Alberta A. H. J. Thiadens

Differences in clinical presentation of primary open-angle glaucoma between African and European populations.

In this multi-ethnic comparative study, Sub-Saharan Africans present at a younger age with lower visual acuity, higher IOP, larger VCDR, than SAC and Dutch participants.

Genetic African Ancestry Is Associated With Central Corneal Thickness and Intraocular Pressure in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma.

This study demonstrated that a higher proportion of GAA was associated with a thinner CCT and a higher IOP in POAG patients.

Performance of Polygenic Risk Scores for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in Populations of African Descent.

In this cross-sectional study, despite some improvements in OR-based risk stratification using the Gharahkhani PRSs, Han PRSs, and Craig PRSs, consistently lower improvements in AUROC and R2 for African-ancestry compared with European-ancestry groups highlight the…