Epidemiology and aetiological diagnosis of corneal ulceration in Madurai, south India
- M. Srinivasan, C. Gonzales, J. Whitcher
- MedicineBritish Journal of Ophthalmology
- 1 November 1997
Bacterial and fungal infections occur in equal numbers with Streptococcus pneumoniae accounting for the majority of bacterial ulcers and Fusariumspp responsible for most of theFungal infections.
Corneal blindness: a global perspective.
- J. Whitcher, M. Srinivasan, M. Upadhyay
- MedicineBulletin of the World Health Organization
- 2001
Diseases affecting the cornea are a major cause of blindness worldwide, second only to cataract in overall importance and public health prevention programmes are the most cost-effective means of decreasing the global burden.
American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for Sjögren's syndrome: A data‐driven, expert consensus approach in the Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance Cohort
- S. Shiboski, C. Shiboski, T. Daniels
- MedicineArthritis care & research
- 1 April 2012
We propose new classification criteria for Sjögren's syndrome (SS), which are needed considering the emergence of biologic agents as potential treatments and their associated comorbidity. These…
Epidemiologic characteristics, predisposing factors, and etiologic diagnosis of corneal ulceration in Nepal.
- M. Upadhyay, P. Karmacharya, J. Whitcher
- MedicineAmerican journal of ophthalmology-glaucoma
- 1991
The Bhaktapur eye study: ocular trauma and antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of corneal ulceration in Nepal
- M. Upadhyay, P. Karmacharya, J. Whitcher
- MedicineBritish Journal of Ophthalmology
- 1 April 2001
This study conclusively shows that post-traumatic corneal ulceration can be prevented by topical application of 1% chloramphenicol ophthalmic ointment in a timely fashion to the eyes of individuals who have suffered aCorneal abrasion in a rural setting.
A simplified quantitative method for assessing keratoconjunctivitis sicca from the Sjögren's Syndrome International Registry.
- J. Whitcher, C. Shiboski, T. Daniels
- MedicineAmerican journal of ophthalmology-glaucoma
- 1 March 2010
Incidence of corneal ulceration in Madurai district, South India.
- C. Gonzales, M. Srinivasan, J. Whitcher, G. Smolin
- MedicineOphthalmic Epidemiology
- 1 December 1996
The estimation of the incidence of corneal ulceration in Madurai District, South India is believed to be close to the true incidence in this community because of the lack of medical records.
Spectrum of eye disease caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
- Julie Freidlin, N. Acharya, T. Lietman, V. Cevallos, J. Whitcher, T. Margolis
- Medicine, BiologyAmerican journal of ophthalmology-glaucoma
- 1 August 2007
Risk factors for age-related cataracts.
- W. Hodge, J. Whitcher, W. Satariano
- MedicineEpidemiologic Reviews
- 1995
The strength of the association, consistency of studies, coherence, and biologic plausibility all indicate that both systemic and topical steroids are significant risk factors for the formation of posterior subcapsular cataracts.
Corneal ulceration in the developing world—a silent epidemic
- J. Whitcher, M. Srinivasan
- MedicineBritish Journal of Ophthalmology
- 1 August 1997
Anyone who has spent time in Asia or Africa can invariably recall a vivid image of a blind beggar, sometimes an elderly person but frequently a child with opaque corneas, haunting the bazaars and…
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