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Vera A. Essuman

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Professor of Pediatric Ophthalmology, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteUNIV. OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
ophthalmologypediatric ophthalmologyoncologychildhood blindnessretinoblastoma
Publications

93

Citations

2,336

H-index

18

i10-index

26

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
25.1
Most cited paper
638
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:32
Publications

93 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Aetiology of suppurative corneal ulcers in Ghana and south India, and epidemiology of fungal keratitis
AK Leck, PA Thomas, M Hagan, J Kaliamurthy, E Ackuaku, M John, ...
2002 British Journal of Ophthalmology 86 (11), 1211-1215, 2002 Health Sciences 638
Global retinoblastoma presentation and analysis by national income level
Global Retinoblastoma Study Group, ID Fabian, E Abdallah, SU Abdullahi, ...
2020 JAMA oncology 6 (5), 685-695, 2020 Health Sciences 465
The Global Retinoblastoma Outcome Study: a prospective, cluster-based analysis of 4064 patients from 149 countries
ID Fabian, E Abdallah, SU Abdullahi, RA Abdulqader, AA Abdulrahaman, ...
2022 The Lancet global health 10 (8), e1128-e1140, 2022 Health Sciences 209
Global retinoblastoma treatment outcomes: association with national income level
AS Tomar, PT Finger, B Gallie, TT Kivelä, A Mallipatna, C Zhang, J Zhao, ...
2021 Ophthalmology 128 (5), 740-753, 2021 Health Sciences 103
Presentation of retinoblastoma at a paediatric eye clinic in Ghana
V Essuman, CT Ntim-Amponsah, S Akafo, L Renner, L Edusei
2010 Ghana medical journal 44 (1), 10, 2010 Health Sciences 83
A multicenter, international collaborative study for American Joint Committee on Cancer staging of retinoblastoma: part I: metastasis-associated mortality
AS Tomar, PT Finger, B Gallie, A Mallipatna, TT Kivelä, C Zhang, J Zhao, ...
2020 Ophthalmology 127 (12), 1719-1732, 2020 Health Sciences 77
Combined trabeculotomy and trabeculectomy: outcome for primary congenital glaucoma in a West African population
VA Essuman, IZ Braimah, TA Ndanu, CT Ntim-Amponsah
2011 Eye 25 (1), 77-83, 2011 Social Sciences 75
A multicenter, international collaborative study for American Joint Committee on Cancer staging of retinoblastoma: part II: treatment success and globe salvage
AS Tomar, PT Finger, B Gallie, A Mallipatna, TT Kivelä, C Zhang, J Zhao, ...
2020 Ophthalmology 127 (12), 1733-1746, 2020 Health Sciences 62
Neuro-ophthalmic and clinical characteristics of brain tumours in a tertiary hospital in Ghana
NN Tagoe, VA Essuman, G Fordjuor, J Akpalu, P Bankah, T Ndanu
2015 Ghana medical journal 49 (3), 181, 2015 Health Sciences 61
Retinopathy in severe malaria in Ghanaian children-overlap between fundus changes in cerebral and non-cerebral malaria
VA Essuman, CT Ntim-Amponsah, BS Astrup, GO Adjei, JAL Kurtzhals, ...
2010 Malaria Journal 9 (1), 232, 2010 Health Sciences 61
Primary intra-arterial chemotherapy for retinoblastoma in the intravitreal chemotherapy era: five years of experience
LA Dalvin, M Kumari, VA Essuman, S Shohelly Shipa, D Ancona-Lezama, ...
2019 Ocular oncology and pathology 5 (2), 139-146, 2019 Health Sciences 58
International study of childhood glaucoma
M Papadopoulos, EA Vanner, AL Grajewski, A Mithra, M Pillai, ...
2020 Ophthalmology Glaucoma 3 (2), 145-157, 2020 Health Sciences 50
Travel burden and clinical presentation of retinoblastoma: analysis of 1024 patients from 43 African countries and 518 patients from 40 European countries
ID Fabian, AW Stacey, A Foster, TT Kivelä, FL Munier, N Keren-Froim, ...
2021 British Journal of Ophthalmology 105 (10), 1435-1443, 2021 Health Sciences 46
Metastatic death based on presenting features and treatment for advanced intraocular retinoblastoma: a multicenter registry-based study
AS Tomar, PT Finger, B Gallie, TT Kivelä, A Mallipatna, C Zhang, J Zhao, ...
2022 Ophthalmology 129 (8), 933-945, 2022 Health Sciences 32
High-risk pathologic features based on presenting findings in advanced intraocular retinoblastoma: a multicenter, international data-sharing American Joint Committee on Cancer …
AS Tomar, PT Finger, B Gallie, TT Kivelä, A Mallipatna, C Zhang, J Zhao, ...
2022 Ophthalmology 129 (8), 923-932, 2022 Health Sciences 31
Incidence and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital: a baseline prospective study
IZ Braimah, C Enweronu-Laryea, AH Sackey, E Kenu, K Agyabeng, ...
2020 BMJ open 10 (8), e035341, 2020 Health Sciences 31
A study of central corneal thickness in glaucoma and nonglaucoma patients in a West African population
CT Ntim-Amponsah, AY Seidu, VA Essuman, G Fordjour, NN Tagoe, ...
2012 Cornea 31 (10), 1093-1096, 2012 Social Sciences 22
Retinoblastoma survival and enucleation outcomes in 41 countries from the African continent
T Nishath, AW Stacey, D Steinberg, A Foster, R Bowman, V Essuman, ...
2025 British Journal of Ophthalmology 109 (1), 64-69, 2025 Health Sciences 18
Visual outcome of patients with pituitary adenomas following surgery and its contributory factors at a tertiary hospital in Ghana
NN Tagoe, VA Essuman, P Bankah, T Dakurah, VK Hewlett, J Akpalu, ...
2019 Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences 29 (1), 895, 2019 Health Sciences 18
Retinoblastoma seeds: impact on American Joint Committee on Cancer clinical staging
AS Tomar, PT Finger, B Gallie, T Kivelä, A Mallipatna, C Zhang, J Zhao, ...
2023 British Journal of Ophthalmology 107 (1), 127-132, 2023 Health Sciences 17
Morbidity and complications of diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents in Ghana: Protocol for a longitudinal study
VA Essuman, NN Tagoe, J Akpalu, A Essuman, AH Sackey, ...
2021 JMIR research protocols 10 (1), e21440, 2021 Health Sciences 17
Dermis-fat grafts and enucleation in Ghanaian children: 5 years' experience
VA Essuman, NN Tagoe, TA Ndanu, CT Ntim-Amponsah
2014 Ghana Medical Journal 48 (4), 204, 2014 Health Sciences 16
Clinical application of the revised indications for the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity
S Jalali, VA Essuman, R Thomas
2005 Archives of Ophthalmology 123 (3), 407-408, 2005 Health Sciences 16
Global retinoblastoma presentation and analysis by national income level
HC Boldt, E Alemany-Rubio, AIA Bio, WJ Johnson, SA Larson, ...
2020 JAMA oncology 6 (5), 685-695, 2020 Health Sciences 15
Prevalence of congenital eye anomalies in a paediatric clinic in Ghana.
AA Ilechie, VA Essuman, S Enyionam
2013 Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 19, S76, 2013 Health Sciences 15