OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Ophthalmic Epidemiology is 3. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
The Continuing Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Diabetic Retinopathy Screenings	46
Development and Evaluation of a Rules-based Algorithm for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in the VA Million Veteran Program	37
Refractive Error in a Chinese Population with Type 2 Diabetes: A Report from the Fushun Diabetic Retinopathy Cohort Study	20
Association Between Area Temperature and Severe Vision Impairment in a Nationally Representative Sample of Older Americans	16
Prevalence and Etiology of Strabismus in Down Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with a Focus on Ethnic Differences in the Esotropia/Exotropia Ratio	15
Evaluation of a Risk Screening Tool for Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in a German Cohort	14
Epidemiology of Orbital and Preseptal Cellulitis in the United States: A 13-Year Analysis	13
Prevalence of Trachoma from 66 Impact Surveys in 52 Woredas of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ and Sidama Regions of Ethiopia, 2017–2019	12
The Prevalence of Trachomatous Trichiasis in People Aged 15 Years and Over in Six Evaluation Units of Gaoual, Labé, Dalaba and Beyla Districts, Guinea	12
Prevalence of Vision Problems Among School-Entering Children and Association with Socio-Demographic Characteristics: An Iranian Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study	12
Obesity, Nutritional Intake, and Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Nationwide Survey Data from Korea	11
Incidence and Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy in Urban India: Sankara Nethralaya Diabetic Retinopathy Epidemiology and Molecular Genetics Study, 15yr Follow up	11
Association between Increased Cataract Surgery Duration and Postoperative Outcomes	11
Understanding the Role of Gender in Trichiasis Case Finding in Tanzania	10
Epidemiological Characteristics Associated with Astigmatism in a Population of 3- to 5-Year-Old Children in Los Angeles, CA	10
Ocular Findings in Children with Headache	9
Seasonal Variation in the Diagnosis of Retinoblastoma	9
Visual Acuity Screening in North Indian Schools: Testing Accuracy and Cost of Alternate Screening Models	9
Evaluating the Relationship between Neighborhood-Level Social Vulnerability and Patient Adherence to Ophthalmology Appointments	8
Prevalence of Trachoma in 72 Districts of Afghanistan in 2018−2019: Results of 35 Population-based Prevalence Surveys	8
Current Status, Hotspots, and Prospects of Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology: A Bibliometric Analysis (2003–2023)	8
Comparative Cost-Effectiveness of Fixed and Mobile Primary Eye Health Services	7
Association of Cardiovascular Disease with Retinopathy of Prematurity	7
Association Between Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Intake and Myopia: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001–2008	7
The Incidence of Retinoblastoma in South Africa: Findings from the South African National Cancer Registry (2004–2018)	7

Prevalence of Blindness and Visual Impairment in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020: Magnitude and Temporal Trends. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	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
Intraocular Pressure, Age, and Central Corneal Thickness in a Healthy Chinese Children Population: The Handan Offspring Myopia Study	7
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	7
Vision Impairment and Patient Activation among Medicare Beneficiaries	6
Comparison of Photographic Screening Methods for Diabetic Retinopathy – A Meta-analysis	6
Prevalence of Vision Loss in South and Central Asia in 2020: Magnitude and Temporal Trends	6
Update of a Simple Model to Calculate the Annual Global Productivity Loss Due to Blindness and Moderate and Severe Vision Impairment	6
Reasons for Delayed Presentation for Cataract Surgery in Patients of Lens Induced Glaucoma – A Questionnaire-based Study at a Tertiary Eye Care Centre of Central Rural India	6
Cataract Blindness in Armenia: The Results of Nationwide Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB)	5
Cardio-Cerebrovascular Disease Risk in Individuals with Visual Impairment: A Nationwide Cohort Study	5
Population-Based Artificial Intelligence Assessment of Relationship Between the Risk Factors for Diabetic Retinopathy in Indian Population	5
Impact of Fellowship Training on Practice Patterns of Glaucoma Surgeons Treating Medicare fee-for-service Beneficiaries	5
Facilitators and Barriers to Using Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT) as First-Line Treatment for Glaucoma: Physician and Patient Views Gathered during an Exploratory Descriptive Qualitative Study	5
The Association of Peripheral Refraction and Relative Peripheral Refraction with Astigmatism in Shanghai Schoolchildren’s Myopia: A Cross-Sectional Study	5
Evaluation of the Effects of mRNA-COVID 19 Vaccines on Corneal Endothelium	5
Three-Month Interim Analyses of Repeated Low-Level Red-Light Therapy in Myopia Control in Schoolchildren: A Pilot Multi-Ethnic Randomized Controlled Trial	5
Refractive Errors and Their Associated Factors in Schoolchildren: A Structural Equation Modeling	5
Analysis of Uveal Melanoma 5-Year Survival Rates by Medicaid Status: A Nationwide Analysis	5
Patient Demand for Ophthalmologists in the United States: A Google Trends Analysis	5
Colombian Ocular Diseases Epidemiology Study (CODES): Prevalence Incidence, and Sociodemographic Characterization of Vision Impairment (2015–2019), A Nationwide Study	4
Decomposition of Economic Inequality in Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Using Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition: Tehran Geriatric Eye Study	4
Eye Health Care Utilization among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adults in the United States	4
Cataract Surgery Numbers in U.S. Ophthalmology Residency Programs: An ACGME Case Log Analysis	4
Impact of Community Eye Clinics (CEC) on Specialist Eye Clinic Referrals	4
Corneal Transplantation in Australia Over 29 Years: A Retrospective Analysis of Medicare Data from 1994 to 2022	4
Adherence to Urgent Eye Visits during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Population Characteristics Study	4
Prevalence and Types of Strabismus in Cerebral Palsy: A Global and Historical Perspective Based on a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	4
Prevalence of Vision Loss in North Africa and Middle East in 2020: Magnitude and Temporal Trends	4
Delayed or Forgone Healthcare Due to COVID-19 among Adults with Vision Impairment	4
Access to a Patient Portal is Associated with a Higher Rate of Diabetic Eye Examination Completion	4
Prevalence of Trachoma following Implementation of the SAFE Strategy in Three Local Government Areas of Taraba State, North Eastern Nigeria	4
Current Status of Trachoma Among Underserved Population of India: Results from the National Trachoma Rapid Assessment Survey 2014-17	4
A Cross-Sectional Study of Demographic Representativeness of Glaucoma Patient Populations in Clinical Trials from 2006 to 2022	4
Vision Screening Prevalence and Disparities Among U.S. School-Aged Children Prior to and During the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Association of COVID-19 Susceptibility and Severity with Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma	4
Feasibility and Patient Experience of a Pilot Artificial Intelligence-Based Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Program in Northern Ontario	4
Duration and Frequency of Lapses in Care Among Patients with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy	3
Risk Factors for Chalazion Diagnosis and Subsequent Surgical Excision	3
The Diagnostic Value of Circulating VEGF in Diabetic Retinopathy in Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	3
The Association between Dual Sensory Impairment and Hospital Admission in California Medicare Beneficiaries	3
Weather Patterns, Patient, and Appointment Characteristics Associated with Cancellations and No-Shows in a Glaucoma Clinic	3
Factors Associated with the Spectacle Wear Compliance among Primary School Students with Refractive Error in Rural China	3
Recruiting Populations at Higher Risk for Glaucoma and Other Eye Diseases Experiencing Eye Health Disparities	3
The Vision Detroit Project: Integrated Screening and Community Eye-Health Education Interventions Improve Eyecare Awareness	3
Anxiety in Patients with Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration	3
Epidemiology of Motor Vehicle Accident-Associated Eye Injuries Presenting to United States Emergency Departments, 2000–2020	3
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Mass Drug Administration to Eliminate Trachoma as a Public Health Problem in Malawi	3
Disparities in Eye Care Utilization by Self-Reported Vision Difficulty and Diabetes Status in the United States	3
Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Glaucoma Severity at First Presentation	3

Increased Risk of Glaucoma in Patients with Sjögren’s Syndrome: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study	3
Risk Factors for Developing Neovascular Glaucoma in Central Retinal Vein Occlusion: Two-Year Real-World Study	3
Poverty and Vision: The Effect of Title 1 Status on Vision Screening Referral Rates in School-Aged Children in Western South Dakota	3
Association of Smoking Patterns with Vision-Related Disability According to Glaucoma Subtypes	3
Neighbourhood Disadvantage and Vision Screening Failure Rates: Analysis of a School-Based Vision Program in Baltimore, Maryland	3
Open Globe Injuries in the United States: Analysis of National Trauma Data	3
Corrected Myopia and Its Association with Mental Health Problems Among Rural Primary School Students in Northwest China	3