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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...- 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... - 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... - Risk factors for trachoma: 6-year follow-up of children aged 1 and 2 yearsY H Hsieh
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Am J Epidemiol 152:204-11. 2000..75, 95% CI: 1.09, 12.98). The results suggest that risk factor reduction could diminish persistent disease... - 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... - Trichiasis and disability in a trachoma-endemic area of TanzaniaK D Frick
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, Health Services Research and Development Center, 624 N Broadway, Room 606, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 119:1839-44. 2001..To measure limitations in the daily activities of village life associated with having trichiasis for individuals with and without visual acuity loss... - Anthropometric status and cataract: the Salisbury Eye Evaluation projectL E Caulfield
Center for Human Nutrition, The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 69:237-42. 1999..Weight or body mass index (BMI; in kg/m2) is frequently identified as a risk factor for cataract, but the nature of the association is unclear... - 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.... - 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... - Determinants of trachoma endemicity using Chlamydia trachomatis ompA DNA sequencingY H Hsieh
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Microbes Infect 3:447-58. 2001..In conclusion, high ompA polymorphism and the inability of some hosts to clear infection with the same ompA genotype suggest two distinct but converging mechanisms of endemic severe trachoma... - 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... - Epidemiology of ocular chlamydial infection in a trachoma-hyperendemic areaS K West
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Institute and School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
J Infect Dis 163:752-6. 1991..The data are compatible with a model of less frequent episodes of reinfection as children become older... - 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... - Progression of active trachoma to scarring in a cohort of Tanzanian childrenS K West
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Balimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 8:137-44. 2001..Reducing exposure to infection in the community through antibiotics and changes in hygiene practices is still the most promising control strategy... 
Prevalence and risk factors for trachoma and ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection in NigerA Abdou
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Room 129, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Br J Ophthalmol 91:13-7. 2007..To determine the association of personal and household risk factors for trachoma and ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Niger...- Looking forward to 20/20: a focus on the epidemiology of eye diseasesS K West
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287 9019, USA
Epidemiol Rev 22:64-70. 2000..Future epidemiologic research will continue to require a concerted, sustained, and multidisciplinary effort in order to contribute to the vision research agenda in the next century... - 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... - Long term results of glaucoma surgery among participants in an east African population surveyH A Quigley
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Br J Ophthalmol 84:860-4. 2000..To evaluate the long term results of glaucoma surgery among people in East Africa... - Epidemiology of age-related macular degenerationB S Hawkins
The Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Baltimore, MD 21205 2010, USA
Mol Vis 5:26. 1999..The preponderance of evidence has not supported other factors to the same degree. Presently, racial and ethnic factors are high priorities for further research... - The SAFE strategy for trachoma control: planning a cost-effectiveness analysis of the antibiotic component and beyondK D Frick
Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 8:205-14. 2001..This can be useful in policy making and increase our understanding of reasons for less than universal participation... - Retinal detachment risk in cytomegalovirus retinitis related to the acquired immunodeficiency syndromeJ H Kempen
Department of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 119:33-40. 2001.... - 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... - 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...