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Diagnostic challenges of early Lyme disease: lessons from a community case seriesJohn Aucott
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
BMC Infect Dis 9:79. 2009..When the characteristic rash, erythema migrans, is not recognized and treated, delayed manifestations of disseminated infection may occur. The accuracy of diagnosis and treatment of early Lyme disease in the community is unknown...
Causes of blindness and visual impairment in a population of older Americans: The Salisbury Eye Evaluation StudyB Munoz
Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, 600 N Wolfe St, Room 116, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 118:819-25. 2000..To determine the causes of blindness and visual impairment in a population-based sample of older Americans...- Blindness, visual impairment and the problem of uncorrected refractive error in a Mexican-American population: Proyecto VERBeatriz Munoz
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 43:608-14. 2002..To report the prevalence of blindness and visual impairment and the contribution of uncorrected refractive error to visual loss, in a population-based sample of Mexican Americans aged 40 and older... - Knowledge of diabetic eye disease and vision care guidelines among Hispanic individuals in Baltimore with and without diabetesBeatriz Munoz
Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, 600 N Wolfe St, Room 118, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 126:968-74. 2008..To determine gaps in knowledge and barriers to care for diabetic eye disease in Hispanic individuals in Baltimore, Maryland... - Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in a population-based sample of Hispanic people in Arizona: Proyecto VERBeatriz Munoz
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 123:1575-80. 2005..To report the prevalence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a population-based sample of Hispanic individuals aged 50 years and older... - Can clinical signs of trachoma be used after multiple rounds of mass antibiotic treatment to indicate infection?Beatriz Munoz
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 52:8806-10. 2011..To evaluate combinations of clinical signs, using a modified World Health Organization (WHO) grading scheme, to predict a very low prevalence of infection at the community level after at least three rounds of mass drug administration (MDA)... - Diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in a Mexican-American population: Proyecto VERS K West
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Diabetes Care 24:1204-9. 2001..The purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence rates of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in a population-based study of Hispanics aged > or = 40 years... - The prevalence of glaucoma in a population-based study of Hispanic subjects: Proyecto VERH A Quigley
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Institute, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 119:1819-26. 2001..To determine the prevalence of glaucoma in a population-based sample of Hispanic adults older than 40 years... - The association of multiple visual impairments with self-reported visual disability: SEE projectG S Rubin
Lions Vision Center, Department of Biostatistics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 42:64-72. 2001..This report examines the relationship between psychophysical measures of visual impairment and self-reported difficulty with everyday visual tasks in a population-based sample of individuals 65 years of age and older... - Safety of and compliance with community-based ivermectin therapyM Pacque
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Lancet 335:1377-80. 1990..Ivermectin is likely to provide the first realistic means of chemotherapy-based control of onchocerciasis on a mass scale... - Prevalence of the different types of age-related cataract in an African populationN Congdon
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 42:2478-82. 2001..To describe the prevalence of different types of cataract and their association with visual acuity in a Tanzanian population aged 40 years and older... - Pregnancy outcome after inadvertent ivermectin treatment during community-based distributionM Pacque
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Institute, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Lancet 336:1486-9. 1990..Further surveillance is necessary; however, since no major effects of ivermectin on pregnancy outcome were detected, there seems no need to change existing strategies of ivermectin distribution... - Sunlight exposure and risk of lens opacities in a population-based study: the Salisbury Eye Evaluation projectS K West
Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
JAMA 280:714-8. 1998..Exposure to UV-B radiation in sunlight has been shown to increase the risk of cataract formation in high-risk occupational groups, but risk to the population has not been quantified... - The association between epilation and corneal opacity among eyes with trachomatous trichiasisE S West
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 116 Wilmer Building, 600 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Br J Ophthalmol 90:171-4. 2006..To examine the association between epilation and corneal opacity (CO) among trichiasis patients presenting for surgery... - Hormone replacement therapy and lens opacities: the Salisbury Eye Evaluation projectE E Freeman
Wilmer Eye Institute, Room 129, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 119:1687-92. 2001..CONCLUSION: A protective association between the use of HRT and nuclear and posterior subcapsular opacities is reported, which should be confirmed in prospective studies... - Dry eye and dry mouth in the elderly: a population-based assessmentO D Schein
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Arch Intern Med 159:1359-63. 1999..The objective of this study was to determine the population prevalence of symptoms of dry eye and dry mouth and to evaluate possible risk factors... - Monocular versus binocular visual acuity as measures of vision impairment and predictors of visual disabilityG S Rubin
Lions Vision Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 41:3327-34. 2000..To examine the relationship between monocular and binocular visual acuities as predictors of visual disability in a population-based sample of individuals 65 years of age and older... 
Prevalence of pterygium in Latinos: Proyecto VERS West
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Br J Ophthalmol 93:1287-90. 2009..Pterygium is a common corneal eye condition that can be disfiguring and may require surgery to avoid loss of vision. There are no population-based data on the prevalence or on risk factors among Latinos...- Glaucoma and quality of life: the Salisbury Eye EvaluationEllen 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... - Cataract and barriers to cataract surgery in a US Hispanic population: Proyecto VERAimee Teo Broman
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 123:1231-6. 2005..Language and financial barriers in this population impede access to surgery. Further work to remove these barriers and provide sight restoration is warranted among Hispanic individuals of Mexican descent living in the United States... - Blindness and visual impairment in the Americas and the CaribbeanB Munoz
Dana Center, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Br J Ophthalmol 86:498-504. 2002..To summarise available data on the prevalence and causes of visual impairment and blindness in the Americas and the Caribbean... - Cataract surgery and subtype in a defined, older population: the SEECAT ProjectA Lewis
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Wilmer 120, 600 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Br J Ophthalmol 88:1512-7. 2004..This may be contrasted with both clinic and population based studies of younger people, which have generally found PSC cataract to predominate... - Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in the United StatesDavid 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... - Poor uptake of cataract surgery in nursing home residents: the Salisbury Eye Evaluation in Nursing Home Groups studyDavid 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... - Measures of visual function and percentage of preferred walking speed in older adults: the Salisbury Eye Evaluation ProjectIlesh Patel
Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 47:65-71. 2006..Deficits in cognition also play an important role in predicting mobility performance... - Assessment of ocular exposure to ultraviolet-B for population studies. Salisbury Eye Evaluation Project TeamD D Duncan
Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory 20723 6099, USA
Photochem Photobiol 66:701-9. 1997..The model should permit determination of a dose-response relationship with eye disease, even to the lower dose ranges... - Psychometric properties of the 25-item NEI-VFQ in a Hispanic population: Proyecto VERA T Broman
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 42:606-13. 2001.... - Measures of visual function and their association with driving modification in older adultsEllen E Freeman
Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 47:514-20. 2006..Furthermore, these modifications to driving differed depending on what type of visual function was affected... - Racial differences in the prevalence of age-related macular degeneration: the Salisbury Eye Evaluation (SEE) ProjectSusan B Bressler
The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287 9228, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 126:241-5. 2008..To determine differences in the prevalence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and its fundus manifestations in a population-based sample of older black and white Americans... - Visual field loss increases the risk of falls in older adults: the Salisbury eye evaluationEllen E Freeman
Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 48:4445-50. 2007..Falls are a serious and preventable problem in older adults. Impaired vision has been linked to risk of falls; however, the impact of deficits in specific components of vision on the risk of falls is not well known... - Divided visual attention as a predictor of bumping while walking: the Salisbury Eye EvaluationAimee Teo Broman
Department of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 45:2955-60. 2004..The purpose of this study was to determine the association between bumping while walking and divided visual attention, as measured by the useful field of view (UFOV)... - Assessment of ocular exposure to visible light for population studiesDonald D Duncan
Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA
Dev Ophthalmol 35:76-92. 2002..These data provide the basis for characterizing lifetime exposure for the general population and should permit exploration of the relationship between eye disease and cumulative ocular exposure to visible light... - Causes and prevalence of visual impairment among adults in the United StatesNathan 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... - How does visual impairment affect performance on tasks of everyday life? The SEE Project. Salisbury Eye EvaluationSheila K West
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 120:774-80. 2002..To determine the association between performance on selected tasks of everyday life and impairment in visual acuity and contrast sensitivity... - Cognitive and vision loss affects the topography of the attentional visual fieldShirin E Hassan
Lions Vision Center, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School ofMedicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 49:4672-8. 2008..The purposes of this study were to describe the AVF in a large sample of older drivers and identify demographic, cognitive, and vision factors associated with AVF performance and shape... - Hormone replacement therapy, reproductive factors, and age-related macular degeneration: the Salisbury Eye Evaluation ProjectEllen E Freeman
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 12:37-45. 2005..To evaluate a potential relationship between hormone replacement therapy (HRT), reproductive factors and age-related macular degeneration (AMD)... - The prevalence of open-angle glaucoma among blacks and whites 73 years and older: the Salisbury Eye Evaluation Glaucoma StudyDavid 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... - Measures of visual function and time to driving cessation in older adultsEllen E Freeman
Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Optom Vis Sci 82:765-73. 2005..It is important to identify the types of visual function loss that lead to driving cessation to better understand the relationship between vision and driving... - A randomized trial of visual impairment interventions for nursing home residents: study design, baseline characteristics and visual lossSheila K West
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 10:193-209. 2003.... - Gender equity and trichiasis surgery in the Vietnam and Tanzania national trachoma control programmesS West
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Br J Ophthalmol 88:1368-71. 2004..To calculate the gender distribution of trichiasis cases in trachoma communities in Vietnam and Tanzania, and the gender distribution of surgical cases, to determine if women are using surgical services proportional to their needs... - Community-based treatment of onchocerciasis with ivermectin: safety, efficacy, and acceptability of yearly treatmentM Pacque
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Baltimore, Maryland
J Infect Dis 163:381-5. 1991.... - Dynamic measures of visual function and their relationship to self-report of visual functioningEllen E Freeman
Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 47:4762-6. 2006..The purpose of this analysis was to determine whether dynamic measures of vision, such as dynamic acuity and motion threshold, are independently associated with self-reported difficulty in activities involving vision... - Determinants and heritability of intraocular pressure and cup-to-disc ratio in a defined older populationTa 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... - Age, sex, and cohort effects in a longitudinal study of trachomatous scarringMeraf A Wolle
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 50:592-6. 2009..To determine the 5-year incidence rate of scarring, and associated factors, in the population of Maindi, Tanzania... - Driving status and risk of entry into long-term care in older adultsEllen E Freeman
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Am J Public Health 96:1254-9. 2006..Innovative strategies to improve transportation options for older adults should be considered... - Antibiotic dosage in trachoma control programs: height as a surrogate for weight in childrenBeatriz Munoz
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 44:1464-9. 2003..The purposes of this study were to determine whether an accurate dose could be determined by using height as a surrogate for weight and whether a single model of height-based dosage would be applicable in more than one setting... - Azithromycin treatment coverage in Tanzanian children using community volunteersMatthew Lynch
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 10:167-75. 2003..CONCLUSION: These findings support using motivated community volunteers, rather than traditional government workers, for mass treatment campaigns where high coverage is necessary...