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Jean-Claude Mwanza; Maureen Armah; Francis Bottey; Samantha Tulenkoe

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and affects people of African descent disproportionately. A team of researchers from UNC Ophthalmology has published findings in the March 2019 issue of Ophthalmology demonstrating the highest incidence of glaucoma in the world in Ghana, West Africa.

Richard M. Davis, MD, associate professor in the Department of Ophthalmology, is corresponding author of the study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

Category: Ophthalmology

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