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Vera Adobea Essuman · Sankore

University of Ghana

Vera Adobea Essuman

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0001-8529-6362

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Publications

30

Citations

100

h-index

5

Computed over the works the graph holds, so it is a floor rather than a career figure.

i10-index

4

Works published 2022 onward have been swept for this country. Figures are complete within that window, to the extent the open indexes are.

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Every institution this scholar has appeared with on a work, by how many.

University of Ghana25 works
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital13 works

Publications

28 works in the graph, newest first.

Prevalence of ocular complications of sickle cell disease in children seen at a tertiary health facility in Southern Ghana
2026Journal of sickle cell disease.JournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1093/jscdis/yoag009
Twenty years of USAID and NIH eye health funding for Sub-Saharan Africa: A descriptive analysis of a bibliometric dataset
2026AJO InternationalJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.ajoint.2026.100243
Sociodemographic and Clinical Determinants of Glaucoma in a Sub‐Saharan African Population: A Case‐Control Study
2026Health Science ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1002/hsr2.72259
Towards dignified healthcare: Patients’ understanding and experiences of respectful and disrespectful care in healthcare facilities in Ghana
2026PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0006135

Contact Lens Knowledge and Practices Among Students in the College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study

2026Eye & ENT ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1002/eer3.70037

Factors Associated With Health‐Related Quality of Life in Ghanaian Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross‐Sectional Study

2026Health Science ReportsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/hsr2.72435

Increasing Familial Retinoblastoma in High-Income Countries despite Stable Overall Incidence, 2017 to 2024

2026Ophthalmology RetinaJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.oret.2026.06.025

Creation of a Retinoblastoma Registry in a Resource‐Limited Country in Sub‐Saharan Africa

2026Cancer MedicineJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.1002/cam4.72144

Understanding clinical features, predictors of late presentation, and caregiver perspectives and awareness of strabismus in children: a cross-sectional study in a sub-Saharan African setting

2026BMC OphthalmologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12886-026-05220-x

Retinoblastoma Research in Africa: A Scoping Review

2025Pediatric Blood & CancerJournalOpen access2 citations10.1002/pbc.32074

Glaucoma Disease‐Specific Adherence Measurement Tools Validated for Measuring Adherence to Glaucoma Medications: A Systematic Review

2025Health Science ReportsJournalOpen access2 citations10.1002/hsr2.70427

Diffuse infiltrating retinoblastoma: a multicentre, international, data-sharing study

2025British Journal of OphthalmologyJournalOpen access2 citations10.1136/bjo-2024-326778

Beyond Tumor Control: A Protocol for Multidimensional Assessment of Long‐Term Effects of Intensity‐Modulated Radiotherapy on Vision, Patient Well‐Being, and Morbidity in Head and Neck Cancer

2025Med ResearchJournalOpen access1 citations10.1002/mdr2.70041

Predictors of willingness to accept glaucoma surgery among glaucoma patients at a quaternary hospital in Ghana

2025JFO Open OphthalmologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.jfop.2025.100177

Retinoblastoma survival and enucleation outcomes in 41 countries from the African continent

2024British Journal of OphthalmologyJournalOpen access14 citations10.1136/bjo-2023-324746

Determinants of retinoblastoma treatment delay in a Sub-Saharan African country

2024JFO Open OphthalmologyJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.1016/j.jfop.2024.100094

Person-centred care (PCC) research in Ghana: a scoping review protocol

2024BMJ OpenJournalOpen access2 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079227

Congenital glaucoma: the 'not-so-silent' thief of sight in children.

2024PubMedJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations

An assessment of the vision-related quality of life among adult patients with diabetes mellitus in Accra, Ghana

2024JFO Open OphthalmologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.jfop.2024.100139

Quality of life in Ghanaian children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus compared with non diabetic controls and caregivers’ report

2023Journal of Advanced Pediatrics and Child HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.29328/journal.japch.1001055

A multi-centre investigation of macrovascular and non-ocular microvascular complications in children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus in southern Ghana

2023Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.4314/gmj.v57i2.2

High-risk Pathologic Features Based on Presenting Findings in Advanced Intraocular Retinoblastoma

2022OphthalmologyJournalOpen access26 citations10.1016/j.ophtha.2022.04.006

Metastatic Death Based on Presenting Features and Treatment for Advanced Intraocular Retinoblastoma

2022OphthalmologyJournalOpen access25 citations10.1016/j.ophtha.2022.04.022

A Cross-Sectional Study of Ocular Changes in Children and Adolescents with Diabetes Mellitus in Selected Health Facilities in Ghana

2022International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.3390/ijerph19095295

Rubella virus IgM and IgG antibodies with avidity in pregnant women and outcomes at a tertiary facility in Ghana

2022PLoS ONEJournalOpen access6 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0279733

Retinoblastoma, the African Context

2022Book ChapterFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1007/978-3-031-08250-4_37

Challenges In The Management Of Retinoblastoma At Peripheral Eye Clinics In Ghana

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.60014/pmjg.v8i1.190

Visual Impairment in Ghanaian Patients with Brain Tumours, Factors Affecting This and Their Prognostic Significance

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen access0 citations10.60014/pmjg.v6i1.103