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  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 1994 - Kelly West Award, American Diabetes Association

Overview

Ronald Klein was affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily focused on the field of Medicine, with a specialized concentration in Ophthalmology, contributing to 42 publications in that subfield. Other subfields included Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's work covered multiple significant topics, such as Retinal Imaging and Analysis, Retinal Diseases and Treatments, and Glaucoma and retinal disorders. Their research also addressed Retinal and Optic Conditions, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, and Noise Effects and Management.

They published in various venues, notably UNC Libraries with 12 publications, JAMA Ophthalmology with 3, Diabetes with 3, Ophthalmic Epidemiology with 3, and the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology with 2 publications.

Among frequently collaborating coauthors were Tien Yin Wong, Mary Frances Cotch, Karen J. Cruickshanks, Stacy M. Meuer, and Natascha Merten, reflecting active participation in collaborative research networks.

Notable papers include:

  • Prevalence of Age-related Maculopathy, 2020, Ophthalmology
  • Prevalence of Visual Acuity Loss or Blindness in the US, 2021, JAMA Ophthalmology
  • Long-term Outcomes of Adding Lutein/Zeaxanthin and ω-3 Fatty Acids to the AREDS Supplements on Age-Related Macular Degeneration Progression, 2022, JAMA Ophthalmology
  • Genome-wide association meta-analysis of corneal curvature identifies novel loci and shared genetic influences across axial length and refractive error, 2020, Communications Biology
  • Prevalence, Progression, and Modifiable Risk Factors for Diabetic Retinopathy in Youth and Young Adults With Youth-Onset Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study, 2023, Diabetes Care

Ronald Klein received the Kelly West Award from the American Diabetes Association in 1994.

Best Publications

  • Association of estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in general population cohorts: a collaborative meta-analysis.

    Kunihiro Matsushita;Marije van der Velde;Brad C. Astor;Mark Woodward

  • 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 prevalence of age-related macular degeneration and disease burden projection for 2020 and 2040: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Wan Ling Wong;Xinyi Su;Xiang Li;Chui Ming G Cheung

  • Proposed international clinical diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema disease severity scales

    Charles P. Wilkinson;Frederick L. Ferris;Ronald Klein;Paul P. Lee

  • Causes and prevalence of visual impairment among adults in the United States.

    Nathan Congdon;Benita O'Colmain;Caroline C W Klaver;Ronald Klein

  • Prevalence of age-related maculopathy. The Beaver Dam Eye Study.

    Ronald Klein;Barbara E.K. Klein;Kathryn L.P. Linton

  • The Wisconsin Epidemiologic Study of Diabetic Retinopathy: II. Prevalence and Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy When Age at Diagnosis Is Less Than 30 Years

    Ronald Klein;Barbara E. K. Klein;Scot E. Moss;Matthew D. Davis

  • An international classification and grading system for age-related maculopathy and age-related macular degeneration

    A.C. Bird;N.M. Bressler;S.B. Bressler;I.H. Chisholm

  • The prevalence by staged severity of various types of diabetic neuropathy, retinopathy, and nephropathy in a population‐based cohort The Rochester Diabetic Neuropathy Study

    Peter James Dyck;K. M. Kratz;J. L. Karnes;W. J. Litchy

  • The Beaver Dam Eye Study. Retinopathy in adults with newly discovered and previously diagnosed diabetes mellitus.

    Ronald Klein;Barbara E.K. Klein;Scot E. Moss;Kathryn L.P. Linton

  • The Wisconsin epidemiologic study of diabetic retinopathy. VI: Retinal photocoagulation

    Ronald Klein;Barbara E.K. Klein;Scot E. Moss;Matthew D. Davis

  • The Wisconsin epidemiologic study of diabetic retinopathy. III. Prevalence and risk of diabetic retinopathy when age at diagnosis is 30 or more years.

    Ronald Klein;Barbara E. K. Klein;Scot E. Moss;Matthew D. Davis

  • Onset of NIDDM occurs at Least 4–7 yr Before Clinical Diagnosis

    Maureen I Harris;Ronald Klein;Tim A Welborn;Matthew W Knuiman

  • The Wisconsin age-related maculopathy grading system.

    Ronald Klein;Matthew D. Davis;Yvonne L. Magli;Paul Segal

  • The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy among adults in the United States.

    Kempen Jh;O'Colmain Bj;Leske Mc;Haffner Sm

  • The Five-year Incidence and Progression of Age-related Maculopathy: The Beaver Dam Eye Study

    Ronald Klein;Barbara E.K Klein;Sandra C Tomany;Stacy M Meuer

  • Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Older Adults in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin The Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study

    Karen J. Cruickshanks;Terry L. Wiley;Theodore S. Tweed;Barbara E.K. Klein

  • Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Dry Eye Syndrome

    Scot E. Moss;Ronald Klein;Barbara E. K. Klein

  • A large genome-wide association study of age-related macular degeneration highlights contributions of rare and common variants

    Lars G. Fritsche;Wilmar Igl;Jessica N.Cooke Bailey;Felix Grassmann

  • Global prevalence and major risk factors of diabetic retinopathy.

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara E. K. Klein
Barbara E. K. Klein University of Wisconsin–Madison
Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University
Scot E. Moss
Scot E. Moss University of Wisconsin–Madison
Karen J. Cruickshanks
Karen J. Cruickshanks University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jie Jin Wang
Jie Jin Wang University of Sydney
Paul Mitchell
Paul Mitchell University of Sydney
A. Richey Sharrett
A. Richey Sharrett Johns Hopkins University
Sudha K. Iyengar
Sudha K. Iyengar Case Western Reserve University
Rohit Varma
Rohit Varma University of Southern California
Ronald E. Gangnon
Ronald E. Gangnon University of Wisconsin–Madison

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