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Hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and age-related macular degeneration. Age-Related Macular Degeneration Risk Factors Study GroupL Hyman
Department of Preventive Medicine, University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794 8036, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 118:351-8. 2000..To describe a case-control study of risk factors for neovascular and non-neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and to present findings on associations with systemic hypertension and cardiovascular disease...
Prevalence and causes of visual impairment in The Barbados Eye StudyL Hyman
Department of Preventive Medicine, University Medical Center at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, USA
Ophthalmology 108:1751-6. 2001..To determine the prevalence and causes of low vision and blindness in a predominantly black population...
Causes of visual loss and their risk factors: an incidence summary from the Barbados Eye StudiesM Cristina Leske
Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
Rev Panam Salud Publica 27:259-67. 2010..To summarize incidence and risk factors for each main cause of visual loss in an African-Caribbean population and discuss the implications of these data from a public health perspective...
Diabetic retinopathy in a black population: the Barbados Eye StudyM C Leske
Department of Preventive Medicine, University Medical Center at Stony Brook, New York 11794 8036, USA
Ophthalmology 106:1893-9. 1999..The distribution of diabetic retinopathy in black populations is largely unknown. The authors present retinopathy data from the predominately black participants of the Barbados Eye Study (BES)...
Early Manifest Glaucoma Trial: design and baseline dataM C Leske
Department of Preventive Medicine, University Medical Center at Stony Brook, New York 11794 8036, USA
Ophthalmology 106:2144-53. 1999..Its secondary aims are to explore factors related to glaucoma progression and to study the natural history of the disease. This article describes the EMGT design and presents baseline data...
Nine-year incidence of open-angle glaucoma in the Barbados Eye StudiesM Cristina Leske
Department of Preventive Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794 8036, USA
Ophthalmology 114:1058-64. 2007..To determine the 9-year incidence of open-angle glaucoma (OAG) in African-descent participants of the Barbados Eye Studies...
The Correction of Myopia Evaluation Trial: lessons from the study designL Hyman
Department of Preventive Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794 8036, USA
Ann Acad Med Singapore 33:44-8. 2004..The use of a carefully designed protocol using standard methods by dedicated members of the study team is essential in ensuring achievement of the study aims...
