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Linda M. Zangwill is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on ophthalmology, with a substantial contribution to medicine marked by 429 publications. The scientist's work spans key subfields including ophthalmology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, neurology, epidemiology, and molecular biology.

The main topics explored in their research include:

  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Retinal diseases and treatments
  • Retinal imaging and analysis
  • Corneal surgery and disorders
  • Retinal and optic conditions
  • Ophthalmology and visual impairment studies
  • Ophthalmology and eye disorders

Some frequent publication venues for the scientist are:

  • American Journal of Ophthalmology (40 publications)
  • Journal of Glaucoma (24 publications)
  • British Journal of Ophthalmology (19 publications)
  • Ophthalmology (13 publications)
  • Ophthalmology Glaucoma (13 publications)

Recent papers authored by Linda M. Zangwill illustrate their focus on glaucoma detection and retinal imaging techniques:

  • Detecting Glaucoma from Fundus Photographs Using Deep Learning without Convolutions, 2022, Ophthalmology Science
  • OCT Angiography Artifacts in Glaucoma, 2021, Ophthalmology
  • Development and clinical deployment of a smartphone-based visual field deep learning system for glaucoma detection, 2020, npj Digital Medicine
  • Effects of Study Population, Labeling and Training on Glaucoma Detection Using Deep Learning Algorithms, 2020, Translational Vision Science & Technology
  • Classification of Visual Field Abnormalities in Highly Myopic Eyes without Pathologic Change, 2022, Ophthalmology

Linda M. Zangwill has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Robert N. Weinreb
  • Sasan Moghimi
  • Massimo A. Fazio
  • Christopher A. Girkin
  • Takashi Nishida

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of retinal nerve fiber layer, optic nerve head, and macular thickness measurements for glaucoma detection using optical coherence tomography

    Felipe A. Medeiros;Felipe A. Medeiros;Linda M. Zangwill;Christopher Bowd;Roberto M. Vessani

  • Comparison of the GDx VCC scanning laser polarimeter, HRT II confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope, and stratus OCT optical coherence tomograph for the detection of glaucoma.

    Felipe A. Medeiros;Linda M. Zangwill;Christopher Bowd;Robert N. Weinreb

  • Detecting early glaucoma by assessment of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and visual function.

    Christopher Bowd;Linda M. Zangwill;Charles C. Berry;Eytan Z. Blumenthal

  • Scanning Laser Polarimetry to Measure the Nerve Fiber Layer of Normal and Glaucomatous Eyes

    Robert N. Weinreb;Sima Shakiba;Linda Zangwill

  • Reproducibility of nerve fiber layer thickness measurements by use of optical coherence tomography

    Eytan Z Blumenthal;Julia M Williams;Robert N Weinreb;Christopher A Girkin

  • The retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in ocular hypertensive, normal, and glaucomatous eyes with optical coherence tomography.

    Christopher Bowd;Robert N. Weinreb;Julia M. Williams;Linda M. Zangwill

  • Discriminating between normal and glaucomatous eyes using the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph, GDx Nerve Fiber Analyzer, and Optical Coherence Tomograph.

    Linda M. Zangwill;Christopher Bowd;Charles C. Berry;Julia Williams

  • Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Vessel Density in Healthy, Glaucoma Suspect, and Glaucoma Eyes.

    Adeleh Yarmohammadi;Linda M. Zangwill;Alberto Diniz-Filho;Min Hee Suh

  • Relationship between Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Vessel Density and Severity of Visual Field Loss in Glaucoma.

    Adeleh Yarmohammadi;Linda M. Zangwill;Alberto Diniz-Filho;Min Hee Suh

  • Imaging of the optic disc and retinal nerve fiber layer: the effects of age, optic disc area, refractive error, and gender.

    Christopher Bowd;Linda M. Zangwill;Eytan Z. Blumenthal;Cristiana Vasile

  • Corneal thickness as a risk factor for visual field loss in patients with preperimetric glaucomatous optic neuropathy.

    Felipe A Medeiros;Pamela A Sample;Linda M Zangwill;Christopher Bowd

  • Primary open-angle glaucoma in blacks: a review.

    Lyne Racette;M.Roy Wilson;Linda M Zangwill;Robert N Weinreb

  • The African Descent and Glaucoma Evaluation Study (ADAGES): Design and Baseline Data

    Pamela A. Sample;Christopher A. Girkin;Linda M. Zangwill;Sonia Jain

  • Diurnal intraocular pressure variations: an analysis of 690 diurnal curves.

    R. David;L. Zangwill;D. Briscoe;M. Dagan

  • Corneal Hysteresis as a Risk Factor for Glaucoma Progression: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

    Felipe A. Medeiros;Daniel Meira-Freitas;Daniel Meira-Freitas;Renato Lisboa;Renato Lisboa;Tung-Mei Kuang;Tung-Mei Kuang;Tung-Mei Kuang

  • Detection of early glaucomatous structural damage with confocal scanning laser tomography

    Renuka Bathija;Linda Zangwill;Charles C. Berry;Pamela A. Sample

  • Detection of Glaucoma With Scanning Laser Polarimetry

    Robert N. Weinreb;Linda Zangwill;Charles C. Berry;Renuka Bathija

  • Efficacy and Safety of Memantine Treatment for Reduction of Changes Associated with Experimental Glaucoma in Monkey, II: Structural Measures

    William A. Hare;Elizabeth WoldeMussie;Robert N. Weinreb;Hau Ton

  • Reproducibility of RTVue Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness and Optic Disc Measurements and Agreement with Stratus Optical Coherence Tomography Measurements

    Alberto O. González-García;Gianmarco Vizzeri;Christopher Bowd;Felipe A. Medeiros

  • Association Between Quantitative Nerve Fiber Layer Measurement and Visual Field Loss in Glaucoma

    Robert N. Weinreb;Sima Shakiba;Pamela A. Sample;Shah In Shahrokni

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert N. Weinreb
Robert N. Weinreb University of California, San Diego
Felipe A. Medeiros
Felipe A. Medeiros Duke University
Pamela A. Sample
Pamela A. Sample University of California, San Diego
Jeffrey M. Liebmann
Jeffrey M. Liebmann University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Te-Won Lee
Te-Won Lee Qualcomm (United States)
Charles C. Berry
Charles C. Berry University of California, San Diego
Terrence J. Sejnowski
Terrence J. Sejnowski Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Jerome I. Rotter
Jerome I. Rotter UCLA Medical Center
Robert Ritch
Robert Ritch New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
Kent D. Taylor
Kent D. Taylor David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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