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Alfred Sommer
Researcher at Johns Hopkins University
Publications - 366
Citations - 32936
Alfred Sommer is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Xerophthalmia & Vitamin A deficiency. The author has an hindex of 86, co-authored 364 publications receiving 31556 citations. Previous affiliations of Alfred Sommer include Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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An Index of Functional Impairment in Patients With Cataract
Earí P. Steinberg,James M. Tielsch,Oliver D. Schein,Jonathan C. Javitt,Phoebe D. Sharkey,Sandra D. Cassard,Marcia W. Legro,Marie Diener-West,Eric B Bass,Anne M. Damiano,Donald M. Steinwachs,Alfred Sommer +11 more
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Racial differences in the cause-specific prevalence of blindness in east Baltimore
Alfred Sommer,James M. Tielsch,Joanne Katz,Harry A. Quigley,John D. Gottsch,Jonathan C. Javitt,James F. Martone,Richard M. Royall,Kathe A. Witt,Sandi Ezrine +9 more
TL;DR: The pattern of blindness in urban Baltimore appears to be different among blacks and whites, with Whites are far more likely to have age-related macular degeneration, and blacks to have primary open-angle glaucoma.
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Hypertension, Perfusion Pressure, and Primary Open-angle Glaucoma: A Population-Based Assessment
TL;DR: The results suggest that POAG is associated with an alteration in factors related to ocular blood flow and a breakdown of autoregulation, with a sixfold excess for those in the lowest category of perfusion pressure.
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Impact of vitamin A supplementation on childhood mortality. A randomised controlled community trial.
Alfred Sommer,Alfred Sommer,Edi Djunaedi,Edi Djunaedi,A. A. Loeden,A. A. Loeden,Ignatius Tarwotjo,Ignatius Tarwotjo,Keith P. West,Keith P. West,Robert Tilden,Robert Tilden,Lisa Mele,Lisa Mele +13 more
TL;DR: The results support earlier observations linking mild vitamin A deficiency to increased mortality and suggest that supplements given to vitamin A deficient populations may decrease mortality by as much as 34%.
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An evaluation of optic disc and nerve fiber layer examinations in monitoring progression of early glaucoma damage.
TL;DR: The evaluation of cup-to-disc ratio or of the nerve fiber layer appearance in the initial photograph taken 5 years before field loss were equally predictive of future field damage.