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Harry A. Quigley

Researcher at Johns Hopkins University

Publications -  506
Citations -  72465

Harry A. Quigley is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Glaucoma & Intraocular pressure. The author has an hindex of 115, co-authored 492 publications receiving 65186 citations. Previous affiliations of Harry A. Quigley include University of Miami & Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

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The number of people with glaucoma worldwide in 2010 and 2020

TL;DR: Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide, disproportionately affecting women and Asians, and it will be 60.5 million people with OAG and ACG in 2010, increasing to 79.6 million by 2020, and of these, 74% will have OAG.
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Number of people with glaucoma worldwide.

TL;DR: Improved methods of screening and therapy for glaucoma are urgently needed, as it is the second leading cause of vision loss in the world.
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Global prevalence of glaucoma and projections of glaucoma burden through 2040: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

TL;DR: The global prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and primary angle-closure glauComa (PACG) and the number of affected people in 2020 and 2040 are examined, disproportionally affecting people residing in Asia and Africa.
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The definition and classification of glaucoma in prevalence surveys

TL;DR: This review describes a scheme for diagnosis of glaucoma in population based prevalence surveys that makes provision for diagnosing glauca in eyes with severe visual loss where formal field testing is impractical, and for blind eyes in which the optic disc cannot be seen because of media opacities.
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Global Causes of Blindness and Distance Vision Impairment 1990-2020: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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TL;DR: A series of regression models were fitted to estimate the proportion of moderate or severe vision impairment and blindness by cause, age, region, and year, and found that world regions varied markedly in the causes of blindness and vision impairment in this age group.