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Paul J. Foster
Researcher at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
Publications - 362
Citations - 24753
Paul J. Foster is an academic researcher from UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Glaucoma. The author has an hindex of 77, co-authored 330 publications receiving 20884 citations. Previous affiliations of Paul J. Foster include Sun Yat-sen University & University of Aberdeen.
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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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Prevalence and risk factors for refractive errors in adult Chinese in Singapore.
Tien Yin Wong,Paul J. Foster,Joscelin Hee,Tze Pin Ng,James M. Tielsch,Sek-Jin Chew,Gordon J. Johnson,Steve K. L. Seah +7 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that whereas myopia is 1.5 to 2.5 times more prevalent in adult Chinese residing in Singapore than in similarly aged European-derived populations in the United States and Australia, the sociodemographic associations are similar.
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The prevalence of glaucoma in Chinese residents of Singapore: a cross-sectional population survey of the Tanjong Pagar district.
Paul J. Foster,Francis T.S. Oen,David Machin,Tze Pin Ng,JG Devereux,Gordon J. Johnson,Peng T. Khaw,Steve K. L. Seah +7 more
TL;DR: Current projections of glaucoma prevalence among ethnic Chinese are a substantial underestimate, according to a disproportionate, stratified, clustered, random-sampling procedure used in Singapore.
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Glaucoma in China: how big is the problem?
Paul J. Foster,Gordon J. Johnson +1 more
TL;DR: This extrapolation of data from two east Asian countries gives an approximate number of people in China suffering from glaucoma, and it is unlikely that this crude statistical model is entirely accurate, but the authors believe the visual morbidity from glAUcoma in China is considerable.
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Epidemiology of myopia
Paul J. Foster,Yuzhen Jiang +1 more
TL;DR: The past decade has seen a greater understanding of the molecular biological mechanisms that determine refractive error, giving further support to the belief that myopia is the result of a complex interaction between genetic predisposition and environmental exposures.