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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
Babies at risk for retinopathy of prematurity in Ghana
AA Nti, VA Essuman, C Enweronu-Laryea, A Ofori-Darko, GE Quinn
2015 Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus …, 2015 Health Sciences 1
A Multicenter, International Collaborative Study for American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging of Retinoblastoma Part II: Treatment Success and Globe Salvage
AJCCO On, AS Tomar, PT Finger, B Gallie, TT Kivelä, E Carreras
1920 Health Sciences 1
Contact Lens Knowledge and Practices Among Students in the College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study
NN Tagoe, MA Puplampu, YA Essuman, B Abaidoo, VA Essuman
2026 Eye & ENT Research, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Creation of a Retinoblastoma Registry in a Resource‐Limited Country in Sub‐Saharan Africa
B Abaidoo, VA Essuman, H Dimaras, KN Amissah‐Arthur, VM Beyuo, ...
2026 Cancer Medicine 15 (7), e72144, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Factors Associated With Health‐Related Quality of Life in Ghanaian Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross‐Sectional Study
B Abaidoo, A Essuman, VA Essuman, NN Tagoe, J Akpalu, NA Barnes, ...
2026 Health Science Reports 9 (5), e72435, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Increasing Familial Retinoblastoma in High-Income Countries Despite Stable Overall Incidence, 2017–2024
Y Lustig-Barzelay, DS Ademola-Popoola, MF Al-Jadiry, R Bansal, ...
2026 Ophthalmology Retina, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Locally-affiliated authorship in global eye health research conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2003 and 2022
SK Herrod, EY Hutton-Mensah, CJ Alder, DS Friedman, Y Zhao, ...
2026 Eye, 1-13, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Prevalence of ocular complications of sickle cell disease in children seen at a tertiary health facility in Southern Ghana
IZ Braimah, VM Beyuo, C Segbefia, AD Campbell, C Antwi-Boasiako, ...
2026 Journal of Sickle Cell Disease 3 (1), yoag009, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Sociodemographic and Clinical Determinants of Glaucoma in a Sub‐Saharan African Population: A Case‐Control Study
A Ampong, S Lartey, NN Tagoe, YA Essuman, B Abaidoo, VM Beyuo, ...
2026 Health Science Reports 9 (4), e72259, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Towards dignified healthcare: Patients’ understanding and experiences of respectful and disrespectful care in healthcare facilities in Ghana
B Abaidoo, VA Essuman, AK Addo, M Getahun, G Amoh, RA Aborigo, ...
2026 PLOS Global Public Health 6 (4), e0006135, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Twenty years of USAID and NIH eye health funding for Sub-Saharan Africa: A descriptive analysis of a bibliometric dataset
SK Herrod, CJ Alder, E Hutton-Mensah, DS Friedman, Y Zhao, ...
2026 AJO International, 100243, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Understanding clinical features, predictors of late presentation, and caregiver perspectives and awareness of strabismus in children: a cross-sectional study in a sub-Saharan …
D Frimpong, YA Essuman, VM Beyuo, LP Owusu-Asare, DBIO Ofori-Adjei, ...
2026 BMC ophthalmology, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Charting the Landscape of Person-Centered Care in Ghana: A Scoping Review of Evidence and Current Practices
G Amoh, AK Addo, OJ Odiase, K Smith, P Tahir, M Getahun, B Abaidoo, ...
2025 Available at SSRN 6579679, 2025 Health Sciences 0
Predictors of willingness to accept glaucoma surgery among glaucoma patients at a quaternary hospital in Ghana
SI Kuma, YA Essuman, B Abaidoo, VA Essuman, M Johnson, NN Tagoe
2025 JFO Open Ophthalmology 11, 100177, 2025 Health Sciences 0
Intra-arterial chemotherapy for retinoblastoma: a case series report
BD Sarkodie, BB Jimah, D Anim, VA Essuman, E Brakohiapa
2024 Health Sciences Investigations Journal 6 (2), 1030-1035, 2024 Health Sciences 0
West African College of Surgeons Basic Ophthalmology Resource: Development and Initial Evaluation
S Abdulsalam, D Ademola-Popoola, A Adenekan, O Adenuga, AO Adio, ...
2024 Medical Research Archives 12 (5), 2024 Health Sciences 0
A multi-centre investigation of macrovascular and non-ocular microvascular complications in children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus in southern Ghana
J Akpalu, VA Essuman, WM Amoaku, B Abaidoo, A Essuman, ...
2023 Ghana medical journal 57 (2), 87, 2023 Health Sciences 0
EFFICACY OF SMALL INCISION CATARACT SURGERY IN RURAL/CAMPAIGN-BASED VS URBAN/HOSPITAL-BASED SETTINGS IN GHANA AS PART OF A MULTI-COUNTRY STUDY
C Walker, V Essuman, B Abaidoo, S Lartey, A Mensa-Debrah, V Beyuo, ...
2023 JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE MEDICINE 71 (1), NP282-NP282, 2023 Health Sciences 0
Health Sciences Investigations Journal Journal/Health Sciences Investigations Journal/Vol. 4 No. 1 (2023)/Articles Open Access
RDK Toseafa, IZ Braimah, NN Tagoe, B Abaidoo, YS Adam, EM Dogbe, ...
2023 Health Sciences 0
IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE OF PRIMARY EYECARE WORKERS ON EARLY WARNING SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF RETINOBLASTOMA IN NORTHERN GHANA
A Adongo, P Freccero, V Essuman, G Bonsaana
2022 PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER 69, S259-S259, 2022 Health Sciences 0
Metastatic Death Based on Presenting Features and Treatment for Advanced Intraocular Retinoblastoma
AS Tomar, PT Finger, B Gallie, TT Kivelä, A Mallipatna, C Zhang, J Zhao, ...
2022 Ophthalmology 129 (6), 1-13, 2022 Health Sciences 0
Person-Centered Care Research in Ghana: a Scoping Review Protocol
G Amoh, AK Addo, O Odiase, P Tahir, M Getahun, R Aborigo, A Essuman, ...
2022 Health Sciences 0
RETINOBLASTOMA RESEARCH IN AFRICA: A SCOPING REVIEW
R Noronha, A Rezk, V Tam, S Sherief, V Essuman, S Soliman, H Dimaras
2022 PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER 69, S267-S267, 2022 Health Sciences 0
A Multicenter, International Collaborative Study for American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging of Retinoblastoma. Part II: Treatment Success and Globe Salvage
A Singh Tomar, PT Finger, B Gallie, A Mallipatna, TT Kivelä, C Zhang, ...
2020 Health Sciences 0
A Multicenter, International Collaborative Study for American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging of Retinoblastoma Part I: Metastasis-Associated Mortality
ST Ankit, PT Finger, B Gallie, A Mallipatna, TT Kivelä, C Zhang, J Zhao, ...
2020 Ophthalmology 127 (12), 1719-1732, 2020 Health Sciences 0