract and glaucoma...
  24. ncbi Ultrasonographic biomicroscopy, Scheimpflug photography, and novel provocative tests in contralateral eyes of Chinese patients initially seen with acute angle closure
    David S Friedman
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Arch Ophthalmol 121:633-42. 2003
    ..To compare ocular biometry of the contralateral eyes of individuals seen with acute angle closure (AAC) with eyes of population-based control subjects, and to assess novel provocative tests to study the mechanism of AAC...
  25. ncbi Risk factors for poor adherence to eyedrops in electronically monitored patients with glaucoma
    David S Friedman
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
    Ophthalmology 116:1097-105. 2009
    ..To identify risk factors for poor adherence to topical once daily therapy for glaucoma...
  26. ncbi Evaluation of practice patterns for the care of open-angle glaucoma compared with claims data: the Glaucoma Adherence and Persistency Study
    Harry A Quigley
    Glaucoma Service and Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Ophthalmology 114:1599-606. 2007
    ..To perform a chart review to measure the validity of large claims databases in estimating patient cooperation with eyedrop therapy and to assess physician adherence with guidelines for a preferred practice pattern (PPP) using a new metric...
  27. ncbi The methodologic quality of clinical trials on regional anesthesia for cataract surgery
    D S Friedman
    Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Ophthalmology 108:530-41. 2001
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Greater attention to methodologic quality and detailed reporting of study results will improve the ability of readers to interpret the results of clinical trials assessing regional anesthesia for cataract surgery...
  28. ncbi Causes and prevalence of visual impairment among adults in the United States
    Nathan Congdon
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Wilmer 120, 600 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Arch Ophthalmol 122:477-85. 2004
    ..To estimate the cause-specific prevalence and distribution of blindness and low vision in the United States by age, race/ethnicity, and gender, and to estimate the change in these prevalence figures over the next 20 years...
  29. ncbi Adherence with topical glaucoma medication monitored electronically the Travatan Dosing Aid study
    Constance O Okeke
    Scheie Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
    Ophthalmology 116:191-9. 2009
    ..To assess patient adherence and behaviors with topical once-daily therapy for glaucoma...
  30. ncbi A decision analysis of anesthesia management for cataract surgery
    S W Reeves
    School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 600 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Am J Ophthalmol 132:528-36. 2001
    ..For some surgeries, substantial cost savings may be available for a small change in preference...
  31. ncbi Interventions improve poor adherence with once daily glaucoma medications in electronically monitored patients
    Constance O Okeke
    Scheie Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
    Ophthalmology 116:2286-93. 2009
    ..To investigate the impact of an intervention program to improve adherence with topical, once daily therapy for glaucoma...
  32. ncbi Glaucoma and mobility performance: the Salisbury Eye Evaluation Project
    David S Friedman
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USAaryland
    Ophthalmology 114:2232-7. 2007
    ..To determine the impact of glaucoma on mobility in a population-based cohort...
  33. ncbi Determinants and heritability of intraocular pressure and cup-to-disc ratio in a defined older population
    Ta C Chang
    Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Ophthalmology 112:1186-91. 2005
    ..004). CONCLUSIONS: In this elderly population, we found CDR to be highly heritable and IOP to be moderately heritable. On average, siblings of glaucoma patients had higher IOPs and larger CDRs than siblings of nonglaucomatous probands...
  34. ncbi Glaucoma and quality of life: the Salisbury Eye Evaluation
    Ellen E Freeman
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
    Ophthalmology 115:233-8. 2008
    ..To examine whether glaucoma status or measures of visual function affected by glaucoma are associated with self-reported difficulty with vision-intensive tasks in a population-based study...
  35. ncbi Estimating the rate of progressive visual field damage in those with open-angle glaucoma, from cross-sectional data
    Aimee Teo Broman
    Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology and the Glaucoma Service, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 49:66-76. 2008
    ..To estimate the rate of visual field progression in open-angle glaucoma (OAG) subjects, by using data from population-based cross-sectional studies...
  36. ncbi Synthesis of the literature on the effectiveness of regional anesthesia for cataract surgery
    D S Friedman
    Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Ophthalmology 108:519-29. 2001
    ..Data are needed on patient preferences to determine the optimal strategies for anesthesia management during cataract surgery...
  37. ncbi Prevalence of open-angle glaucoma among adults in the United States
    David S Friedman
    Data Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Arch Ophthalmol 122:532-8. 2004
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Open-angle glaucoma affects more than 2 million individuals in the United States. Owing to the rapid aging of the US population, this number will increase to more than 3 million by 2020...
  38. ncbi Prevalence of refractive error among preschool children in an urban population: the Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease Study
    Lydia Giordano
    Dana Center for Prevention Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21210, USA
    Ophthalmology 116:739-46, 746.e1-4. 2009
    ..To determine the age-specific prevalence of refractive errors in white and African-American preschool children...
  39. ncbi Anterior chamber angle assessment techniques
    David S Friedman
    Wilmer Eye Institute and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Surv Ophthalmol 53:250-73. 2008
    ..In addition, we discuss surrogate approaches to measuring the angle configuration, including limbal anterior chamber depth measurement, scanning peripheral anterior chamber depth measurement, and Scheimpflug photography...
  40. ncbi Iris cross-sectional area decreases with pupil dilation and its dynamic behavior is a risk factor in angle closure
    Harry A Quigley
    Wilmer Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    J Glaucoma 18:173-9. 2009
    ..To estimate the change in iris cross-sectional (CS) area with pupil dilation using anterior segment optical coherence tomography comparing eyes with angle closure (AC) to open angle glaucoma (OAG)...
  41. ncbi Glaucoma and reading speed: the Salisbury Eye Evaluation project
    Pradeep Y Ramulu
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
    Arch Ophthalmol 127:82-7. 2009
    ..To determine if, and at what point, glaucoma affects spoken reading speed...
  42. ncbi Driving cessation and driving limitation in glaucoma: the Salisbury Eye Evaluation Project
    Pradeep Y Ramulu
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Ophthalmology 116:1846-53. 2009
    ..To determine if glaucoma is associated with driving limitation or cessation...
  43. ncbi Prevalence of cataract and pseudophakia/aphakia among adults in the United States
    Nathan Congdon
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Wilmer 120, 600 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Arch Ophthalmol 122:487-94. 2004
    ..To determine the prevalence of cataract and pseudophakia/aphakia in the United States and to project the expected change in these prevalence figures by 2020...
  44. ncbi Effect of technique on intraocular pressure after combined cataract and glaucoma surgery: An evidence-based review
    Henry D Jampel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Ophthalmology 109:2215-24; quiz 2225, 2231. 2002
    ....
  45. ncbi Comparing approaches to screening for angle closure in older Chinese adults
    J Andrews
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Eye (Lond) 26:96-100. 2012
    ..This study was conducted to assess the performance of the scanning peripheral anterior chamber depth analyzer (SPAC) and limbal anterior chamber depth (LACD) as screening methods for angle closure...
  46. ncbi Correlation of the binocular visual field with patient assessment of vision
    Henry D Jampel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 43:1059-67. 2002
    ..To determine which measures of the binocular visual field correlate best with the patient's assessment of vision...
  47. ncbi Important causes of visual impairment in the world today
    Nathan G Congdon
    Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
    JAMA 290:2057-60. 2003
  48. ncbi Rapid, objective detection of cataract-induced blur using a bull's eye photodetector
    Kevin J Nusz
    Krieger Children's Eye Center at The Wilmer Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    J Cataract Refract Surg 31:763-70. 2005
    ..25, P=.06). CONCLUSIONS: Improvement in FDS outcome measures correlated with cataract severity and improvement in visual acuity. This objective approach may be useful in long-term studies of cataract progression...
  49. ncbi Reproducibility of anterior chamber angle measurements obtained with anterior segment optical coherence tomography
    Sunita Radhakrishnan
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 48:3683-8. 2007
    ..To evaluate the reproducibility of anterior chamber (AC) angle measurements obtained using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT)...
  50. ncbi The utilization of eye care services by persons with glaucoma in rural south India
    Alan L Robin
    Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc 102:47-54; discussion 54-5. 2004
    ..Strategies to improve the uptake of services are required to reduce the burden of blindness due to glaucoma in southern India...
  51. ncbi Methodologic rigor of clinical trials on surgical management of eyes with coexisting cataract and glaucoma
    Henry D Jampel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-9205, USA
    Ophthalmology 109:1892-901. 2002
    ....
  52. ncbi Possible mechanisms of primary angle-closure and malignant glaucoma
    Harry A Quigley
    Glaucoma Service and the Dana Center for Preventive Ophthamology, Wilmer Ophthamological Institute, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
    J Glaucoma 12:167-80. 2003
  53. ncbi Angle-closure glaucoma: impact, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment
    Nathan G Congdon
    Department of Opthalmology, John Hopkins University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Curr Opin Ophthalmol 14:70-3. 2003
    ....
  54. ncbi Validation of a visual function and quality of life instrument in an urban Indian population with uncorrected refractive error using Rasch analysis
    Christopher J Brady
    Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Ophthalmic Epidemiol 17:282-91. 2010
    ..To develop and validate a patient-reported outcome measure of refractive error for persons living in developing countries...
  55. ncbi Predictors of early acceptance of free spectacles provided to junior high school students in China
    Lisa Keay
    Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Arch Ophthalmol 128:1328-34. 2010
    ..To examine factors influencing adherence to spectacle wear and perceived value within a prospective 1-month trial of ready-made and custom spectacles in school-aged children with uncorrected refractive error in urban China...
  56. ncbi Single versus sequential testing with scanning peripheral anterior chamber depth analyser, IOLMaster and anterior segment optical coherence tomography for the detection of narrow angles
    Dolly S Chang
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Br J Ophthalmol 95:1410-4. 2011
    ..When used individually to detect NAs, neither SPAC, AS-OCT nor IOLMaster were able to achieve both high sensitivity and specificity when using gonioscopy as a gold standard...
  57. ncbi A randomized clinical trial to evaluate ready-made spectacles in an adult population in India
    Lisa Keay
    Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
    Int J Epidemiol 39:877-88. 2010
    ..Ready-made spectacles (RMS) have advantages; however, visual performance and satisfaction has not been evaluated...
  58. ncbi Issues in screening for glaucoma
    David S Friedman
    Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, 600 N Wolfe St.. Baltimore, MD
    Ophthalmic Epidemiol 14:101-2. 2007
  59. ncbi Laser peripheral iridotomy in primary angle-closure suspects: biometric and gonioscopic outcomes: the Liwan Eye Study
    Mingguang He
    Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
    Ophthalmology 114:494-500. 2007
    ..To assess the immediate effect of laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) and mechanisms of angle closure in a population-based study of primary angle closure (PAC) suspects...
  60. ncbi Potential public health impact of Age-Related Eye Disease Study results: AREDS report no. 11
    Neil M Bressler
    Arch Ophthalmol 121:1621-4. 2003
    ..CONCLUSION: If people at high risk for advanced AMD received supplements such as those suggested by AREDS results, the potential impact on public health in the United States would be considerable during the next 5 years...
  61. ncbi Interventions for angle-closure glaucoma: an evidence-based update
    Seang Mei Saw
    Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, National University of Singapore, 16 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597, Republic of Singapore
    Ophthalmology 110:1869-78; quiz 1878-9, 1930. 2003
    ..To assess the interventions to treat acute angle closure (AAC) and primary angle closure (PAC) with or without glaucomatous optic neuropathy...
  62. ncbi Glaucoma in a rural population of southern India: the Aravind comprehensive eye survey
    R Ramakrishnan
    Aravind Eye Care System, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
    Ophthalmology 110:1484-90. 2003
    ..One fifth of those with POAG had blindness in one or both eyes from glaucoma. Early detection of glaucoma in this population will reduce the burden of blindness in India...
  63. ncbi Pseudoexfoliation in a rural population of southern India: the Aravind Comprehensive Eye Survey
    R Krishnadas
    Aravind Eye Care System and Lions-Aravind Institute for Community Ophthalmology, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India
    Am J Ophthalmol 135:830-7. 2003
    ....
  64. ncbi A prospective ultrasound biomicroscopy evaluation of changes in anterior segment morphology after laser iridotomy in Asian eyes
    Gus Gazzard
    Singapore National Eye Centre, 11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751, Singapore
    Ophthalmology 110:630-8. 2003
    ..LPI produces changes in iris morphology that are different from those caused by an increase in illumination, indicating that different mechanisms account for angle opening under these 2 conditions...
  65. ncbi Imaging of trabeculectomy blebs using anterior segment optical coherence tomography
    Mandeep Singh
    National University Hospital, Singapore
    Ophthalmology 114:47-53. 2007
    ..To image trabeculectomy blebs using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT)...
  66. ncbi Long-term outcomes in asians after acute primary angle closure
    Tin Aung
    Glaucoma Department, Singapore National Eye Center, and National University of Singapore
    Ophthalmology 111:1464-9. 2004
    ..To determine the long-term outcome of Asian eyes with an acute attack of primary angle closure (APAC) and to identify risk factors at presentation associated with the development of glaucomatous optic nerve damage...
  67. ncbi Anterior segment optical coherence tomography imaging of trabeculectomy blebs before and after laser suture lysis
    Mandeep Singh
    National University Hospital, Singapore
    Am J Ophthalmol 143:873-5. 2007
    ..To image trabeculectomy blebs before and after laser suture lysis (LSL) using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT)...
  68. ncbi Laser peripheral iridotomy in eyes with narrow drainage angles: ultrasound biomicroscopy outcomes. The Liwan Eye Study
    Mingguang He
    Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
    Ophthalmology 114:1513-9. 2007
    ..To assess the short-term effect of laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) on anterior segment anatomy in angle-closure suspects using ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM)...
  69. ncbi Changes in anterior segment morphology in response to illumination and after laser iridotomy in Asian eyes: an anterior segment OCT study
    Jovina L S See
    National University Hospital, Singapore
    Br J Ophthalmol 91:1485-9. 2007
    ..Using the anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) to quantify changes in anterior segment morphology going from light to dark and following laser iridotomy (LI)...
  70. ncbi Gonioscopy in adult Chinese: the Liwan Eye Study
    Mingguang He
    Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London (UCL, London, United Kingdom
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 47:4772-9. 2006
    ..Longitudinal studies are necessary to determine appropriate strategies for preventing this potentially blinding outcome...
  71. ncbi Detection of primary angle closure using anterior segment optical coherence tomography in Asian eyes
    Winifred P Nolan
    National University Hospital, Singapore
    Ophthalmology 114:33-9. 2007
    ....
  72. ncbi Prevalence and clinical characteristics of glaucoma in adult Chinese: a population-based study in Liwan District, Guangzhou
    Mingguang He
    Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, and Glaucoma Research Unit, Moorfields Eye Hospital, United Kingdom
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 47:2782-8. 2006
    ..To assess the prevalence and mechanism of glaucoma in adults living in an urban area of southern China...
  73. ncbi Prevalence of plateau iris in primary angle closure suspects an ultrasound biomicroscopy study
    Rajesh S Kumar
    Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore
    Ophthalmology 115:430-4. 2008
    ..To determine the prevalence of plateau iris in a cohort of primary angle closure suspects (PACSs) using ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM)...
  74. ncbi Comparison of gonioscopy and anterior segment ocular coherence tomography in detecting angle closure in different quadrants of the anterior chamber angle
    Lisandro M Sakata
    Singapore Eye Research Institute and Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore
    Ophthalmology 115:769-74. 2008
    ..To compare the performance of gonioscopy and anterior segment (AS) optical coherence tomography (OCT) in detecting angle closure in the different quadrants of the anterior chamber angle (ACA)...
  75. ncbi Persistence and adherence with topical glaucoma therapy
    Beth L Nordstrom
    Ingenix Epidemiology, Auburndale, Massachusetts 02466, USA
    Am J Ophthalmol 140:598-606. 2005
    ..The present study describes the patterns and predictors of treatment persistence and adherence among patients who are diagnosed with glaucoma or as glaucoma suspects (based on claims codes)...
  76. ncbi A more proactive approach is needed in glaucoma care
    David S Friedman
    Arch Ophthalmol 123:1134-5. 2005
  77. ncbi The epidemiology of age-related eye diseases in Mainland China
    Qiang Zhou
    Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, China
    Ophthalmic Epidemiol 14:399-407. 2007
    ..Therefore, an accurate assessment of the burden of various eye diseases is needed in order to improve blindness prevention planning and program development...
  78. ncbi Assessment of the scleral spur in anterior segment optical coherence tomography images
    Lisandro M Sakata
    Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore 168751
    Arch Ophthalmol 126:181-5. 2008
    ..To assess visibility of the scleral spur in anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) images...
  79. ncbi Risk assessment in the management of patients with ocular hypertension
    Robert N Weinreb
    Hamilton Glaucoma Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0946, USA
    Am J Ophthalmol 138:458-67. 2004
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  80. ncbi Comparison of anterior chamber depth measurements using the IOLMaster, scanning peripheral anterior chamber depth analyser, and anterior segment optical coherence tomography
    Raghavan Lavanya
    Glaucoma Department, Singapore National Eye Centre, 11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751
    Br J Ophthalmol 91:1023-6. 2007
    ..Depth measurements were made from the corneal epithelium to the anterior lens surface. The values obtained were compared using Bland-Altman analysis...
  81. ncbi Screening for narrow angles in the singapore population: evaluation of new noncontact screening methods
    Raghavan Lavanya
    Singapore National Eye Centre and Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore
    Ophthalmology 115:1720-7, 1727.e1-2. 2008
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  82. ncbi Determinants of angle closure in older Singaporeans
    Raghavan Lavanya
    Department of Glaucoma, Singapore National Eye Center and Eye Research Institute, 11 Third Hospital Ave, Singapore 168751
    Arch Ophthalmol 126:686-91. 2008
    ..To investigate systemic and ocular risk factors for angle closure (AC) in older Singaporeans and to determine if these risk factors are different in men vs women and in Chinese vs non-Chinese persons...

Research Grants3

  1. PREVALENCE AND IMPACT OF GLAUCOMA AMONG THE VERY ELDERLY
    David Friedman; Fiscal Year: 2003
    ..Finally, the interactions between comorbidities (including cognitive deficits) and visual field loss will be explored. ..