OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Ophthalmic Epidemiology is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Digital Eye Strain Epidemic amid COVID-19 Pandemic – A Cross-sectional Survey	74
Prevalence and Incidence of Uveitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	28
Prevalence of Self-Reported Symptoms of Computer Vision Syndrome and Associated Risk Factors among School Students in China during the COVID-19 Pandemic	28
INCIDENCE OF HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS KERATITIS AND OTHER OCULAR DISEASE: GLOBAL REVIEW AND ESTIMATES	23
Dry Eye and Visual Display Terminal-Related Symptoms among University Students during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic	20
“Depression, Anxiety and Stress” in a Cohort of Registered Practicing Ophthalmic Surgeons, Post Lockdown during COVID-19 Pandemic in India	18
Self-Reported Vision Impairment and Psychological Distress in U.S. Adults	18
Evaluation of Tablet-Based Tests of Visual Acuity and Contrast Sensitivity in Older Adults	17
Usage Patterns of Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) Differ by Glaucoma Type: IRIS Registry Analysis 2013–2018	16
Association of Systemic Inflammatory Factors with Progression to Advanced Age-related Macular Degeneration	15
The Vision Detroit Project: Visual Burden, Barriers, and Access to Eye Care in an Urban Setting	14
A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Infectious and Non-infectious Conjunctivitis	14
WHO Vision 2020: Have We Done It?	13
Correlation between Keratoconus and Pollution	12
Global Ophthalmology Practice Patterns during COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown	11
Prevalence of pediatric eye disease in the optumlabs data warehouse	11
Epidemiology of United States Inpatient Open Globe Injuries from 2009-2015	11
Status of Eye Health among School Children in South India – Sankara Nethralaya School Children Eye Examination Study (SN-SEES)	11
Telemedical Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in a Primary Care Setting: Quality of Retinal Photographs and Accuracy of Automated Image Analysis	11
The Postnatal Growth and Retinopathy of Prematurity Model: A Multi-institutional Validation Study	11
Factors Affecting the Time to Publication in Ophthalmology Journals: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis	10
A Review of Studies of the Association of Vision-Related Quality of Life with Measures of Visual Function and Structure in Patients with Glaucoma in the United States	10
Ocular Trauma During the COVID-19 Lockdown	10
Comparison of the Clinical Efficacies of 0.01% Atropine and Orthokeratology in Controlling the Progression of Myopia in Children	10
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Dry Eye Diagnosis and Care	10

Risk Factors Influencing the Occurrence and Severity of Symptomatic Dry Eye Syndrome: A Cross-sectional Study	10
A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Age-related Macular Degeneration	10
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN COMPLEX CATARACT SURGERY AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN FLORIDA	9
Trends in Healthcare Research on Visual Impairment and Blindness: Use of Bibliometrics and Hierarchical Cluster Analysis	9
Impact of Early COVID-19 Pandemic on Common Ophthalmic Procedures Volumes: A US Claims-Based Analysis	9
Blindness Secondary to Retinopathy of Prematurity in Sub-Saharan Africa	9
A READABILITY COMPARISON OF ONLINE SPANISH AND ENGLISH PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS ABOUT VISION HEALTH	8
Temporal Trends over a Decade in Serious Vision Impairment in a Large, Nationally Representative Population-based Sample of Older Americans: Gender, Cohort and Racial/Ethnic Differences	8
Refractive Error Findings in Students Who Failed School-based Vision Screening	8
Biogeographical and Altitudinal Distribution of Cataract: A Nine-Year Experience Using Electronic Medical Record-Driven Big Data Analytics in India	8
Community based vision screening in preschool children; performance of the Spot Vision Screener and optotype testing	8
Tutorial on Biostatistics: Receiver-Operating Characteristic (ROC) Analysis for Correlated Eye Data	8
Annual Direct Economic Burden and Influencing Factors of Dry Eye Diseases in Central China	7
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Simultaneously Collected Tear and Throat Swab Samples from the Patients with 2019- new SARS-CoV-2 Infection Disease: A Single Center Cross-sectional Study	7
Loss to Follow up among Glaucoma Patients at a Tertiary Eye Center over 10 Years: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Outcomes	7
Mask-associated Dry Eye Syndrome in Healthcare Professionals as a New Complication Caused by the Prolonged Use of Masks during Covid-19 Pandemic Period	7
Fungal Keratitis in the Egyptian Delta: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Microbiological Diagnosis	7
The Impact of Adult Uveitis on Quality of Life: An Exploratory Study	7
Eye Abnormalities in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review	6
Ophthalmology Self-medication Practices: A Questionnaire-based Study	6
Public Interest in Cataract Surgery: Analysis and Implications of Google Trends Data from 14 European Countries	6
Prevalence and Causes of Visual Impairment and Blindness in Elderly Population; an Urgent Geriatric Health Issue: Tehran Geriatric Eye Study (TGES)	6
Causes of Blindness and Visual Impairment in Early Childhood at a Low Vision Service in Mexico City: A 15-year Review	6
The Incidence of Retinoblastoma in South Africa: Findings from the South African National Cancer Registry (2004–2018)	6
Prevalence of Trachomatous Trichiasis in Ten Evaluation Units of Embu and Kitui Counties, Kenya	6
Blindness and Visual Impairment Situation in Indonesia Based on Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness Surveys in 15 Provinces	6
Development and Evaluation of a Rules-based Algorithm for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in the VA Million Veteran Program	6
Prevalence of Diabetic Eye Diseases in American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) as Identified by the Indian Health Service’s National Teleophthalmology Program Using Ultrawide Field Imaging (UWFI)	6
Prevalence of Trachoma from 66 Impact Surveys in 52 Woredas of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ and Sidama Regions of Ethiopia, 2017–2019	6
Age- and Sex-Standardized Prevalence of Age-Related Cataract and Its Determinants; Tehran Geriatric Eye Study (TGES)	6
Population Prevalence of Trachoma in Nine Rural Non-Indigenous Evaluation Units of Brazil	6
The Direct Healthcare Cost of Stargardt Disease: A Claims-Based Analysis	5
Delayed Diagnosis of Amblyopia in Children of Lower Socioeconomic Families: The Hong Kong Children Eye Study	5
Tropical Data: Approach and Methodology as Applied to Trachoma Prevalence Surveys	5
Factors Associated with the Spectacle Wear Compliance among Primary School Students with Refractive Error in Rural China	5
Effect of Cycloplegia on Refractive Error Measure in Chinese School Students	5
Intraocular Pressure, Age, and Central Corneal Thickness in a Healthy Chinese Children Population: The Handan Offspring Myopia Study	5
Optical Coherence Tomography–Based Prevalence of Diabetic Macular Edema and its Associated Risk Factors in Urban South India: A Population–Based Study	5
Psychometric Properties of Scales for Assessing the Vision-related Quality of Life of People with Low Vision: A Systematic Review	5
Prevalence of Uncorrected Refractive Error and Its Risk Factors; Tehran Geriatric Eye Study (TGES)	5
The Prevalence of Diagnosis of Major Eye Diseases and their Associated Payments in the Medicare Fee-for-Service Program	5
Treatment Exit Options for Non-infectious Uveitis (TOFU): Study Protocol for a Prospective Clinical Registry	5
Cataract Surgery Outcomes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Positive Patients at a Tertiary Care Academic Medical Center in the United States	5
Genetic Epidemiology of Primary Congenital Glaucoma in the 22 Arab Countries: A Systematic Review	5
The Risk and Protective Factors for Pediatric Eye Injuries: A Case-Crossover Study	4
Dropped Nucleus during Cataract Surgery in South India: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes	4
A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations Conducted for Interventions to Screen, Treat, and Manage Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada	4
Prevalence and Patterns of Refractive Errors in Children and Young Adults in an Urban Region in South India: the Hyderabad Eye Study	4
Air Pollution and Chronic Eye Disease in Adults: A Scoping Review	4
Cataract Surgery Numbers in U.S. Ophthalmology Residency Programs: An ACGME Case Log Analysis	4

COMPARISON OF SMARTPHONE-BASED AND AUTOMATED REFRACTION WITH SUBJECTIVE REFRACTION FOR SCREENING OF REFRACTIVE ERRORS	4
Development and Validation of a Questionnaire Assessing Patient Distress from Preoperative Fasting in Cataract Surgery	4
Changes in Eye Health and Service Coverage in Nampula, Mozambique between 2011 and 2018	4
A Comprehensive Assessment of Co-occurring Birth Defects among Infants with Non-Syndromic Anophthalmia or Microphthalmia	4
Visual Impairment, Eye Disease, and 3-Year Cognitive Decline: The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging	4
Predictive Factors for Corneal Scarring in Progressive Keratoconus Patients after Corneal Collagen Cross-linking	4
Self-Reported Vision Impairment and Food Insecurity in the US: National Health Interview Survey, 2011–2018	4
Racial and socioeconomic disparities in ocular surface squamous neoplasia: a National Cancer Database analysis	4
Baseline Prevalence of Trachoma in 21 Local Government Areas of Adamawa State, North East Nigeria	4
Awareness on Eye Donation in the North-eastern State of Tripura, India – The Tripura Eye Survey	4
Smartphone-based Anterior Segment Imaging: A Comparative Diagnostic Accuracy Study of a Potential Tool for Blindness Prevalence Surveys	4
The Diagnostic Value of Circulating VEGF in Diabetic Retinopathy in Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	4
Vision Screening Requirements for School-age Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Gene-environment Interaction in Spherical Equivalent and Myopia: An Evidence-based Review	4
Does Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Treatment Influence Patient Falls and Mobility? A Systematic Review	4
Decomposition of Economic Inequality in Cataract Surgery Using Oaxaca Blinder Decomposition: Tehran Geriatric Eye Study (TGES)	4
Eye drops for dry eye disease during pregnancy and adverse neonatal outcomes: high-dimensional propensity score analyses	4
The Definition-Dependent Nature of Myopia Prevalence: A Nationwide Study of 1.5 Million Adolescents	3
Refractive Errors and Their Associated Factors in Schoolchildren: A Structural Equation Modeling	3
The Vision Detroit Project: Integrated Screening and Community Eye-Health Education Interventions Improve Eyecare Awareness	3
Cost-minimisation Analysis from a Non-inferiority Trial of Ready-Made versus Custom-Made Spectacles for School Children in India	3
Adherence to Urgent Eye Visits during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Population Characteristics Study	3
Racial Differences in Retinopathy of Prematurity	3
In Utero Exposure to Smoking and Alcohol, and Passive Smoking during Childhood: Effect on the Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer in Young Adulthood	3
Prevalence and Dose Dependency Analysis of Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium Maculopathy	3
A Systematic Review of the Proportion of Blindness in the Population 50 Years and Older from Total Population-Based Surveys of Blindness and Visual Impairment	3
Daily Oxygen Supplementation and Risk of Retinopathy of Prematurity	3
Recent Practice Patterns in Acute Retinal Artery Occlusions in the United States	3
Trend of Incidence of Ocular Injury in Service Members of the U.S. Armed Forces in 2016–2019	3
Prevalence of Trachoma in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia, after Implementation of the SAFE Strategy: Results of Four Population-Based Surveys	3
Assessing the Prevalence of Trachoma: Lessons from Community Screening with Laboratory Testing in Australia’s Torres Strait Islands	3
Evaluating the Relationship between Neighborhood-Level Social Vulnerability and Patient Adherence to Ophthalmology Appointments	3
PREVALENCE OF MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTION IN AFRICA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES	3
Comprehensive Ocular Examination of Healthy Newborns in the Middle East	3
FACE COVERING ADHERENCE IN AN OUTPATIENT OPHTHALMOLOGY CLINIC DURING COVID-19	2
SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence among the Health Care Staff of an Ophthalmological Reference Centre, a Cross Sectional Study	2
Update of a Simple Model to Calculate the Annual Global Productivity Loss Due to Blindness and Moderate and Severe Vision Impairment	2
Association of Cardiovascular Disease with Retinopathy of Prematurity	2
Cosmetics and Personal Care Products-Related Ocular Exposures Reported to United States Poison Control Centers	2
Outcomes of Cataract Surgeries Performed in Makeshift Operating Rooms in Rural Camps, Compared to Hospital-based Surgeries in Nepal	2
Influence of Smoking and Controlled Medical Conditions on the Risks of Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion in South Korea: A Population-Based Study	2
Nationwide Trends in Vitreoretinal Procedures within Australia	2
Exploring Ophthalmologists’ Adoption of Telemedicine during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Study	2
Characteristics of Ophthalmic Trauma in Fall-Related Hospitalizations in the United States from 2000 to 2017	2
A Review to Populate A Proposed Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Glaucoma Screening in Sub-Saharan Africa	2
Agreement and Diagnostic Test Accuracy on Grading Diabetic Retinopathy Using Fundus Photographs by Allied Medical Personnel at a Community Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Program in Nepal	2
Prevalence of Trachoma after Implementation of Trachoma Elimination Interventions in Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: Results of Impact Surveys in 131 Evaluation Units Covering 139 Districts	2
COUNTY-LEVEL ANALYSIS OF EYE EXAM ACCESS AND UTILIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES	2
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Mexican Health Care Workers after Two Years of the Pandemic: The Picture of an Ophthalmic Medical Centre	2
Nationwide Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) in Armenia	2
Relationships among visual acuity, risk of acute myocardial infarction, and stroke: a nationwide cohort study in south korea	2
Comparison of Five Camera Systems for Capturing and Grading Trachoma Images	2
Baseline Prevalence of Trachoma in 13 Local Government Areas of Borno State, Nigeria	2
Dry eye and dry skin - is there a connection?	2
Prevalence and Types of Strabismus in Cerebral Palsy: A Global and Historical Perspective Based on a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	2
A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials in Uveitis: Lessons Learned	2
Prevalence of Trachoma in Pre-validation Surveillance Surveys in 11 Evaluation Units (Covering 12 Districts) in Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: Results from 2018−2020	2
Antiviral and Anti-Inflammatory Therapeutic Interventions for Treating Herpes Stromal Keratitis: A Systematic Review	2
Incidence, Risk Factors and Screening Evaluation of Retinopathy of Prematurity in High Birthweight Infants: A Large Cohort Study in Turkey	2
Baseline Prevalence of Trachoma in Refugee Settlements in Uganda: Results of 11 Population-based Surveys	2
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in South Korea: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	2
Factors Associated with Length of Stay and Cost among Pediatric Hospitalizations with a Primary Ophthalmic Diagnosis	2
Trends in Endogenous Endophthalmitis in Rural and Urban Settings in the United States	2
Health Care Disparities in Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy	2
Impact of the Improper Adjustment for Age in Research on Age-Related Macular Degeneration: An Example Using Data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging	2
Risk of Stroke or Acute Myocardial Infarction in Subconjunctival Hemorrhage: A Nationwide Cohort Study	2
Trachoma Prevalence in Four Localities of Darfur Region, Sudan, following One Round of Antibiotic Mass Drug Administration	2
Incidence of Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) in France: A Nationwide Study over the 2010-2019 Period	2
A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study of Visual Impairment in West Godavari and Krishna Districts in Andhra Pradesh: Akividu Visual Impairment Study (AVIS)	2
Prevalence of Trachoma following Implementation of the SAFE Strategy in Three Local Government Areas of Taraba State, North Eastern Nigeria	2
Epidemiological Characteristics of Paediatric Eye Injuries in a Large Metropolitan City in South Korea: A Multicentre, Prospective Study	2
Prevalence, Associated Factors and Health-related Quality of Life of Dual Sensory Impairment in Residential Care Facilities in Singapore	2
Trends and Distribution of Political Contributions from Ophthalmologists in the United States	1
Visual Acuity Screening in North Indian Schools: Testing Accuracy and Cost of Alternate Screening Models	1
Effect of Music Selection on Anxiety Level during Intravitreal Injections for Individuals of Varying Cultures	1
Predictors of Glucocorticoid Use for Acute Optic Neuritis in the United States, 2005-2019	1
Eye Health Care Utilization among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adults in the United States	1
A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial to Compare Conventional Drug Instillation to A Device Dropper Method in Medical Treatment of Glaucoma	1
Door-to-door Screening as a New Model Augmenting School Eye Screening: Reaching Out to School Age Children in the Midst of a Pandemic	1
Accuracy of the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision for Identifying Infantile Eye Disease	1

Cost Analysis of a Comprehensive School Eye Screening Model from India	1
Pediatric Keratoconus in A Tertiary Eye Center in Alexandria: A Cross-sectional Study	1
Epidemiologic Trends in Ophthalmic Trauma Related to Major Sports: An NEISS Study	1
Neighbourhood Disadvantage and Vision Screening Failure Rates: Analysis of a School-Based Vision Program in Baltimore, Maryland	1
Opium Use and the Risk of Cataract: a Hospital-based, Group-matched, Case–control Study in Iran	1
Determinants of Eye Care Service Utilization among Peruvian Adults: Evidence from a Nationwide Household Survey	1
Subjective Wellbeing, Work Performance and Lived Experience of Zanzibari Women Entrepreneurs with Uncorrected Functional Presbyopia: A Pre-Post Mixed-Methods Study	1
Trends in Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Original Medicare Part B Claims in the United States, 2014–2019	1
Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Genotypes in Pterygia from Thai Individuals	1
Antihypertensive Use and the Risk of Cataract in Patients with Hypertension: A Nationwide Case-control Study	1
Association Between Area Temperature and Severe Vision Impairment in a Nationally Representative Sample of Older Americans	1
Outcomes and Risk Factors for Complications in Cataract Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection	1
Association Between Serum Vitamin D Levels and Myopia in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2001–2006)	1
Comparing Generalized Estimating Equation and Linear Mixed Effects Model for Estimating Marginal Association with Bivariate Continuous Outcomes	1
Colombian ocular infectious epidemiology study (COIES): presumed ocular tuberculosis incidence and sociodemographic characterization, 2015–2020	1
Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Inter-Eye Differences of Refractive Errors in a Population-Based Japanese Cohort: The Tohoku Medical Megabank Eye Study	1
Prevalence of Trachoma in 72 Districts of Afghanistan in 2018−2019: Results of 35 Population-based Prevalence Surveys	1
Incidence and Predictive Risk Factors for Post-Cataract Surgery Endophthalmitis in Ministry of Health Hospitals from 2012 to 2020	1
Epidemiology of Eye Cancer in Cali, Colombia: A 55-Year Study	1
Stakeholders’ Perceptions of a School-Based Eye Care Programme in Baltimore, MD	1
Current Status of Trachoma Among Underserved Population of India: Results from the National Trachoma Rapid Assessment Survey 2014-17	1
Population-Based Projection of Vision-Related Disability in Australia 2020 – 2060: Prevalence, Causes, Associated Factors and Demand for Orientation and Mobility Services	1
Association between Increased Cataract Surgery Duration and Postoperative Outcomes	1
Disparities in Eye Care Utilization by Self-Reported Vision Difficulty and Diabetes Status in the United States	1
Cataract Surgical Services in Palestine	1
The Association between Dual Sensory Impairment and Hospital Admission in California Medicare Beneficiaries	1
Patient Demand for Ophthalmologists in the United States: A Google Trends Analysis	1
Association between Age-related Cataract and Mortality in Sweden: A Long-term Population-based Follow-up Study	1
Prevalence of Trachoma After Three Rounds of Antibiotic Mass Drug Administration in 13 Woredas of Gambella Region, Ethiopia	1
Risk Factors for Chalazion Diagnosis and Subsequent Surgical Excision	1
Association of Dry Eye Symptoms and Signs in Patients with Dry Eye Disease	1
Relationship between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Central Serous Chorioretinopathy: A Health Insurance Database Study	1
Low Vision Practice and Service Provision Among Optometrists in Ghana: A Nationwide Survey	1
Intravitreal Injection Rates for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Australia During the 2020 COVID-19 Lockdowns	1
The Association of Race, Ethnicity, and Insurance Status with the Visual Acuity of Retinoblastoma Survivors in the IRIS® Registry	1
Gender Differences in Visual Functioning Questionnaire Scores among Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration	1
Falls and Physical Activity among Cataract Patients in Vietnam	1
The Attitudes of Canadian Ophthalmology Residents and Pre-Clerkship Medical Students at an Ontario Medical School Towards Homeless Individuals: A Cross-Sectional Study	1
Colombian Ocular Diseases Epidemiology Study (CODES): Prevalence and Sociodemographic Characterization of Refractive Errors in Colombian Eye Care Consultations	1
Periodic Trends in Internet Searches for Ocular Symptoms in the US	1
Domestic Violence-Related Ocular Injuries Among Adult Patients: Data from the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, 2008–2017	1
Vision Impairment and Patient Activation among Medicare Beneficiaries	1
Demographic and Multimodal Imaging Features of Macular Telangiectasia Type 2: Korean Macular Telangiectasia Type 2 Study – Report No. 2	1
Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Glaucoma Severity at First Presentation	1
Consumer Product-Related Pediatric Eye Injuries Treated in United States Emergency Departments	1
Trachoma: The Last Decade?	1
Increased Number and Severity of Open Globe Injuries during COVID-19 Stay-at-home Orders	1
Trachoma Rapid Assessments in Venezuela, an Example of the Integration of Data Gathering with Service Delivery in Hard-to-reach Populations	1
Refractive Error in a Chinese Population with Type 2 Diabetes: A Report from the Fushun Diabetic Retinopathy Cohort Study	1