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Alfred Sommer

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Katz, Joanne
41
West, Keith
37
Tielsch, James
27
Quigley, Harry
22
Javitt, Jonathan
14
Muhilal,
12
LeClerq, Steven
12
Khatry, Subarna
11
Pradhan, Elizabeth Kimbrough
10
Shrestha, Sharada Ram
7
Humphrey, Jean
7
Christian, Parul
7
Semba, Richard
5
MOSLEY, WILEY
5
Green, Richard

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Sommer Alfred
The international council of ophthalmology: evolution of an organization-and its mission.
Sommer Alfred
The continuing challenge of vitamin A deficiency.
Sommer Alfred; Abbott Richard L; Lum Flora; Hoskins H Dunbar
PPPs--twenty years and counting.

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2009: Sommer Alfred
The international council of ophthalmology: evolution of an organization-and its mission.
American journal of ophthalmology 2009;147(6):952-3.
2009: Sommer Alfred
The continuing challenge of vitamin A deficiency.
Ophthalmic epidemiology 2009;16(1):1.
2008: Sommer Alfred; Abbott Richard L; Lum Flora; Hoskins H Dunbar
PPPs--twenty years and counting.
Ophthalmology 2008;115(12):2125-6.
2008: Sommer Alfred
Vitamin a deficiency and clinical disease: an historical overview.
The Journal of nutrition 2008;138(10):1835-9.
2008: Sommer Alfred
George W. Comstock--reflections on a master mentor.
American journal of epidemiology 2008;168(7):668.
2008: Chang Margaret A; Congdon Nathan G; Baker Shawn K; Bloem Martin W; Savage Howard; Sommer Alfred
The surgical management of cataract: barriers, best practices and outcomes.
International ophthalmology 2008;28(4):247-60.
2008: Klemm Rolf D W; Labrique Alain B; Christian Parul; Rashid Mahbubur; Shamim Abu Ahmed; Katz Joanne; Sommer Alfred; West Keith P
Newborn vitamin A supplementation reduced infant mortality in rural Bangladesh.
Pediatrics 2008;122(1):e242-50.
2008: Sommer Alfred; Tielsch James
Blood pressure, perfusion pressure, and open-angle glaucoma.
Archives of ophthalmology 2008;126(5):741; author reply 741-2.
2008: Sommer Alfred
Misclassification: who really lives in this neighborhood?
Archives of ophthalmology 2008;126(2):265-6.
2008: Sommer Alfred
Optimizing outcomes.
Ophthalmology 2008;115(1):1-2.
2007: Sommer Alfred; Stark Walter J
Through a yellow glass darkly.
Archives of ophthalmology 2007;125(5):718.
2007: Sommer Alfred
Global access to eye care.
Archives of ophthalmology 2007;125(3):399-400.
2006: Christian Parul; Sommer Alfred; West Keith P;
Reducing maternal mortality where rates are greatest.
Lancet 2006;368(9553):2122-3.
2005: Sommer Alfred
Systemic antibiotics for communitywide trachoma control.
Archives of ophthalmology 2005;123(5):687-8.
2005: Sommer Alfred; Mosley Wiley H
The Lancet-Saturday 13 May 1972. 1972.
Epidemiologic reviews 2005;27():13-20.
2004: Sommer Alfred
Global health, global vision.
Archives of ophthalmology 2004;122(6):911-2.
2003: Christian Parul; West Keith P; Khatry Subarna K; Leclerq Steven C; Pradhan Elizabeth K; Katz Joanne; Shrestha Sharada Ram; Sommer Alfred
Effects of maternal micronutrient supplementation on fetal loss and infant mortality: a cluster-randomized trial in Nepal.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2003;78(6):1194-202.
2003: Sommer Alfred
Epidemiology, ethnicity, race, and risk.
Archives of ophthalmology 2003;121(8):1194.
2003: Christian Parul; Khatry Subarna K; Katz Joanne; Pradhan Elizabeth K; LeClerq Steven C; Shrestha Sharada Ram; Adhikari Ramesh K; Sommer Alfred; West Keith P
Effects of alternative maternal micronutrient supplements on low birth weight in rural Nepal: double blind randomised community trial.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2003;326(7389):571.
2003: Sommer Alfred
Vitamin A deficiency and the global response.
Forum of nutrition 2003;56():33-5.
2002: Sommer Alfred; Davidson Frances R;
Assessment and control of vitamin A deficiency: the Annecy Accords.
The Journal of nutrition 2002;132(9 Suppl):2845S-2850S.
2002: Sommer Alfred; Tielsch James
OAG in Barbados.
Ophthalmology 2002;109(9):1586-7; author reply 1587.
2002: West Keith P; Sommer Alfred
Vitamin A programme in Assam probably caused hysteria.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2002;324(7340):791.
2001: Sommer A
How public health policy is created: scientific process and political reality.
American journal of epidemiology 2001;154(12 Suppl):S4-6.
2001: West S; Sommer A
Prevention of blindness and priorities for the future.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2001;79(3):244-8.
2000: Christian P; West K P; Khatry S K; Kimbrough-Pradhan E; LeClerq S C; Katz J; Shrestha S R; Dali S M; Sommer A
Night blindness during pregnancy and subsequent mortality among women in Nepal: effects of vitamin A and beta-carotene supplementation.
American journal of epidemiology 2000;152(6):542-7.
2000: Ng E W; Congdon N G; Sommer A
Acute sixth nerve palsy in vitamin A treatment of xerophthalmia.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2000;84(8):931-2.
2000: Sommer A
Toward a better educated public health workforce.
American journal of public health 2000;90(8):1194-5.
2000: Semba R D; Muhilal; West K P; Natadisastra G; Eisinger W; Lan Y; Sommer A
Hyporetinolemia and acute phase proteins in children with and without xerophthalmia.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2000;72(1):146-53.
2000: Katz J; West K P; Khatry S K; Pradhan E K; LeClerq S C; Christian P; Wu L S; Adhikari R K; Shrestha S R; Sommer A
Maternal low-dose vitamin A or beta-carotene supplementation has no effect on fetal loss and early infant mortality: a randomized cluster trial in Nepal.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2000;71(6):1570-6.
1999: Sommer A
Collaborative normal-tension glaucoma study.
American journal of ophthalmology 1999;128(6):776-7.
1999: Sommer A
Health, medicine, and ophthalmology: facing the facts and paying the piper LVI Edward Jackson Memorial Lecture.
American journal of ophthalmology 1999;128(6):673-9.
1999: Quigley H A; Varma R; Tielsch J M; Katz J; Sommer A; Gilbert D L
The relationship between optic disc area and open-angle glaucoma: the Baltimore Eye Survey.
Journal of glaucoma 1999;8(6):347-52.
1999: West K P; Katz J; Khatry S K; LeClerq S C; Pradhan E K; Shrestha S R; Connor P B; Dali S M; Christian P; Pokhrel R P; Sommer A
Double blind, cluster randomised trial of low dose supplementation with vitamin A or beta carotene on mortality related to pregnancy in Nepal. The NNIPS-2 Study Group.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 1999;318(7183):570-5.
1998: Sommer A
Moving from science to public health programs: lessons from vitamin A.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1998;68(2 Suppl):513S-516S.
1998: Sommer A
Xerophthalmia and vitamin A status.
Progress in retinal and eye research 1998;17(1):9-31.
1997: Sommer A
Epidemiology and the health care revolution.
Annals of epidemiology 1997;7(8):526-9.
1997: Sommer A
1997 Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Research. Clinical research and the human condition: moving from observation to practice.
Nature medicine 1997;3(10):1061-3.
1997: West K P; LeClerq S C; Shrestha S R; Wu L S; Pradhan E K; Khatry S K; Katz J; Adhikari R; Sommer A
Effects of vitamin A on growth of vitamin A-deficient children: field studies in Nepal.
The Journal of nutrition 1997;127(10):1957-65.
1997: Sommer A
Vitamin A prophylaxis.
Archives of disease in childhood 1997;77(3):191-4.
1997: Katz J; Gilbert D; Quigley H A; Sommer A
Estimating progression of visual field loss in glaucoma.
Ophthalmology 1997;104(6):1017-25.
1997: Sommer A
Vitamin A deficiency, child health, and survival.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) 1997;13(5):484-5.
1997: Sommer A
Use of quality-of-life instruments in randomized clinical trials.
Archives of ophthalmology 1997;115(4):564-5.
1997: Sommer A; West K P
The duration of the effect of vitamin A supplementation.
American journal of public health 1997;87(3):467-9.
1997: Katz J; Tielsch J M; Sommer A
Prevalence and risk factors for refractive errors in an adult inner city population.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 1997;38(2):334-40.
1997: Sanchez A M; Congdon N G; Sommer A; Rahmathullah L; Venkataswamy P G; Chandravathi P S; Clement L
Pupillary threshold as an index of population vitamin A status among children in India.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1997;65(1):61-6.
1996: Rahmani B; Tielsch J M; Katz J; Gottsch J; Quigley H; Javitt J; Sommer A
The cause-specific prevalence of visual impairment in an urban population. The Baltimore Eye Survey.
Ophthalmology 1996;103(11):1721-6.
1996: Solon F S; Solon M S; Mehansho H; West K P; Sarol J; Perfecto C; Nano T; Sanchez L; Isleta M; Wasantwisut E; Sommer A
Evaluation of the effect of vitamin A-fortified margarine on the vitamin A status of preschool Filipino children.
European journal of clinical nutrition 1996;50(11):720-3.
1996: Quigley H A; Tielsch J M; Katz J; Sommer A
Rate of progression in open-angle glaucoma estimated from cross-sectional prevalence of visual field damage.
American journal of ophthalmology 1996;122(3):355-63.
1996: Sommer A
Uses and misuses of vitamin A.
Current issues in public health 1996;2(4):161-4.
1996: Sommer A
Glaucoma risk factors observed in the Baltimore Eye Survey.
Current opinion in ophthalmology 1996;7(2):93-8.
1996: Katz J; Quigley H A; Sommer A
Detection of incident field loss using the glaucoma hemifield test.
Ophthalmology 1996;103(4):657-63.
1996: Humphrey J H; Agoestina T; Wu L; Usman A; Nurachim M; Subardja D; Hidayat S; Tielsch J; West K P; Sommer A
Impact of neonatal vitamin A supplementation on infant morbidity and mortality.
The Journal of pediatrics 1996;128(4):489-96.
1996: Sommer A; Tielsch J M
Risk factors for open-angle glaucoma: the Barbados Eye Study.
Archives of ophthalmology 1996;114(2):235.
1996: Sommer A
Doyne Lecture. Glaucoma: facts and fancies.
Eye (London, England) 1996;10 ( Pt 3)():295-301.
1996: Sommer A
Public health aspects of ophthalmic disease: introduction.
Annual review of public health 1996;17():115-9.
1995: Patel K H; Javitt J C; Tielsch J M; Street D A; Katz J; Quigley H A; Sommer A
Incidence of acute angle-closure glaucoma after pharmacologic mydriasis.
American journal of ophthalmology 1995;120(6):709-17.
1995: Katz J; West K P; Khatry S K; Thapa M D; LeClerq S C; Pradhan E K; Pokhrel R P; Sommer A
Impact of vitamin A supplementation on prevalence and incidence of xerophthalmia in Nepal.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 1995;36(13):2577-83.
1995: Javitt J C; Steinberg E P; Sharkey P; Schein O D; Tielsch J M; Diener M; Legro M; Sommer A
Cataract surgery in one eye or both. A billion dollar per year issue.
Ophthalmology 1995;102(11):1583-92; discussion 1592-3.
1995: Sommer A
W(h)ither public health?
Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) 1995;110(6):657-61.
1995: Sommer A
Retinal nerve fiber layer.
American journal of ophthalmology 1995;120(5):665-7.
1995: Bloem M W; Hye A; Wijnroks M; Ralte A; West K P; Sommer A
The role of universal distribution of vitamin A capsules in combatting vitamin A deficiency in Bangladesh.
American journal of epidemiology 1995;142(8):843-55.
1995: Katz J; Khatry S K; West K P; Humphrey J H; Leclerq S C; Kimbrough E; Pohkrel P R; Sommer A
Night blindness is prevalent during pregnancy and lactation in rural Nepal.
The Journal of nutrition 1995;125(8):2122-7.
1995: Varma R; Hilton S C; Tielsch J M; Katz J; Quigley H A; Sommer A
Neural rim area declines with increased intraocular pressure in urban Americans.
Archives of ophthalmology 1995;113(8):1001-5.
1995: Sommer A
Vitamin A and measles vaccination.
Lancet 1995;346(8969):252.
1995: Katz J; Quigley H A; Sommer A
Repeatability of the Glaucoma Hemifield Test in automated perimetry.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 1995;36(8):1658-64.
1995: West K P; Katz J; Shrestha S R; LeClerq S C; Khatry S K; Pradhan E K; Adhikari R; Wu L S; Pokhrel R P; Sommer A
Mortality of infants < 6 mo of age supplemented with vitamin A: a randomized, double-masked trial in Nepal.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1995;62(1):143-8.
1995: Sommer A
Past precedents, present pressures, future problems: ophthalmology in 2001.
Ophthalmology 1995;102(6):861-2.
1995: Schein O D; Steinberg E P; Cassard S D; Tielsch J M; Javitt J C; Sommer A
Predictors of outcome in patients who underwent cataract surgery.
Ophthalmology 1995;102(5):817-23.
1995: Semba R D; Munasir Z; Beeler J; Akib A; Muhilal; Audet S; Sommer A
Reduced seroconversion to measles in infants given vitamin A with measles vaccination.
Lancet 1995;345(8961):1330-2.
1995: Congdon N; Sommer A; Severns M; Humphrey J; Friedman D; Clement L; Wu L S; Natadisastra G
Pupillary and visual thresholds in young children as an index of population vitamin A status.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1995;61(5):1076-82.
1995: Tielsch J M; Javitt J C; Coleman A; Katz J; Sommer A
The prevalence of blindness and visual impairment among nursing home residents in Baltimore.
The New England journal of medicine 1995;332(18):1205-9.
1995: Sommer A
Disease prevention and health promotion. A clinical primer.
Archives of ophthalmology 1995;113(4):419-20.
1995: Tielsch J M; Katz J; Sommer A; Quigley H A; Javitt J C
Hypertension, perfusion pressure, and primary open-angle glaucoma. A population-based assessment.
Archives of ophthalmology 1995;113(2):216-21.
1995: Tielsch J M; Katz J; Quigley H A; Javitt J C; Sommer A
Diabetes, intraocular pressure, and primary open-angle glaucoma in the Baltimore Eye Survey.
Ophthalmology 1995;102(1):48-53.
1995: Katz J; Tielsch J M; Quigley H A; Sommer A
Automated perimetry detects visual field loss before manual Goldmann perimetry.
Ophthalmology 1995;102(1):21-6.
1994: Sommer A
Health (care) reform, managed care, and ophthalmology.
Archives of ophthalmology 1994;112(11):1417-8.
1994: Humphrey J H; Natadisastra G; Muhilal; Friedman D S; Tielsch J M; West K P; Sommer A
A 210-mumol dose of vitamin A provides more prolonged impact on vitamin A status than 105 mumol among preschool children.
The Journal of nutrition 1994;124(8):1172-8.
1994: Varma R; Tielsch J M; Quigley H A; Hilton S C; Katz J; Spaeth G L; Sommer A
Race-, age-, gender-, and refractive error-related differences in the normal optic disc.
Archives of ophthalmology 1994;112(8):1068-76.
1994: Schein O D; Steinberg E P; Javitt J C; Cassard S D; Tielsch J M; Steinwachs D M; Legro M W; Diener-West M; Sommer A
Variation in cataract surgery practice and clinical outcomes.
Ophthalmology 1994;101(6):1142-52.
1994: Quigley H A; Enger C; Katz J; Sommer A; Scott R; Gilbert D
Risk factors for the development of glaucomatous visual field loss in ocular hypertension.
Archives of ophthalmology 1994;112(5):644-9.
1994: Pokhrel R P; Khatry S K; West K P; Shrestha S R; Katz J; Pradhan E K; LeClerq S C; Sommer A
Sustained reduction in child mortality with vitamin A in Nepal.
Lancet 1994;343(8909):1368-9.
1994: Semba R D; Muhilal; Scott A L; Natadisastra G; West K P; Sommer A
Effect of vitamin A supplementation on immunoglobulin G subclass responses to tetanus toxoid in children.
Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology 1994;1(2):172-5.
1994: Sommer A
Vitamin A: its effect on childhood sight and life.
Nutrition reviews 1994;52(2 Pt 2):S60-6.
1994: Javitt J C; Street D A; Tielsch J M; Wang Q; Kolb M M; Schien O; Sommer A; Bergner M; Steinberg E P
National outcomes of cataract extraction. Retinal detachment and endophthalmitis after outpatient cataract surgery. Cataract Patient Outcomes Research Team.
Ophthalmology 1994;101(1):100-5; discussion 106.
1994: Tielsch J M; Katz J; Sommer A; Quigley H A; Javitt J C
Family history and risk of primary open angle glaucoma. The Baltimore Eye Survey.
Archives of ophthalmology 1994;112(1):69-73.
1994: Sommer A
Toward affordable, sustainable eye care.
International ophthalmology 1994;18(5):287-92.
1993: Katz J; Carey V J; Zeger S L; Sommer A
Estimation of design effects and diarrhea clustering within households and villages.
American journal of epidemiology 1993;138(11):994-1006.
1993: Sommer A
Vitamin A supplementation and childhood morbidity.
Lancet 1993;342(8884):1420.
1993: Katz J; Tielsch J M; Quigley H A; Javitt J; Witt K; Sommer A
Automated suprathreshold screening for glaucoma: the Baltimore Eye Survey.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 1993;34(12):3271-7.
1993: Humphrey J H; West K P; Muhilal; See L C; Natadisastra G; Sommer A
A priming dose of oral vitamin A given to preschool children may extend protection conferred by a subsequent large dose of vitamin A.
The Journal of nutrition 1993;123(8):1363-9.
1993: Katz J; Zeger S L; West K P; Tielsch J M; Sommer A
Clustering of xerophthalmia within households and villages.
International journal of epidemiology 1993;22(4):709-15.
1993: Brenner M H; Curbow B; Javitt J C; Legro M W; Sommer A
Vision change and quality of life in the elderly. Response to cataract surgery and treatment of other chronic ocular conditions.
Archives of ophthalmology 1993;111(5):680-5.
1993: Sommer A
Vitamin A, infectious disease, and childhood mortality: a 2 solution?
The Journal of infectious diseases 1993;167(5):1003-7.
1993: Semba R D; Muhilal; Ward B J; Griffin D E; Scott A L; Natadisastra G; West K P; Sommer A
Abnormal T-cell subset proportions in vitamin-A-deficient children.
Lancet 1993;341(8836):5-8.
1992: Javitt J C; Tielsch J M; Canner J K; Kolb M M; Sommer A; Steinberg E P
National outcomes of cataract extraction. Increased risk of retinal complications associated with Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy. The Cataract Patient Outcomes Research Team.
Ophthalmology 1992;99(10):1487-97; discussion 1497-8.
1992: Sommer A
Vitamin A deficiency and childhood mortality.
Lancet 1992;340(8817):488-9.
1992: Sommer A
Bellagio brief on vitamin A deficiency.
Indian pediatrics 1992;29(8):1025-7.
1992: Sommer A
Global health leadership. A continuing US challenge.
The Western journal of medicine 1992;157(1):71-3.
1992: Tarwotjo I; Katz J; West K P; Tielsch J M; Sommer A
Xerophthalmia and growth in preschool Indonesian children.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1992;55(6):1142-6.
1992: Sommer A; West K P
Vitamin A and childhood morbidity.
Lancet 1992;339(8804):1302-3.
1992: Quigley H A; Katz J; Derick R J; Gilbert D; Sommer A
An evaluation of optic disc and nerve fiber layer examinations in monitoring progression of early glaucoma damage.
Ophthalmology 1992;99(1):19-28.
1992: Semba R D; Muhilal; Scott A L; Natadisastra G; Wirasasmita S; Mele L; Ridwan E; West K P; Sommer A
Depressed immune response to tetanus in children with vitamin A deficiency.
The Journal of nutrition 1992;122(1):101-7.
1992: Humphrey J H; West K P; Sommer A
Vitamin A deficiency and attributable mortality among under-5-year-olds.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1992;70(2):225-32.
1992: West K P; Khatry S K; LeClerq S C; Adhikari R; See L; Katz J; Shrestha S R; Pradhan E K; Pokhrel R P; Sommer A
Tolerance of young infants to a single, large dose of vitamin A: a randomized community trial in Nepal.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1992;70(6):733-9.
1991: Katz J; Sommer A; Gaasterland D E; Anderson D R
Comparison of analytic algorithms for detecting glaucomatous visual field loss.
Archives of ophthalmology 1991;109(12):1684-9.
1991: Sommer A; Tielsch J M; Katz J; Quigley H A; Gottsch J D; Javitt J C; Martone J F; Royall R M; Witt K A; Ezrine S
Racial differences in the cause-specific prevalence of blindness in east Baltimore.
The New England journal of medicine 1991;325(20):1412-7.
1991: Tielsch J M; Katz J; Singh K; Quigley H A; Gottsch J D; Javitt J; Sommer A
A population-based evaluation of glaucoma screening: the Baltimore Eye Survey.
American journal of epidemiology 1991;134(10):1102-10.
1991: Sommer A; Tielsch J M; Katz J; Quigley H A; Gottsch J D; Javitt J; Singh K
Relationship between intraocular pressure and primary open angle glaucoma among white and black Americans. The Baltimore Eye Survey.
Archives of ophthalmology 1991;109(8):1090-5.
1991: Javitt J C; Vitale S; Canner J K; Street D A; Krakauer H; McBean A M; Sommer A
National outcomes of cataract extraction. Endophthalmitis following inpatient surgery.
Archives of ophthalmology 1991;109(8):1085-9.
1991: Tielsch J M; Sommer A; Katz J; Royall R M; Quigley H A; Javitt J
Racial variations in the prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma. The Baltimore Eye Survey.
JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 1991;266(3):369-74.
1991: West K P; Pokhrel R P; Katz J; LeClerq S C; Khatry S K; Shrestha S R; Pradhan E K; Tielsch J M; Pandey M R; Sommer A
Efficacy of vitamin A in reducing preschool child mortality in Nepal.
Lancet 1991;338(8759):67-71.
1991: Javitt J C; Vitale S; Canner J K; Krakauer H; McBean A M; Sommer A
National outcomes of cataract extraction. I. Retinal detachment after inpatient surgery.
Ophthalmology 1991;98(6):895-902.
1991: Tielsch J M; Sommer A; Katz J; Quigley H; Ezrine S
Socioeconomic status and visual impairment among urban Americans. Baltimore Eye Survey Research Group.
Archives of ophthalmology 1991;109(5):637-41.
1991: Sommer A; West K P
Vitamin A and childhood mortality.
Lancet 1991;337(8746):925.
1991: Katz J; Sommer A; Witt K
Reliability of visual field results over repeated testing.
Ophthalmology 1991;98(1):70-5.
1991: Sommer A; Zeger S L
On estimating efficacy from clinical trials.
Statistics in medicine 1991;10(1):45-52.
1991: Sommer A; Katz J; Quigley H A; Miller N R; Robin A L; Richter R C; Witt K A
Clinically detectable nerve fiber atrophy precedes the onset of glaucomatous field loss.
Archives of ophthalmology 1991;109(1):77-83.
1990: Steinberg E P; Bergner M; Sommer A; Anderson G F; Bass E B; Canner J; Gittelsohn A M; Javitt J; Kolb M M; Powe N R
Variations in cataract management: patient and economic outcomes.
Health services research 1990;25(5):727-31.
1990: Moorman C; Sommer A; Stark W; Enger C; Payne J; Maumenee A E
Changing indications for cataract surgery: 1974 to 1988.
Ophthalmic surgery 1990;21(11):761-6.
1990: Florentino R F; Tanchoco C C; Ramos A C; Mendoza T S; Natividad E P; Tangco J B; Sommer A
Tolerance of preschoolers to two dosage strengths of vitamin A preparation.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1990;52(4):694-700.
1990: Keenum D G; Semba R D; Wirasasmita S; Natadisastra G; Muhilal; West K P; Sommer A
Assessment of vitamin A status by a disk applicator for conjunctival impression cytology.
Archives of ophthalmology 1990;108(10):1436-41.
1990: Strahlman E; Ford D; Whelton P; Sommer A
Vision screening in a primary care setting. A missed opportunity?
Archives of internal medicine 1990;150(10):2159-64.
1990: Semba R D; Wirasasmita S; Natadisastra G; Muhilal; Sommer A
Response of Bitot's spots in preschool children to vitamin A treatment.
American journal of ophthalmology 1990;110(4):416-20.
1990: Sommer A
Glaucoma screening: too little, too late?
Journal of general internal medicine 1990;5(5 Suppl):S33-7.
1990: Katz J; Sommer A
Screening for glaucomatous visual field loss. The effect of patient reliability.
Ophthalmology 1990;97(8):1032-7.
1990: Taylor H R; Sommer A
Cataract surgery. A global perspective.
Archives of ophthalmology 1990;108(6):797-8.
1990: Katz J; Sommer A
Reliability of automated perimetric tests.
Archives of ophthalmology 1990;108(6):777-8.
1990: Sommer A
Preservation and restorations of vision: challenges for the 'tropics'.
International ophthalmology 1990;14(3):133-4.
1990: Sommer A
Xerophthalmia, keratomalacia and nutritional blindness.
International ophthalmology 1990;14(3):195-9.
1990: Sommer A
The ongoing conflict between public health and technologic innovation.
Ophthalmic surgery 1990;21(4):234-5.
1990: Diehl D L; Quigley H A; Miller N R; Sommer A; Burney E N
Prevalence and significance of optic disc hemorrhage in a longitudinal study of glaucoma.
Archives of ophthalmology 1990;108(4):545-50.
1990: Javitt J C; Canner J K; Frank R G; Steinwachs D M; Sommer A
Detecting and treating retinopathy in patients with type I diabetes mellitus. A health policy model.
Ophthalmology 1990;97(4):483-94; discussion 494-5.
1990: Sommer A
Vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia.
Archives of ophthalmology 1990;108(3):343-4.
1990: Sommer A
Automated perimetry, tonometry, and questionnaire in glaucoma screening.
American journal of ophthalmology 1990;109(3):362-3.
1990: Sommer A
Trabeculoplasty: results that can mislead!
Archives of ophthalmology 1990;108(2):167-8.
1990: Tielsch J M; Sommer A; Witt K; Katz J; Royall R M
Blindness and visual impairment in an American urban population. The Baltimore Eye Survey.
Archives of ophthalmology 1990;108(2):286-90.
1990: Sommer A; Weiner J P; Gamble L
Developing specialty-wide standards of practice: the experience of ophthalmology.
QRB. Quality review bulletin 1990;16(2):65-70.
1990: Sommer A
Variations in patient care to identify preferred management.
American journal of ophthalmology 1990;109(1):89-91.
1990: Sommer A
Vitamin A status, resistance to infection, and childhood mortality.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1990;587():17-23.
1989: Katz J; West K P; Tarwotjo I; Sommer A
The importance of age in evaluating anthropometric indices for predicting mortality.
American journal of epidemiology 1989;130(6):1219-26.
1989: Stark W J; Sommer A; Smith R E
Changing trends in intraocular lens implantation.
Archives of ophthalmology 1989;107(10):1441-4.
1989: Humphrey J H; Sommer A
Battling blindness throughout the world: a team of scientists in Maryland leads the way.
Maryland medical journal (Baltimore, Md. : 1985) 1989;38(10):825-8.
1989: Sommer A
Organizing to prevent Third World blindness.
American journal of ophthalmology 1989;107(5):544-6.
1989: Sommer A
Epidemiology as it relates to screening for glaucoma.
Survey of ophthalmology 1989;33 Suppl():441-2; discussion 449-50.
1989: Bochow T W; West S K; Azar A; Munoz B; Sommer A; Taylor H R
Ultraviolet light exposure and risk of posterior subcapsular cataracts.
Archives of ophthalmology 1989;107(3):369-72.
1989: Sommer A
Intraocular pressure and glaucoma.
American journal of ophthalmology 1989;107(2):186-8.
1989: Javitt J C; Canner J K; Sommer A
Cost effectiveness of current approaches to the control of retinopathy in type I diabetics.
Ophthalmology 1989;96(2):255-64.
1989: Sommer A; Steinmann W C
Looking back or looking forward?
Ophthalmic surgery 1989;20(1):70-1.
1989: Sommer A
Vitamin A deficiency today: conjunctival xerosis in cystic fibrosis.
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 1989;82(1):1-2.
1989: Sommer A
New imperatives for an old vitamin (A).
The Journal of nutrition 1989;119(1):96-100.
1989: Sommer A
Epidemiology of eye disease.
Epidemiologic reviews 1989;11():236-40.
1989: West K P; Howard G R; Sommer A
Vitamin A and infection: public health implications.
Annual review of nutrition 1989;9():63-86.
1988: West K P; Djunaedi E; Pandji A; Kusdiono; Tarwotjo I; Sommer A
Vitamin A supplementation and growth: a randomized community trial.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1988;48(5):1257-64.
1988: Natadisastra G; Wittpenn J R; Muhilal; West K P; Mele L; Sommer A
Impression cytology: a practical index of vitamin A status.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1988;48(3):695-701.
1988: Katz J; Sommer A
Reliability indexes of automated perimetric tests.
Archives of ophthalmology 1988;106(9):1252-4.
1988: Wittpenn J R; Natadisastra G; Mele L; Sommer A
Reproducibility of determining vitamin A status by impression cytology.
Ophthalmic surgery 1988;19(8):559-61.
1988: Katz J; Sommer A
Risk factors for primary open angle glaucoma.
American journal of preventive medicine 1988;4(2):110-4.
1988: Tielsch J M; Katz J; Quigley H A; Miller N R; Sommer A
Intraobserver and interobserver agreement in measurement of optic disc characteristics.
Ophthalmology 1988;95(3):350-6.
1988: Djunaedi E; Sommer A; Pandji A; Kusdiono; Taylor H R
Impact of vitamin A supplementation on xerophthalmia. A randomized controlled community trial.
Archives of ophthalmology 1988;106(2):218-22.
1988: Sommer A
Avoidable blindness.
Australian and New Zealand journal of ophthalmology 1988;16(1):31-5.
1988: Sommer A
Threshold perimetry and the diagnosis of glaucoma.
Australian and New Zealand journal of ophthalmology 1988;16(1):27-30.
1988: Nieburg P; Waldman R J; Leavell R; Sommer A; DeMaeyer E M
Vitamin A supplementation for refugees and famine victims.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1988;66(6):689-97.
1988: Strahlman E; Sommer A
The epidemiology of sports-related ocular trauma.
International ophthalmology clinics 1988;28(3):199-202.
1987: Enger C; Sommer A
Recognizing glaucomatous field loss with the Humphrey STATPAC.
Archives of ophthalmology 1987;105(10):1355-7.
1987: Sommer A
Eye care for the elderly: looking better! seeing better! Introduction.
Ophthalmology 1987;94(9):1178.
1987: Natadisastra G; Wittpenn J R; West K P; Muhilal; Sommer A
Impression cytology for detection of vitamin A deficiency.
Archives of ophthalmology 1987;105(9):1224-8.
1987: Katz J; Sommer A
A longitudinal study of the age-adjusted variability of automated visual fields.
Archives of ophthalmology 1987;105(8):1083-6.
1987: Singh K; Sommer A; Jensen A D; Payne J W
Intraocular lens power calculations. A practical evaluation in normal subjects at the Wilmer Institute.
Archives of ophthalmology 1987;105(8):1046-50.
1987: Sommer A; West K P
Impact of vitamin A on childhood mortality.
Indian journal of pediatrics 1987;54(4):461-3.
1987: Tarwotjo I; Sommer A; West K P; Djunaedi E; Mele L; Hawkins B
Influence of participation on mortality in a randomized trial of vitamin A prophylaxis.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1987;45(6):1466-71.
1987: Foster A; Sommer A
Corneal ulceration, measles, and childhood blindness in Tanzania.
The British journal of ophthalmology 1987;71(5):331-43.
1987: Sommer A; Enger C; Witt K
Screening for glaucomatous visual field loss with automated threshold perimetry.
American journal of ophthalmology 1987;103(5):681-4.
1987: Sommer A; Tarwotjo I; Katz J
Increased risk of xerophthalmia following diarrhea and respiratory disease.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1987;45(5):977-80.
1987: Arkell S M; Lightman D A; Sommer A; Taylor H R; Korshin O M; Tielsch J M
The prevalence of glaucoma among Eskimos of northwest Alaska.
Archives of ophthalmology 1987;105(4):482-5.
1987: Barclay A J; Foster A; Sommer A
Vitamin A supplements and mortality related to measles: a randomised clinical trial.
British medical journal (Clinical research ed.) 1987;294(6567):294-6.
1987: Quigley H A; Sommer A
How to use nerve fiber layer examination in the management of glaucoma.
Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society 1987;85():254-72.
1986: Katz J; Sommer A
Similarities between the visual fields of ocular hypertensive and normal eyes.
Archives of ophthalmology 1986;104(11):1648-51.
1986: Schachat A P; Sommer A
Macular hemorrhages associated with posterior vitreous detachment.
American journal of ophthalmology 1986;102(5):647-9.
1986: West K P; Chirambo M; Katz J; Sommer A
Breast-feeding, weaning patterns, and the risk of xerophthalmia in Southern Malawi.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1986;44(5):690-7.
1986: Sommer A
Calculations of intraocular lens power.
Archives of ophthalmology 1986;104(9):1271.
1986: Sommer A
Attack blindness!
American journal of ophthalmology 1986;102(3):387-9.
1986: Kosoko O; Sommer A; Auer C
Screening with automated perimetry using a threshold-related three-level algorithm.
Ophthalmology 1986;93(7):882-6.
1986: Sommer A
Blindness in Saudi Arabia.
JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 1986;255(24):3405-6.
1986: Sommer A
Early diagnosis of glaucoma.
Yan ke xue bao = Eye science / "Yan ke xue bao" bian ji bu 1986;2(2):87-9.
1986: Sommer A; Tarwotjo I; Djunaedi E; West K P; Loeden A A; Tilden R; Mele L
Impact of vitamin A supplementation on childhood mortality. A randomised controlled community trial.
Lancet 1986;1(8491):1169-73.
1986: Kosoko O; Sommer A; Auer C
Duration of automated suprathreshold vs quantitative threshold field examination. Impact of age and ocular status.
Archives of ophthalmology 1986;104(3):398-401.
1986: Wittpenn J R; Tseng S C; Sommer A
Detection of early xerophthalmia by impression cytology.
Archives of ophthalmology 1986;104(2):237-9.
1986: Katz J; Sommer A
Asymmetry and variation in the normal hill of vision.
Archives of ophthalmology 1986;104(1):65-8.
1986: Foster A; Kavishe F; Sommer A; Taylor H R
A simple surveillance system for xerophthalmia and childhood corneal ulceration.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1986;64(5):725-8.
1986: Foster A; Sommer A
Childhood blindness from corneal ulceration in Africa: causes, prevention, and treatment.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1986;64(5):619-23.
1986: Chirambo M C; Tielsch J M; West K P; Katz J; Tizazu T; Schwab L; Johnson G; Swartwood J; Taylor H R; Sommer A
Blindness and visual impairment in southern Malawi.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1986;64(4):567-72.
1985: Duggan C; Sommer A; Auer C; Burkhard K
Automated differential threshold perimetry for detecting glaucomatous visual field loss.
American journal of ophthalmology 1985;100(3):420-3.
1985: Martin M J; Sommer A; Gold E B; Diamond E L
Race and primary open-angle glaucoma.
American journal of ophthalmology 1985;99(4):383-7.
1985: Sommer A
Xerophthalmia, the deadly disease.
American journal of ophthalmology 1985;99(2):207-8.
1985: Sommer A; Duggan C; Auer C; Abbey H
Analytic approaches to the interpretation of automated threshold perimetric data for the diagnosis of early glaucoma.
Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society 1985;83():250-67.
1984: Sommer A; Quigley H A; Robin A L; Miller N R; Katz J; Arkell S
Evaluation of nerve fiber layer assessment.
Archives of ophthalmology 1984;102(12):1766-71.
1984: Sommer A
Neuroretinal rim area.
Archives of ophthalmology 1984;102(11):1583-4.
1984: Sommer A; Katz J; Tarwotjo I
Increased risk of respiratory disease and diarrhea in children with preexisting mild vitamin A deficiency.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1984;40(5):1090-5.
1984: Sternberg P; de Juan E; Green W R; Hirst L W; Sommer A
Ocular BB injuries.
Ophthalmology 1984;91(10):1269-77.
1984: Hatchell D L; Sommer A
Detection of ocular surface abnormalities in experimental vitamin A deficiency.
Archives of ophthalmology 1984;102(9):1389-93.
1984: Sommer A; Taylor H; Tielsch J; West S
Aetiology of cataract.
Lancet 1984;2(8401):514-5.
1984: Sommer A; Kues H A; D'Anna S A; Arkell S; Robin A; Quigley H A
Cross-polarization photography of the nerve fiber layer.
Archives of ophthalmology 1984;102(6):864-9.
1984: Sommer A
Vitamin A deficiency and mortality risk.
Lancet 1984;1(8372):347-8.
1984: Cairns L; Sommer A
Changing indications for cataract surgery.
Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society 1984;82():166-75.
1984: Tielsch J M; Sommer A
The epidemiology of vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia.
Annual review of nutrition 1984;4():183-205.
1983: Sommer A; D'Anna S A; Kues H A; George T
High-resolution photography of the retinal nerve fiber layer.
American journal of ophthalmology 1983;96(4):535-9.
1983: Sommer A; Tarwotjo I; Hussaini G; Susanto D
Increased mortality in children with mild vitamin A deficiency.
Lancet 1983;2(8350):585-8.
1983: Sommer A
Effects of vitamin A deficiency on the ocular surface.
Ophthalmology 1983;90(6):592-600.
1983: Sommer A
Nutritional blindness and xerophthalmia.
Comprehensive therapy 1983;9(4):67-71.
1983: Tarwotjo I; Tilden R; Pettiss S; Sommer A; Soedibjo S; Hussaini G; Sulistijo J S; Nendrawati H
Interactions of community nutritional status and xerophthalmia in Indonesia.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1983;37(4):645-51.
1983: Sommer A
Treatment of corneal xerophthalmia with topical retinoic acid.
American journal of ophthalmology 1983;95(3):349-52.
1983: Sommer A
Mortality associated with mild, untreated xerophthalmia.
Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society 1983;81():825-53.
1982: Taylor H R; Cadet J C; Sommer A
Folk medicines and acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis.
American journal of ophthalmology 1982;94(4):559-60.
1982: Sommer A; Green W R
Goblet cell response to vitamin A treatment for corneal xerophthalmia.
American journal of ophthalmology 1982;94(2):213-5.
1982: Sommer A
Conjunctival appearance in corneal xerophthalmia.
Archives of ophthalmology 1982;100(6):951-2.
1982: Sommer A; Green W R; Kenyon K R
Clinicohistopathologic correlations in xerophthalmic ulceration and necrosis.
Archives of ophthalmology 1982;100(6):953-63.
1982: Sommer A; Tarwotjo I
Protein deficiency and treatment of xerophthalmia.
Archives of ophthalmology 1982;100(5):785-7.
1982: Sommer A; Sugana T
Corneal xerophthalmia and keratomalacia.
Archives of ophthalmology 1982;100(3):404-11.
1982: Sommer A
Nutritional factors in corneal xerophthalmia and keratomalacia.
Archives of ophthalmology 1982;100(3):399-403.
1982: Tarwotjo I; Sommer A; Soegiharto T; Susanto D; Muhilal
Dietary practices and xerophthalmia among Indonesian children.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1982;35(3):574-81.
1982: Sommer A; Emran N
Tear production in vitamin A-responsive xerophthalmia.
American journal of ophthalmology 1982;93(1):84-7.
1981: Trowbridge F L; Sommer A
Nutritional anthropometry and mortality risk.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1981;34(11):2591-2.
1981: Sommer A; Green W R; Kenyon K R
Bitot's spots responsive and nonresponsive to vitamin A. Clinicopathologic correlations.
Archives of ophthalmology 1981;99(11):2014-27.
1981: Sommer A
The optic disc in glaucoma.
The British journal of ophthalmology 1981;65(8):588.
1981: Sommer A
Diabetes and senile cataract.
American journal of ophthalmology 1981;92(1):134-5.
1981: Sommer A; Tarwotjo I; Hussaini G; Susanto D; Soegiharto T
Incidence, prevalence, and scale of blinding malnutrition.
Lancet 1981;1(8235):1407-8.
1980: Sommer A
Vitamin A treatment for herpes keratitis.
Archives of ophthalmology 1980;98(9):1656.
1980: Sommer A; Hussaini G; Muhilal; Tarwotjo I; Susanto D; Saroso J S
History of nightblindness: a simple tool for xerophthalmia screening.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1980;33(4):887-91.
1980: Sommer A; Muhilal; Tarwotjo I; Djunaedi E; Glover J
Oral versus intramuscular vitamin A in the treatment of xerophthalmia.
Lancet 1980;1(8168 Pt 1):557-9.
1980: Sommer A
Retinal detachment in pseudophakia.
American journal of ophthalmology 1980;89(1):151-2.
1979: Emran N; Sommer A
Lissamine green staining in the clinical diagnosis of xerophthalmia.
Archives of ophthalmology 1979;97(12):2333-5.
1979: Sommer A; Pollack I; Maumenee A E
Optic disc parameters and onset of glaucomatous field loss. II. Static screening criteria.
Archives of ophthalmology 1979;97(8):1449-54.
1979: Sommer A; Pollack I; Maumenee A E
Optic disc parameters and onset of glaucomatous field loss. I. Methods and progressive changes in disc morphology.
Archives of ophthalmology 1979;97(8):1444-8.
1979: Christy N E; Sommer A
Antibiotic prophylaxis of postoperative endophthalmitis.
Annals of ophthalmology 1979;11(8):1261-5.
1979: Sommer A; Emran N; Tamba T
Vitamin A-responsive punctate keratopathy in xerophthalmia.
American journal of ophthalmology 1979;87(3):330-3.
1979: Sommer A
New initiatives in the war on blindness.
American journal of ophthalmology 1979;87(1):103-4.
1978: Sommer A; Emran N
Topical retinoic acid in the treatment of corneal xerophthalmia.
American journal of ophthalmology 1978;86(5):615-7.
1978: Sugana T; Sommer A
Prevention of neonatal blindness.
Lancet 1978;2(8099):1101.
1978: Sommer A
Keratoconus in contact lens wear.
American journal of ophthalmology 1978;86(3):442-4.
1978: Sommer A; Tjakrasudjatma S; Djunaedi E; Green W R
Vitamin A-responsive panocular xerophthalmia in a healthy adult.
Archives of ophthalmology 1978;96(9):1630-4.
1978: Hussaini G; Tarwotjo I; Sommer A
Cure for night blindness.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1978;31(9):1489.
1978: Sommer A
Renewed interest in the ancient scourge, xerophthalmia.
American journal of ophthalmology 1978;86(2):284-5.
1977: Sommer A; Miller N R; Pollack I; Maumenee A E; George T
The nerve fiber layer in the diagnosis of glaucoma.
Archives of ophthalmology 1977;95(12):2149-56.
1977: Sommer A
Cataracts as an epidemiologic problem.
American journal of ophthalmology 1977;83(3):334-9.
1976: Sommer A; Toureau S; Cornet P; Midy C; Pettiss S T
Xerophthalmia and anterior segment blindness.
American journal of ophthalmology 1976;82(3):439-46.
1975: Sommer A; Faich G; Quesada J
Mass distribution of vitamin A and the prevention of keratomalacia.
American journal of ophthalmology 1975;80(6):1073-80.
1975: Sommer A; Quesada J; Doty M; Faich G
Xerophthalmia and anterior-segment blindness among preschool-age children in El Salvador.
American journal of ophthalmology 1975;80(6):1066-72.
1975: Sommer A
Editorial: Toward a better understanding of medical reports.
American journal of ophthalmology 1975;79(6):1053-6.
1975: Sommer A
Letter: Fundus albipunctatus.
American journal of ophthalmology 1975;79(3):526.
1974: Sommer A
The 1972 smallpox outbreak in Khulna Municipality, Bangladesh. II. Effectiveness of surveillance and containment in urban epidemic control.
American journal of epidemiology 1974;99(4):303-13.
1974: Sommer A; Foster S O
The 1972 smallpox outbreak in Khulna Municipality, Bangladesh. I. Methodology and epidemiologic findings.
American journal of epidemiology 1974;99(4):291-302.
1973: Sommer A; Mosley W H
Ineffectiveness of cholera vaccination as an epidemic control measure.
Lancet 1973;1(7814):1232-5.
1973: Sommer A; Khan M; Mosley W H
Efficacy of vaccination of family contacts of cholera cases.
Lancet 1973;1(7814):1230-2.
1972: Sommer A; Woodward W E
The influence of protected water supplies on the spread of classical-Inaba and El Tor-Ogawa cholera in rural East Bengal.
Lancet 1972;2(7785):985-7.
1972: Sommer A; Mosley W H
East Bengal cyclone of November, 1970. Epidemiological approach to disaster assessment.
Lancet 1972;1(7759):1029-36.
1972: Mosley W H; Bart K J; Sommer A
An epidemiological assessment of cholera control programs in rural East Pakistan.
International journal of epidemiology 1972;1(1):5-11.

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