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30
Citations
43434
World Ranking
11256
National Ranking
5872

Overview

David Wechsler was affiliated with New York University in the United States and focused primarily on medical research within the field of ophthalmology. Their work spanned several subfields, including ophthalmology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, pathology and forensic medicine, hematology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their research prominently addressed topics such as glaucoma and retinal disorders, retinal diseases and treatments, retinal imaging and analysis, ophthalmology and eye disorders, ocular surface and contact lens, autism spectrum disorder research, and family and disability support research.

Frequent publication venues for their work included:

  • International Ophthalmology
  • Ophthalmology Glaucoma
  • AJO International
  • Cureus
  • The Lancet

David Wechsler collaborated often with other researchers, with notable frequent co-authors being Mitchell Lawlor, Colin Clement, Jeremy Tan, Andrew White, and Hamish Dunn.

Among their recent papers were:

  • "Advancing health-care equity for autistic people: mental health as a key priority," 2025, published in The Lancet
  • "Visual rehabilitation in subconjunctival MIGS versus trabeculectomy and tube shunt surgery," 2025, published in AJO International
  • "Outcomes and Baseline Predictors of Failure in Primary Standalone Xen45 Gel Stent versus Trabeculectomy for Glaucoma," 2024, published in Ophthalmology Glaucoma
  • "Longitudinal outcomes of iStent inject with cataract surgery compared with cataract surgery alone: real-world data from the Fight Glaucoma Blindness registry," 2024, published in Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
  • "Five-Year Outcomes of Trabeculectomy and Phacotrabeculectomy," 2021, published in Cureus

Their work contributed to understanding clinical outcomes and treatment efficacy in glaucoma surgery and related ophthalmic procedures. Additionally, Wechsler's research extended into public health areas concerning autism spectrum disorder, emphasizing mental health priorities for autistic people.

Best Publications

  • Manual for the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.

    David Wechsler

  • Wechsler intelligence scale for children

    David Wechsler

  • A Standardized Memory Scale for Clinical Use

    David Wechsler

  • The Measurement and Appraisal of Adult Intelligence

    David Wechsler

  • The measurement and appraisal of adult intelligence, 4th ed.

    David Wechsler

  • WAIS-R manual : Wechsler adult intelligence scale-revised

    David Wechsler

  • Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - fourth edition

    Franz Petermann;David Wechsler

  • Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale—Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV)

    James Lani;David Wechsler

  • The measurement of adult intelligence

    David Wechsler

  • Manual for the Wechsler intelligence scale for children

    David Wechsler

  • Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence--Second Edition

    David Wechsler

  • The measurement of adult intelligence, 3rd ed.

    David Wechsler

  • Wechsler's Measurement and Appraisal of Adult Intelligence

    David Wechsler;Joseph D. Matarazzo

  • The Measurement of Adult Intelligence

    Anne Anastasi;David Wechsler

  • Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale--Third Edition

    David Wechsler

  • Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence--Revised

    D. Wechsler

  • Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; manual.

    David Wechsler

  • The psychometric tradition: Developing the wechsler adult intelligence scale☆

    David Wechsler

  • Non-intellective factors in general intelligence.

    Unknown

  • Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence—Fourth Edition

    David Wechsler

  • Sex and Personality.

    David Wechsler;Lewis M. Terman;Catherine Cox Miles

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph D. Matarazzo
Joseph D. Matarazzo Oregon Health & Science University
Franz Petermann
Franz Petermann University of Bremen

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