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Wanjiku Mathenge; Tunde Peto; Andrew Bastawrous; Allen Foster; Irene Leung; Hannah Kuper
Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in Nakuru, Kenya: a cross-sectional population-based study.
Rohit C Khanna; Sannapaneni Krishnaiah; Manohar K Mehta; Allen Foster; Parikshit M Gogate
Visual outcomes of bilateral congenital and developmental cataracts in young children in south India and causes of poor outcome.
George B Ploubidis; Wanjiku Mathenge; Bianca L De Stavola; Allen Foster; Emily Grundy; Hannah Kuper
Socioeconomic position and later life prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and visual impairment in Nakuru, Kenya.

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2013: Wanjiku Mathenge; Tunde Peto; Andrew Bastawrous; Allen Foster; Irene Leung; Hannah Kuper
Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in Nakuru, Kenya: a cross-sectional population-based study.
PLoS medicine 2013;10(2):e1001393.
2013: Rohit C Khanna; Sannapaneni Krishnaiah; Manohar K Mehta; Allen Foster; Parikshit M Gogate
Visual outcomes of bilateral congenital and developmental cataracts in young children in south India and causes of poor outcome.
Indian journal of ophthalmology 2013;61(2):65-70.
2013: George B Ploubidis; Wanjiku Mathenge; Bianca L De Stavola; Allen Foster; Emily Grundy; Hannah Kuper
Socioeconomic position and later life prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and visual impairment in Nakuru, Kenya.
International journal of public health 2013;58(1):133-41.
2012: Wanjiku Mathenge; Andrew Bastawrous; Allen Foster; Hannah Kuper
The Nakuru posterior segment eye disease study: methods and prevalence of blindness and visual impairment in Nakuru, Kenya.
Ophthalmology 2012;119(10):2033-9.
2012: Sue Mackey; Mohammad A Muhit; Gudlavalleti V S Murthy; Johurul J Islam; Allen Foster
Validation of the key informant method to identify children with disabilities: methods and results from a pilot study in Bangladesh.
Journal of tropical pediatrics 2012;58(4):269-74.
2012: Anthony W Solomon; Sheila K West; Anne Mills; Wondu Alemayehu; Paul Courtright; Catherine Cross; Paul Emerson; Dirk Engels; Joseph Feczko; Joseph Feczko; Allen Foster; Clare Gilbert; Ulla Griffiths; Danny Haddad; Caroline Harper; Richard Le Mesurier; Thomas M Lietman; David C W Mabey; Silvio P Mariotti
Don't let misinformation derail the trachoma elimination programme.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2012;344():e2579; author reply e2588.
2011: Yasmene Alavi; Catey Bunce; Allen Foster; Mireia Jofre-Bonet; Ananth Viswanathan; Richard P Wormald; Roger Hitchings
Developing an algorithm to convert routine measures of vision into utility values for glaucoma.
Ophthalmic epidemiology 2011;18(5):233-43.
2010: Sarah Polack; Christina Eusebio; Wanjiku Mathenge; Zakia Wadud; A K M Mamunur; Astrid Fletcher; Allen Foster; Hannah Kuper
The impact of cataract surgery on health related quality of life in Kenya, the Philippines, and Bangladesh.
Ophthalmic epidemiology 2010;17(6):387-99.
2010: Sarah Polack; Cristina Eusebio; Astrid Fletcher; Allen Foster; Hannah Kuper
Visual impairment from cataract and health related quality of life: results from a case-control study in the Philippines.
Ophthalmic epidemiology 2010;17(3):152-9.
2010: Hannah Kuper; Sarah Polack; Wanjiku Mathenge; Cristina Eusebio; Zakia Wadud; Mamunur Rashid; Allen Foster
Does cataract surgery alleviate poverty? Evidence from a multi-centre intervention study conducted in Kenya, the Philippines and Bangladesh.
PloS one 2010;5(11):e15431.
2010: Wanjiku Mathenge; Allen Foster; Hannah Kuper
Urbanization, ethnicity and cardiovascular risk in a population in transition in Nakuru, Kenya: a population-based survey.
BMC public health 2010;10():569.
2010: Sarah Polack; Christina Eusebio; Wanjiku Mathenge; Zazkia Wadud; Mamunur Rashid; Allen Foster; Hannah Kuper
The impact of cataract surgery on activities and time-use: results from a longitudinal study in Kenya, Bangladesh and the Philippines.
PloS one 2010;5(6):e10913.
2009: R Lindfield; Hannah Kuper; Sarah Polack; C Eusebio; Wanjiku Mathenge; Z Wadud; A M Rashid; Allen Foster
Outcome of cataract surgery at one year in Kenya, the Philippines and Bangladesh.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2009;93(7):875-80.
2009: Hans Limburg; Juan C Silva; Allen Foster
Cataract in Latin America: findings from nine recent surveys.
Revista panamericana de salud pública = Pan American journal of public health 2009;25(5):449-55.
2009: Fatima Kyari; Murthy V S Gudlavalleti; Selvaraj Sivsubramaniam; Clare E Gilbert; Mohammed M Abdull; Gabriel Entekume; Allen Foster
Prevalence of blindness and visual impairment in Nigeria: the National Blindness and Visual Impairment Study.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 2009;50(5):2033-9.
2008: Hannah Kuper; Sarah Polack; Cristina Eusebio; Wanjiku Mathenge; Zakia Wadud; Allen Foster
A case-control study to assess the relationship between poverty and visual impairment from cataract in Kenya, the Philippines, and Bangladesh.
PLoS medicine 2008;5(12):e244.
2008: Robert Lindfield; Allen Foster
Is quality affordable?
Community eye health / International Centre for Eye Health 2008;21(68):53-5.
2008: Sarah Polack; Hannah Kuper; Cristina Eusebio; Wanjiku Mathenge; Zakia Wadud; Allen Foster
The impact of cataract on time-use: results from a population based case-control study in Kenya, the Philippines and Bangladesh.
Ophthalmic epidemiology 2008;15(6):372-82.
2008: Allen Foster; Clare Gilbert; Gordon Johnson
Changing patterns in global blindness: 1988-2008.
Community eye health / International Centre for Eye Health 2008;21(67):37-9.
2008: Sarah Polack; Hannah Kuper; Z Wadud; A Fletcher; Allen Foster
Quality of life and visual impairment from cataract in Satkhira district, Bangladesh.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2008;92(8):1026-30.
2008: Dorothea Rischewski; Hannah Kuper; Oluwarantimi Atijosan; Victoria Simms; Mireia Jofret-Bonet; Allen Foster; Christopher Lavy
Poverty and musculoskeletal impairment in Rwanda.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2008;102(6):608-17.
2008: Anthony W Solomon; Emma Harding-Esch; Neal D E Alexander; Aura Aguirre; Martin Holland; Robin L Bailey; Allen Foster; David C W Mabey; Patrick A Massae; Paul Courtright; John F Shao
Two doses of azithromycin to eliminate trachoma in a Tanzanian community.
The New England journal of medicine 2008;358(17):1870-1.
2008: Hans Limburg; Fernando Barria von-Bischhoffshausen; Pedro Gomez; Juan Carlos Silva; Allen Foster
Review of recent surveys on blindness and visual impairment in Latin America.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2008;92(3):315-9.
2008: Oluwarantimi Atijosan; Dorothea Rischewski; Victoria Simms; Hannah Kuper; Bonaventure Linganwa; Assuman Nuhi; Allen Foster; Chris Lavy
A national survey of musculoskeletal impairment in Rwanda: prevalence, causes and service implications.
PloS one 2008;3(7):e2851.
2007: Cristina Eusebio; Hannah Kuper; Sarah Polack; John Enconado; Noel Tongson; Donald Dionio; Anne Dumdum; Hans Limburg; Allen Foster
Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness in Negros Island and Antique District, Philippines.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2007;91(12):1588-92.
2007: Matthew J Burton; Richard A Adegbola; Fabakary Kinteh; Usman N Ikumapayi; Allen Foster; David C W Mabey; Robin L Bailey
Bacterial infection and trachoma in the gambia: a case control study.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 2007;48(10):4440-4.
2007: Zahid Jadoon; Shaheen P Shah; Rupert Bourne; Brendan Dineen; Mohammad Aman Khan; Clare E Gilbert; Allen Foster; Mohammad Daud Khan
Cataract prevalence, cataract surgical coverage and barriers to uptake of cataract surgical services in Pakistan: the Pakistan National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2007;91(10):1269-73.
2007: Mohammad A Muhit; Shaheen P Shah; Clare E Gilbert; Sally D Hartley; Allen Foster
The key informant method: a novel means of ascertaining blind children in Bangladesh.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2007;91(8):995-9.
2007: Mohammad A Muhit; Shaheen P Shah; Clare E Gilbert; Allen Foster
Causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in Bangladesh: a study of 1935 children.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2007;91(8):1000-4.
2007: Brendan Dineen; Rupert R A Bourne; Zahid Jadoon; Shaheen P Shah; Mohammad Aman Khan; Allen Foster; Clare E Gilbert; Mohammad Daud Khan
Causes of blindness and visual impairment in Pakistan. The Pakistan national blindness and visual impairment survey.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2007;91(8):1005-10.
2007: Sarah Polack; Hannah Kuper; Wanjiku Mathenge; Astrid Fletcher; Allen Foster
Cataract visual impairment and quality of life in a Kenyan population.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2007;91(7):927-32.
2007: Rupert Bourne; Brendan Dineen; Zahid Jadoon; Pak Sang Lee; Aman Khan; Gordon J Johnson; Allen Foster; Daud Khan
Outcomes of cataract surgery in Pakistan: results from The Pakistan National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2007;91(4):420-6.
2007: Wanjiku Mathenge; Hannah Kuper; Hans Limburg; Sarah Polack; Oscar Onyango; Godfrey Nyaga; Allen Foster
Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness in Nakuru district, Kenya.
Ophthalmology 2007;114(3):599-605.
2007: David Mabey; Robin Bailey; Anthony Solomon; Matthew Burton; Clare Gilbert; Allen Foster; Thomas Lietman; Sheila K West
Targeted treatment of active trachoma.
JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2007;297(6):588; author reply 589-90.
2007: Wanjiku Mathenge; Hannah Kuper; Mark Myatt; Allen Foster; Clare Gilbert
Vitamin A deficiency in a Kenyan prison.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2007;12(2):269-73.
2006: Hannah Kuper; Allen Foster
Impact of VISION 2020 on global blindness.
Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie 2006;41(6):669-72.
2006: Sarah Polack; Hannah Kuper; Anthony W Solomon; Patrick A Massae; Carolina Abuelo; Ewen Cameron; Vivian Valdmanis; Michael Mahande; Allen Foster; David Mabey
The relationship between prevalence of active trachoma, water availability and its use in a Tanzanian village.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2006;100(11):1075-83.
2006: Z Wadud; Hannah Kuper; Sarah Polack; R Lindfield; M R Akm; K A Choudhury; T Lindfield; Hans Limburg; Allen Foster
Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness and needs assessment of cataract surgical services in Satkhira District, Bangladesh.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2006;90(10):1225-9.
2006: Joseph Enyegue Oye; Hannah Kuper; B Dineen; R Befidi-Mengue; Allen Foster
Prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment in Muyuka: a rural health district in South West Province, Cameroon.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2006;90(5):538-42.
2006: Anthony W Solomon; R J C Bowman; David Yorston; Patrick A Massae; Salesia Safari; Brian Savage; N D E Alexander; Allen Foster; David C W Mabey
Operational evaluation of the use of photographs for grading active trachoma.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2006;74(3):505-8.
2006: Matthew J Burton; R J C Bowman; Hannah Faal; Esther A N Aryee; Usman N Ikumapayi; N D E Alexander; Richard A Adegbola; David C W Mabey; Allen Foster; Gordon J Johnson; Robin L Bailey
The long-term natural history of trachomatous trichiasis in the Gambia.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 2006;47(3):847-52.
2006: Brendan Dineen; Allen Foster; Hannah Faal
A proposed rapid methodology to assess the prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment.
Ophthalmic epidemiology 2006;13(1):31-4.
2006: R F Baggaley; Anthony W Solomon; Hannah Kuper; Sarah Polack; Patrick A Massae; J Kelly; Salesia Safari; N D E Alexander; Paul Courtright; Allen Foster; David C W Mabey
Distance to water source and altitude in relation to active trachoma in Rombo district, Tanzania.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2006;11(2):220-7.
2006: Yasmin Riaz; Jodhbir S Mehta; Richard Wormald; JR Evans; Allen Foster; T Ravilla; T Snellingen
Surgical interventions for age-related cataract.
Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online) 2006;(4):CD001323.
2006: Anthony W Solomon; Allen Foster; David C W Mabey
Clinical examination versus Chlamydia trachomatis assays to guide antibiotic use in trachoma control programmes.
The Lancet infectious diseases 2006;6(1):5-6; author reply 7-8.
2005: Sarah Polack; Simon Brooker; Hannah Kuper; Silvio Mariotti; David Mabey; Allen Foster
Mapping the global distribution of trachoma.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2005;83(12):913-9.
2005: Anthony W Solomon; Zeena Mohammed; Patrick A Massae; John F Shao; Allen Foster; David C W Mabey; Rosanna W Peeling
Impact of mass distribution of azithromycin on the antibiotic susceptibilities of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2005;49(11):4804-6.
2005: Sheila K West; Beatriz Munoz; Harran Mkocha; Martin Holland; Aura Aguirre; Anthony W Solomon; Allen Foster; Robin L Bailey; David C W Mabey
Infection with Chlamydia trachomatis after mass treatment of a trachoma hyperendemic community in Tanzania: a longitudinal study.
Lancet 2005;366(9493):1296-300.
2005: Allen Foster; S Resnikoff
The impact of Vision 2020 on global blindness.
Eye (London, England) 2005;19(10):1133-5.
2005: Rupert Bourne; Brendan Dineen; Zahid Jadoon; Pak Sang Lee; Aman Khan; Gordon J Johnson; Allen Foster; Daud Khan
The Pakistan national blindness and visual impairment survey--research design, eye examination methodology and results of the pilot study.
Ophthalmic epidemiology 2005;12(5):321-33.
2005: Matthew J Burton; F Kinteh; O Jallow; Ansumana Sillah; Momodou Bah; M Faye; Esther A N Aryee; Usman N Ikumapayi; N D E Alexander; Richard A Adegbola; Hannah Faal; David C W Mabey; Allen Foster; Gordon J Johnson; Robin L Bailey
A randomised controlled trial of azithromycin following surgery for trachomatous trichiasis in the Gambia.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2005;89(10):1282-8.
2005: Nicola Desmond; Anthony W Solomon; Patrick A Massae; Ndeeshi Lema; Alessandra Anemona; Allen Foster; David C W Mabey
Acceptability of azithromycin for the control of trachoma in Northern Tanzania.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2005;99(9):656-63.
2005: Hannah Kuper; Anthony W Solomon; John C Buchan; Marcia Zondervan; David Mabey; Allen Foster
Participatory evaluations of trachoma control programmes in eight countries.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2005;10(8):764-72.
2005: Matthew J Burton; R J C Bowman; Hannah Faal; Esther A N Aryee; Usman N Ikumapayi; N D E Alexander; Richard A Adegbola; Sheila K West; David C W Mabey; Allen Foster; Gordon J Johnson; Robin L Bailey
Long term outcome of trichiasis surgery in the Gambia.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2005;89(5):575-9.
2005: Matthew J Burton; Martin Holland; Pateh Makalo; Esther A N Aryee; N D E Alexander; Ansumana Sillah; Hannah Faal; Sheila K West; Allen Foster; Gordon J Johnson; David C W Mabey; Robin L Bailey
Re-emergence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection after mass antibiotic treatment of a trachoma-endemic Gambian community: a longitudinal study.
Lancet 2005;365(9467):1321-8.
2005: Sarah Polack; Anthony W Solomon; N D E Alexander; Patrick A Massae; Salesia Safari; John F Shao; Allen Foster; David C W Mabey
The household distribution of trachoma in a Tanzanian village: an application of GIS to the study of trachoma.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2005;99(3):218-25.
2005: N D E Alexander; Anthony W Solomon; Martin Holland; Robin L Bailey; Sheila K West; John F Shao; David C W Mabey; Allen Foster
An index of community ocular Chlamydia trachomatis load for control of trachoma.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2005;99(3):175-7.
2005: AD Négrel; Y Chami-Khazraji; M L Arrach; Allen Foster; Jaouad Mahjour
Cataract in the Kingdom of Morocco: indications for surgery and functional results.
Ophthalmic epidemiology 2005;12(1):25-9.
2005: Kevin D Frick; Allen Foster; Momodou Bah; Hannah Faal
Analysis of costs and benefits of the Gambian Eye Care Program.
Archives of ophthalmology 2005;123(2):239-43.
2005: Emily S West; Harran Mkocha; Beatriz Munoz; David Mabey; Allen Foster; Robin Bailey; Sheila K West
Risk factors for postsurgical trichiasis recurrence in a trachoma-endemic area.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 2005;46(2):447-53.
2005: Allen Foster; C Butcher; P G Turner
Changes in arthroscopic findings in the anterior cruciate ligament deficient knee prior to reconstructive surgery.
The Knee 2005;12(1):33-5.
2005: Emily S West; Beatriz Munoz; Harran Mkocha; Martin Holland; Aura Aguirre; Anthony W Solomon; Robin Bailey; Allen Foster; David Mabey; Sheila K West
Mass treatment and the effect on the load of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in a trachoma-hyperendemic community.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 2005;46(1):83-7.
2005: Hans Limburg; Allen Foster; Clare Gilbert; Gordon J Johnson; M Kyndt; Mark Myatt
Routine monitoring of visual outcome of cataract surgery. Part 2: Results from eight study centres.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2005;89(1):50-2.
2005: Hans Limburg; Allen Foster; Clare Gilbert; Gordon J Johnson; M Kyndt
Routine monitoring of visual outcome of cataract surgery. Part 1: Development of an instrument.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2005;89(1):45-9.
2004: Anthony W Solomon; Martin Holland; N D E Alexander; Patrick A Massae; Aura Aguirre; Angels Natividad-Sancho; Sandra Molina; Salesia Safari; John F Shao; Paul Courtright; Rosanna W Peeling; Sheila K West; Robin L Bailey; Allen Foster; David C W Mabey
Mass treatment with single-dose azithromycin for trachoma.
The New England journal of medicine 2004;351(19):1962-71.
2004: Anthony W Solomon; Rosanna W Peeling; Allen Foster; David C W Mabey
Diagnosis and assessment of trachoma.
Clinical microbiology reviews 2004;17(4):982-1011, table of contents.
2004: R P Wormald; Allen Foster
Cataract surgery.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2004;88(5):601-2.
2004: Susanne Wedner; David A Ross; N Congdon; Rebecca Balira; V Spitzer; Allen Foster
Validation of night blindness reports among children and women in a vitamin A deficient population in rural Tanzania.
European journal of clinical nutrition 2004;58(3):409-19.
2004: Hannah Kuper; John C Buchan; Allen Foster
Time to learn from what is known.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2004;88(1):156.
2003: Allen Foster; C Gilbert
Cataract in children.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) 2003;92(12):1376-8.
2003: Rainald Duerksen; Hans Limburg; Jorge E Carron; Allen Foster
Cataract blindness in Paraguay--results of a national survey.
Ophthalmic epidemiology 2003;10(5):349-57.
2003: John C Buchan; Marcia Zondervan; Allen Foster
Trachoma: a review.
Tropical doctor 2003;33(4):201-4.
2003: Allen Foster
Vision 2020--the Right to Sight.
Tropical doctor 2003;33(4):193-4.
2003: Matthew J Burton; Martin Holland; Nkoyo Faal; Esther A N Aryee; N D E Alexander; Momodou Bah; Hannah Faal; Sheila K West; Allen Foster; Gordon J Johnson; David C W Mabey; Robin L Bailey
Which members of a community need antibiotics to control trachoma? Conjunctival Chlamydia trachomatis infection load in Gambian villages.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 2003;44(10):4215-22.
2003: David C W Mabey; Anthony W Solomon; Allen Foster
Trachoma.
Lancet 2003;362(9379):223-9.
2003: Anthony W Solomon; Martin Holland; Matthew J Burton; Sheila K West; N D E Alexander; Aura Aguirre; Patrick A Massae; Harran Mkocha; Beatriz Munoz; Gordon J Johnson; Rosanna W Peeling; Robin L Bailey; Allen Foster; David C W Mabey
Strategies for control of trachoma: observational study with quantitative PCR.
Lancet 2003;362(9379):198-204.
2003: Hannah Kuper; Anthony W Solomon; John C Buchan; Marcia Zondervan; Allen Foster; David Mabey
A critical review of the SAFE strategy for the prevention of blinding trachoma.
The Lancet infectious diseases 2003;3(6):372-81.
2003: L Abdu; Allen Foster
Visual outcome with +10 diopter sphere correction after intracapsular cataract extraction.
Nigerian journal of medicine : journal of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria 2003;12(2):81-3.
2003: Beatriz Munoz; Anthony W Solomon; James Zingeser; Rachel Barwick; Matthew Burton; Robin Bailey; David Mabey; Allen Foster; Sheila K West
Antibiotic dosage in trachoma control programs: height as a surrogate for weight in children.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 2003;44(4):1464-9.
2003: Kevin D Frick; Allen Foster
The magnitude and cost of global blindness: an increasing problem that can be alleviated.
American journal of ophthalmology 2003;135(4):471-6.
2003: A Hennig; J Kumar; D Yorston; Allen Foster
Sutureless cataract surgery with nucleus extraction: outcome of a prospective study in Nepal.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2003;87(3):266-70.
2002: Susanne Wedner; David A Ross; Jim Todd; Alessandra Anemona; Rebecca Balira; Allen Foster
Myopia in secondary school students in Mwanza City, Tanzania: the need for a national screening programme.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2002;86(11):1200-6.
2002: Ivo Kocur; Serge Resnikoff; Allen Foster
Eye healthcare services in eastern Europe: Part 2. Vitreoretinal surgical services.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2002;86(8):851-3.
2002: Ivo Kocur; Serge Resnikoff; Allen Foster
Eye healthcare services in eastern Europe: Part 1. Cataract surgery.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2002;86(8):847-50.
2002: A Hennig; J Kumar; A K Singh; A Ansari; S Singh; R Gurung; Allen Foster
World Sight Day and cataract blindness.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2002;86(7):830-1.
2002: D Yorston; S Gichuhi; M Wood; Allen Foster
Does prospective monitoring improve cataract surgery outcomes in Africa?
The British journal of ophthalmology 2002;86(5):543-7.
2002: R J C Bowman; Hannah Faal; Buba Jatta; Mark Myatt; Allen Foster; Gordon J Johnson; Robin L Bailey
Longitudinal study of trachomatous trichiasis in The Gambia: barriers to acceptance of surgery.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 2002;43(4):936-40.
2002: Stella J Hornby; Simon J Ward; Clare E Gilbert; Lalit Dandona; Allen Foster; R Barry Jones
Environmental risk factors in congenital malformations of the eye.
Annals of tropical paediatrics 2002;22(1):67-77.
2002: R J C Bowman; Hannah Faal; Mark Myatt; Richard A Adegbola; Allen Foster; Gordon J Johnson; Robin L Bailey
Longitudinal study of trachomatous trichiasis in the Gambia.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2002;86(3):339-43.
2002: T Snellingen; JR Evans; T Ravilla; Allen Foster
Surgical interventions for age-related cataract.
Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online) 2002;(2):CD001323.
2001: R J C Bowman; Buba Jatta; B Cham; Robin L Bailey; Hannah Faal; Mark Myatt; Allen Foster; Gordon J Johnson
Natural history of trachomatous scarring in The Gambia: results of a 12-year longitudinal follow-up.
Ophthalmology 2001;108(12):2219-24.
2001: T Assefa; Daniel Argaw; Allen Foster; E Schwartz
Results of trachoma rapid assessment in 11 villages of South Gonder zone, Ethiopia.
Tropical doctor 2001;31(4):202-4.
2001: C Gilbert; Allen Foster
Blindness in children: control priorities and research opportunities.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2001;85(9):1025-7.
2001: D Pradhan; Albrecht Hennig; J Kumar; Allen Foster
A prospective study of 413 cases of lens-induced glaucoma in Nepal.
Indian journal of ophthalmology 2001;49(2):103-7.
2001: Stella J Hornby; Lalit Dandona; Allen Foster; R Barry Jones; Clare E Gilbert
Clinical findings, consanguinity, and pedigrees in children with anophthalmos in southern India.
Developmental medicine and child neurology 2001;43(6):392-8.
2001: Allen Foster
Cataract and "Vision 2020-the right to sight" initiative.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2001;85(6):635-7.
2001: D Nag; Albrecht Hennig; Allen Foster; Jennifer R Evans; D Pradhan; Gordon J Johnson; R P Wormaid
Postoperative astigmatism after intracapsular cataract surgery: results of a randomised controlled trial in Nepal.
Indian journal of ophthalmology 2001;49(1):31-5.
2001: D Yorston; M Wood; Allen Foster
Results of cataract surgery in young children in east Africa.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2001;85(3):267-71.
2001: C Gilbert; Allen Foster
Childhood blindness in the context of VISION 2020--the right to sight.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2001;79(3):227-32.
2001: Anthony W Solomon; J Akudibillah; P Abugri; M Hagan; Allen Foster; Robin L Bailey; David C W Mabey
Pilot study of the use of community volunteers to distribute azithromycin for trachoma control in Ghana.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2001;79(1):8-14.
2001: Albrecht Hennig; Gordon J Johnson; Jennifer R Evans; R Lagnado; Arabella Poulson; D Pradhan; Allen Foster; Richard Wormald
Long term clinical outcome of a randomised controlled trial of anterior chamber lenses after high volume intracapsular cataract surgery.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2001;85(1):11-7.
2000: R J C Bowman; Buba Jatta; Hannah Faal; Robin Bailey; Allen Foster; Gordon J Johnson
Long-term follow-up of lid surgery for trichiasis in the Gambia: surgical success and patient perceptions.
Eye (London, England) 2000;14(Pt 6):864-8.
2000: D J Apple; J Ram; Allen Foster; Q Peng
Elimination of cataract blindness: a global perspective entering the new millenium.
Survey of ophthalmology 2000;45 Suppl 1():S1-196.
2000: Susanne Wedner; David A Ross; Rebecca Balira; L Kaji; Allen Foster
Prevalence of eye diseases in primary school children in a rural area of Tanzania.
The British journal of ophthalmology 2000;84(11):1291-7.
2000: Stella J Hornby; S Adolph; Vijaya K Gothwal; Clare E Gilbert; Lalit Dandona; Allen Foster
Evaluation of children in six blind schools of Andhra Pradesh.
Indian journal of ophthalmology 2000;48(3):195-200.
2000: J Eloff; Allen Foster
Cataract surgical coverage: results of a population-based survey at Nkhoma, Malawi.
Ophthalmic epidemiology 2000;7(3):219-21.
2000: R J C Bowman; O S Soma; Neal Alexander; Paul Milligan; J Rowley; Hannah Faal; Allen Foster; Robin L Bailey; Gordon J Johnson
Should trichiasis surgery be offered in the village? A community randomised trial of village vs. health centre-based surgery.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2000;5(8):528-33.
2000: Stella J Hornby; Clare E Gilbert; J K Rahi; A K Sil; Y Xiao; Lalit Dandona; Allen Foster
Regional variation in blindness in children due to microphthalmos, anophthalmos and coloboma.
Ophthalmic epidemiology 2000;7(2):127-38.
2000: Stella J Hornby; S Adolph; Vijaya K Gothwal; Clare E Gilbert; Lalit Dandona; Allen Foster
Requirements for optical services in children with microphthalmos, coloboma and microcornea in southern India.
Eye (London, England) 2000;14 ( Pt 2)():219-24.
2000: Stella J Hornby; S Adolph; Clare E Gilbert; Lalit Dandona; Allen Foster
Visual acuity in children with coloboma: clinical features and a new phenotypic classification system.
Ophthalmology 2000;107(3):511-20.
2000: E Sutter; Allen Foster; V Francis
Optics & refraction.
Community eye health / International Centre for Eye Health 2000;13(33):8.
2000: Jennifer R Evans; A Henning; D Pradhan; Allen Foster; R Lagnado; Arabella Poulson; Gordon J Johnson; Richard Wormald
Randomized controlled trial of anterior-chamber intraocular lenses in Nepal: long-term follow-up.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2000;78(3):372-8.
1999: Stella J Hornby; Y Xiao; Clare E Gilbert; Allen Foster; X Wang; X Liang; H Jing; L Wang; W Min; Y Shi; Y Li
Causes of childhood blindness in the People's Republic of China: results from 1131 blind school students in 18 provinces.
The British journal of ophthalmology 1999;83(8):929-32.
1999: D Yorston; Allen Foster
Audit of extracapsular cataract extraction and posterior chamber lens implantation as a routine treatment for age related cataract in east Africa.
The British journal of ophthalmology 1999;83(8):897-901.
1999: Allen Foster
Cataract--a global perspective: output, outcome and outlay.
Eye (London, England) 1999;13 ( Pt 3b)():449-53.
1999: M Eckstein; Perumalsamy Vijayalakshmi; C Gilbert; Allen Foster
Randomised clinical trial of lensectomy versus lens aspiration and primary capsulotomy for children with bilateral cataract in south India.
The British journal of ophthalmology 1999;83(5):524-9.
1999: Jugnoo S Rahi; CE Gilbert; Allen Foster; D Minassian
Measuring the burden of childhood blindness.
The British journal of ophthalmology 1999;83(4):387-8.
1999: Clare E Gilbert; L Anderton; Lalit Dandona; Allen Foster
Prevalence of visual impairment in children: a review of available data.
Ophthalmic epidemiology 1999;6(1):73-82.
1999: Harpreet K Kapoor; A Chatterjee; R Daniel; Allen Foster
Evaluation of visual outcome of cataract surgery in an Indian eye camp.
The British journal of ophthalmology 1999;83(3):343-6.
1999: PG Steinkuller; L Du; C Gilbert; Allen Foster; MARY COLLINS; David K Coats
Childhood blindness.
Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus / American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 1999;3(1):26-32.
1999: H Limburg; Allen Foster; K Vaidyanathan; G V Murthy
Monitoring visual outcome of cataract surgery in India.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1999;77(6):455-60.
1999: N K Rogers; C E Gilbert; Allen Foster; B O Zakhidov; C J McCollum
Childhood blindness in Uzbekistan.
Eye (London, England) 1999;13 ( Pt 1)():65-70.
1999: K Vaidyanathan; H Limburg; Allen Foster; R M Pandey
Changing trends in barriers to cataract surgery in India.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1999;77(2):104-9.
1998: R Wormald; J Evans; Allen Foster
Appropriate technology for cataract surgery.
Lancet 1998;352(9140):1630-1.
1998: E C Schwartz; J Renk; A D Hopkins; R Huss; Allen Foster
A method to determine the coverage of ivermectin distribution in onchocerciasis-control programmes.
Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology 1998;92(7):793-6.
1998: R J C Bowman; David Yorston; M Wood; C Gilbert; Allen Foster
Primary intraocular lens implantation for penetrating lens trauma in Africa.
Ophthalmology 1998;105(9):1770-4.
1998: M Eckstein; Perumalsamy Vijayalakshmi; M Killedar; C Gilbert; Allen Foster
Use of intraocular lenses in children with traumatic cataract in south India.
The British journal of ophthalmology 1998;82(8):911-5.
1998: Albrecht Hennig; D Pradhan; Jennifer R Evans; Gordon J Johnson; Allen Foster
[Value of anterior chamber lenses in developing countries. Results of a clinical study].
Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft 1998;95(7):504-6.
1998: Allen Foster
How can blind children be helped?
Community eye health / International Centre for Eye Health 1998;11(27):33-4.
1998: Allen Foster; A Hennig
Is there a role for ACIOLs in developing countries?
Community eye health / International Centre for Eye Health 1998;11(25):10.
1998: H Limburg; Allen Foster
CATARACT SURGICAL COVERAGE: An indicator to measure the impact of cataract intervention programmes.
Community eye health / International Centre for Eye Health 1998;11(25):3-6.
1997: J O'Sullivan; C Gilbert; Allen Foster
The causes of childhood blindness in South Africa.
South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde 1997;87(12):1691-5.
1997: C Gilbert; J Rahi; M Eckstein; J O'Sullivan; Allen Foster
Retinopathy of prematurity in middle-income countries.
Lancet 1997;350(9070):12-4.
1997: Jugnoo S Rahi; S Sripathi; CE Gilbert; Allen Foster
The importance of prenatal factors in childhood blindness in India.
Developmental medicine and child neurology 1997;39(7):449-55.
1997: PJ Dolin; HB Faal; Gordon J Johnson; Darwin Minassian; S Sowa; S Day; JF Ajewole; AA Mohamed; Allen Foster
Reduction of trachoma in a sub-Saharan village in absence of a disease control programme.
Lancet 1997;349(9064):1511-2.
1997: Albrecht Hennig; Jennifer R Evans; D Pradhan; Gordon J Johnson; R P Pokhrel; R M Gregson; R Hayes; Richard Wormald; Allen Foster
Randomised controlled trial of anterior-chamber intraocular lenses.
Lancet 1997;349(9059):1129-33.
1997: H Jackson; Allen Foster
Causes of blindness in northwest Cambodia.
Ophthalmic epidemiology 1997;4(1):27-32.
1997: Allen Foster; C Gilbert; J Rahi
Epidemiology of cataract in childhood: a global perspective.
Journal of cataract and refractive surgery 1997;23 Suppl 1():601-4.
1996: D Yorston; M Wood; Allen Foster
Penetrating keratoplasty in Africa: graft survival and visual outcome.
The British journal of ophthalmology 1996;80(10):890-4.
1996: M Eckstein; Perumalsamy Vijayalakshmi; M Killedar; C Gilbert; Allen Foster
Aetiology of childhood cataract in south India.
The British journal of ophthalmology 1996;80(7):628-32.
1996: Allen Foster
Childhood blindness in India and Sri Lanka.
Indian journal of ophthalmology 1996;44(1):57-60.
1996: M B Eckstein; D W Brown; Allen Foster; A F Richards; Clare E Gilbert; Perumalsamy Vijayalakshmi
Congenital rubella in south India: diagnosis using saliva from infants with cataract.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 1996;312(7024):161.
1995: J Silver; Clare E Gilbert; P Spoerer; Allen Foster
Low vision in east African blind school students: need for optical low vision services.
The British journal of ophthalmology 1995;79(9):814-20.
1995: M B Eckstein; Allen Foster; Clare E Gilbert
Causes of childhood blindness in Sri Lanka: results from children attending six schools for the blind.
The British journal of ophthalmology 1995;79(7):633-6.
1995: C E Gilbert; M Wood; K Waddel; Allen Foster
Causes of childhood blindness in east Africa: results in 491 pupils attending 17 schools for the blind in Malawi, Kenya and Uganda.
Ophthalmic epidemiology 1995;2(2):77-84.
1995: Jugnoo S Rahi; S Sripathi; Clare E Gilbert; Allen Foster
Childhood blindness due to vitamin A deficiency in India: regional variations.
Archives of disease in childhood 1995;72(4):330-3.
1995: Allen Foster; V Klauss
Ophthalmia neonatorum in developing countries.
The New England journal of medicine 1995;332(9):600-1.
1995: C Gilbert; J Rahi; M Eckstein; Allen Foster
Hereditary disease as a cause of childhood blindness: regional variation. Results of blind school studies undertaken in countries of Latin America, Asia and Africa.
Ophthalmic genetics 1995;16(1):1-10.
1995: Jugnoo S Rahi; S Sripathi; Clare E Gilbert; Allen Foster
Childhood blindness in India: causes in 1318 blind school students in nine states.
Eye (London, England) 1995;9 ( Pt 5)():545-50.
1994: Allen Foster; G G Johnson
Traditional eye medicines--good or bad news?
The British journal of ophthalmology 1994;78(11):807.
1994: D Yorston; Allen Foster
Traditional eye medicines and corneal ulceration in Tanzania.
The Journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 1994;97(4):211-4.
1994: Clare E Gilbert; R Canovas; R Kocksch de Canovas; Allen Foster
Causes of blindness and severe visual impairment in children in Chile.
Developmental medicine and child neurology 1994;36(4):326-33.
1994: H S Chana; LARRY SCHWAB; Allen Foster
With an eye to good practice: traditional healers in rural communities.
World health forum 1994;15(2):144-6.
1993: C Gilbert; Allen Foster
Causes of blindness in children attending four schools for the blind in Thailand and the Philippines. A comparison between urban and rural blind school populations.
International ophthalmology 1993;17(4):229-34.
1993: Allen Foster; G Johnson
Blindness in the developing world.
The British journal of ophthalmology 1993;77(7):398-9.
1993: H Bog; D Yorston; Allen Foster
Results of community-based eyelid surgery for trichiasis due to trachoma.
The British journal of ophthalmology 1993;77(2):81-3.
1993: J A Whitworth; C E Gilbert; D M Mabey; D Morgan; Allen Foster
Visual loss in an onchocerciasis endemic community in Sierra Leone.
The British journal of ophthalmology 1993;77(1):30-2.
1993: Clare E Gilbert; R Canovas; M Hagan; S Rao; Allen Foster
Causes of childhood blindness: results from west Africa, south India and Chile.
Eye (London, England) 1993;7 ( Pt 1)():184-8.
1993: C Gilbert; Allen Foster; AD Négrel; B Thylefors
Childhood blindness: a new form for recording causes of visual loss in children.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1993;71(5):485-9.
1992: D Yorston; Allen Foster
Herpetic keratitis in Tanzania: association with malaria.
The British journal of ophthalmology 1992;76(10):582-5.
1992: D Yorston; Allen Foster
Cataract in developing countries.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 1992;305(6846):183.
1992: D Yorston; Allen Foster
Corneal ulceration in Tanzanian children: relationship between malaria and herpes simplex keratitis.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1992;86(4):456-7.
1992: Allen Foster; D Yorston
Corneal ulceration in Tanzanian children: relationship between measles and vitamin A deficiency.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1992;86(4):454-5.
1992: M Hogeweg; Y D Sapkota; Allen Foster
Acceptability of aphakic correction. Results from Karnali eye camps in Nepal.
Acta ophthalmologica 1992;70(3):407-12.
1992: Albrecht Hennig; S P Shrestha; Allen Foster
Results and evaluation of high volume intracapsular cataract surgery in Nepal.
Acta ophthalmologica 1992;70(3):402-6.
1992: Allen Foster; C Gilbert
Epidemiology of childhood blindness.
Eye (London, England) 1992;6 ( Pt 2)():173-6.
1991: Allen Foster; C Gilbert
Community efforts in the reduction of corneal blindness in developing countries.
Refractive & corneal surgery 1991;7(6):445-8.
1991: Allen Foster
Who will operate on Africa's 3 million curably blind people?
Lancet 1991;337(8752):1267-9.
1991: Albrecht Hennig; Allen Foster; S P Shrestha; R P Pokhrel
Vitamin A deficiency and corneal ulceration in south-east Nepal: implications for preventing blindness in children.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1991;69(2):235-9.
1990: G J Johnson; Allen Foster
Training in community ophthalmology.
International ophthalmology 1990;14(3):221-6.
1990: Allen Foster; G J Johnson
Magnitude and causes of blindness in the developing world.
International ophthalmology 1990;14(3):135-40.
1990: J D Verrey; Allen Foster; R Wormald; C Akuamoa
Chronic glaucoma in northern Ghana--a retrospective study of 397 patients.
Eye (London, England) 1990;4 ( Pt 1)():115-20.
1990: Richard Wormald; Allen Foster
Clinical and pathological features of chronic glaucoma in north-east Ghana.
Eye (London, England) 1990;4 ( Pt 1)():107-14.
1989: Allen Foster
Ophthalmology in Tanzania.
Archives of ophthalmology 1989;107(11):1688-90.
1989: D Yorston; Allen Foster
Cutaneous anthrax leading to corneal scarring from cicatricial ectropion.
The British journal of ophthalmology 1989;73(10):809-11.
1989: D Yorston; Allen Foster; J Treharne
An unusual uveitis in Tanzanian children.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 1989;299(6695):355-7.
1989: H Faal; D Minassian; S Sowa; Allen Foster
National survey of blindness and low vision in The Gambia: results.
The British journal of ophthalmology 1989;73(2):82-7.
1989: Allen Foster; D Yorston
Unusual childhood uveitis in Tanzania.
Lancet 1989;1(8631):226.
1989: Allen Foster; R Wormald; A van de Heide; K Templeton; D Minassian
Evaluation of ophthalmoscopy by nonophthalmologists in diagnosing chronic glaucoma in West Africa.
Eye (London, England) 1989;3 ( Pt 5)():647-50.
1988: Allen Foster; G J Johnson
Treatable blindness: cataract.
Tropical doctor 1988;18(3):112-5.
1988: Allen Foster; G J Johnson
Measles, corneal ulceration and childhood blindness: prevention and treatment.
Tropical doctor 1988;18(2):74-8.
1988: Allen Foster
Childhood blindness.
Eye (London, England) 1988;2 Suppl():S27-36.
1987: Allen Foster; G J Johnson
Diagnosis of primary open angle glaucoma by doctors and medical auxiliaries.
Tropical doctor 1987;17(4):164-70.
1987: Allen Foster
World blindness--a challenge to all doctors.
Tropical doctor 1987;17(4):145-6.
1987: Allen Foster; Alfred Sommer
Corneal ulceration, measles, and childhood blindness in Tanzania.
The British journal of ophthalmology 1987;71(5):331-43.
1987: Allen Foster
Cataract blindness in Africa.
Ophthalmic surgery 1987;18(5):384-8.
1987: A J Barclay; Allen Foster; Alfred Sommer
Vitamin A supplements and mortality related to measles: a randomised clinical trial.
British medical journal (Clinical research ed.) 1987;294(6567):294-6.
1987: Hugh R Taylor; Sheila K West; S Katala; Allen Foster
Trachoma: evaluation of a new grading scheme in the United Republic of Tanzania.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1987;65(4):485-8.
1986: Allen Foster; F Kavishe; Alfred Sommer; H R Taylor
A simple surveillance system for xerophthalmia and childhood corneal ulceration.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1986;64(5):725-8.
1986: Allen Foster; Alfred Sommer
Childhood blindness from corneal ulceration in Africa: causes, prevention, and treatment.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1986;64(5):619-23.