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Rohit Varma is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research work primarily spans the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in the subfields of Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The main topics addressed in Rohit Varma's research include:

  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Retinal Imaging and Analysis
  • Corneal surgery and disorders
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Ocular Surface and Contact Lens

Recent research papers by Rohit Varma include:

  • Association of Parental Myopia With Higher Risk of Myopia Among Multiethnic Children Before School Age, 2020, JAMA Ophthalmology
  • Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Healthy Eyes of Black, Chinese, and Latino Americans, 2020, Ophthalmology
  • A Rare Germline HOXB13 Variant Contributes to Risk of Prostate Cancer in Men of African Ancestry, 2022, European Urology
  • Deep Neural Network for Scleral Spur Detection in Anterior Segment OCT Images: The Chinese American Eye Study, 2020, Translational Vision Science & Technology
  • Effective refractive error coverage in adults aged 50 years and older: estimates from population-based surveys in 61 countries, 2022, The Lancet Global Health

Frequent co-authors of Rohit Varma include:

  • Roberta McKean-Cowdin
  • Xuejuan Jiang
  • Mina Torres
  • Benjamin Y. Xu
  • Bruce Burkemper

The most frequent venues for Rohit Varma's publications are:

  • American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Ophthalmology
  • British Journal of Ophthalmology
  • JAMA Ophthalmology

Rohit Varma has also contributed to book publications, including one published by Springer Nature titled Advances in Ocular Imaging in Glaucoma (2020).

Best Publications

  • Global Prevalence and Major Risk Factors of Diabetic Retinopathy

    Joanne W.Y. Yau;Sophie L. Rogers;Ryo Kawasaki;Ecosse L. Lamoureux;Ecosse L. Lamoureux

  • Global Causes of Blindness and Distance Vision Impairment 1990-2020: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Seth R Flaxman;Rupert R A Bourne;Serge Resnikoff;Serge Resnikoff;Peter Ackland

  • Development and Validation of a Deep Learning System for Diabetic Retinopathy and Related Eye Diseases Using Retinal Images From Multiethnic Populations With Diabetes.

    Daniel Shu Wei Ting;Daniel Shu Wei Ting;Carol Yim Lui Cheung;Carol Yim Lui Cheung;Gilbert Lim;Gavin Siew Wei Tan;Gavin Siew Wei Tan

  • Magnitude, temporal trends, and projections of the global prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Rupert R A Bourne;Seth R Flaxman;Tasanee Braithwaite;Maria V Cicinelli

  • Determinants of Normal Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness Measured by Stratus OCT

    Donald L. Budenz;Douglas R. Anderson;Rohit Varma;Joel Schuman

  • Detection of macular ganglion cell loss in glaucoma by Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography.

    Ou Tan;Vikas Chopra;Ake Tzu Hui Lu;Joel S. Schuman

  • Prevalence of open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension in Latinos: the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study.

    Rohit Varma;Mei Ying-Lai;Brian A Francis;Betsy Bao-Thu Nguyen

  • Race-, age-, gender-, and refractive error-related differences in the normal optic disc.

    Rohit Varma;James M. Tielsch;Harry A. Quigley;Sterling C. Hilton

  • Mapping of Macular Substructures with Optical Coherence Tomography for Glaucoma Diagnosis

    Ou Tan;Gisèle Li;Ake Tzu-Hui Lu;Rohit Varma

  • Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity

    Valérie Turcot;Yingchang Lu;Yingchang Lu;Heather M Highland;Heather M Highland;Claudia Schurmann

  • Expert agreement in evaluating the optic disc for glaucoma.

    Rohit Varma;William C. Steinmann;Ingrid U. Scott

  • An assessment of the health and economic burdens of glaucoma.

    Rohit Varma;Paul P Lee;Ivan Goldberg;Sameer V Kotak

  • Refining the accuracy of validated target identification through coding variant fine-mapping in type 2 diabetes

    Anubha Mahajan;Jennifer Wessel;Sara M. Willems;Wei Zhao

  • Impact of visual field loss on health-related quality of life in glaucoma: the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study.

    Roberta McKean-Cowdin;Ying Wang;Joanne Wu;Stanley P. Azen

  • Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Diabetic Macular Edema in the United States

    Rohit Varma;Neil M. Bressler;Quan V. Doan;Michelle Gleeson

  • Visual Impairment and Blindness in Adults in the United States: Demographic and Geographic Variations From 2015 to 2050

    Rohit Varma;Thasarat S. Vajaranant;Bruce Burkemper;Shuang Wu

  • Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction

    David V. Conti;Burcu F. Darst;Lilit C. Moss;Edward J. Saunders

  • Prevalence of amblyopia or strabismus in asian and non-Hispanic white preschool children: multi-ethnic pediatric eye disease study.

    Roberta McKean-Cowdin;Susan A. Cotter;Kristina Tarczy-Hornoch;Ge Wen

  • Trans-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation

    Mahajan A;Spracklen Cn;Zhang W;Ng Mc

  • Global prevalence and major risk factors of diabetic retinopathy.

    Olubukola Ajala;Patrick English;Jonathan Pinkney;Joanne W Y Yau

Frequent Co-Authors

Stanley P. Azen
Stanley P. Azen University of Southern California
Ronald Klein
Ronald Klein University of Wisconsin–Madison
David Huang
David Huang Oregon Health & Science University
Joel S. Schuman
Joel S. Schuman Wills Eye Hospital
Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University
Kent D. Taylor
Kent D. Taylor David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Jerome I. Rotter
Jerome I. Rotter UCLA Medical Center
James M. Tielsch
James M. Tielsch George Washington University
David S. Friedman
David S. Friedman Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Neil M. Bressler
Neil M. Bressler Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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