International Glaucoma Review

The Journal for the World Glaucoma Association

Congratulations

Kari Stefansson, Fridbert Jonasson, Gunglun Tezel & Robert Duncan (from left to right)

The WGA-Award was presented during the EGS Congress in Berlin, June 1-8, 2008, See the ceremony


Winning Papers**


"The Present" – for present impact

Kari Stefansson & Fridbert Jonasson received the Award for their paper:

Common sequence variants in the LOXL1 gene confer susceptibility to exfoliation glaucoma
Thorleifsson G, Magnusson KP, Sulem P, Walters GB, Gudbjartsson DF, Stefansson H, Jonsson T, Jonasdottir A, Jonasdottir A, Stefansdottir G, Masson G, Hardarson GA, Petursson H, Arnarsson A, Motallebipour M, Wallerman O, Wadelius C, Gulcher JR, Thorsteinsdottir U, Kong A, Jonasson F, Stefansson K
Science 2007 317:1397-400


"The Promise" – for potential future impact

Gulgun Tezel received the Award for her paper:

Accelerated aging in glaucoma: immunohistochemical assessment of advanced glycation end products in the human retina and optic nerve head
Tezel G, Luo C, Yang X.
IOVS 2007; 48: 1201-1211

Robert Duncan received the Award for his papers:

1. Retinotopic organization of primary visual cortex in glaucoma: Comparing fMRI measurements of cortical function with visual field loss
PRER 2007; 26: 38-56
Duncan RO, Sample PA, Weinreb RN, Bowd C, Zangwill LM.

2. A method for comparing cortical function with damage to the optic disk
IOVS 2007; 48: 733-744
Duncan RO, Sample PA, Weinreb RN, Bowd C, Zangwill LM.
** The WGA-Award is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Pfizer Ophthalmics

WGA Award 2007 nominated papers:

Choi J, Kim KH, Jeong J, Cho HS, Lee CH, Kook MS
Circadian fluctuation of mean ocular perfusion pressure is a consistent risk factor for normal-tension glaucoma
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 2007; 48: 104-111

Duggal P, Klein AP, Lee KE, Klein R, Klein BE, Bailey-Wilson JE
Identification of Novel Genetic Loci for Intraocular Pressure: a genomewide scan of the Beaver Dam Eye Study.
Archives of Ophthalmology 2007; 125: 74-79

Duncan RO, Sample PA, Weinreb RN, Bowd C, Zangwill LM
Retinotopic organization of primary visual cortex in glaucoma: a method for comparing cortical function with damage to the optic disk
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 2007; 48: 733-744

Duncan RO, Sample PA, Weinreb RN, Bowd C, Zangwill LM
Retinotopic organization of primary visual cortex in glaucoma: Comparing fMRI measurements of cortical function with visual field loss
Progress in Retinal and Eye Research 2007; 26: 38-56

Harwerth RS, Vilupuru AS, Rangaswamy NV, Smith EL 3rd
The relationship between nerve fiber layer and Perimetry Measurements.
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 2007; 48: 763-773

Lee KY, Rensch F, Aung T, Lim LS, Husain R, Gazzard G, Seah SK, Jonas JB
Peripapillary atrophy after acute primary angle closure.
British Journal of Ophthalmology 2007; 91: 1059-1061

Leske MC, Heijl A, Hyman L, Bengtsson B, Dong L, Yang Z, EMGT Group
Predictors of long-term progression in the Early Manifest Glaucoma Trial.
Ophthalmology 2007; 114: 1965-1972

Lindsey JD, Crowston JG, Tran A, Morris C, Weinreb RN
Direct matrix metalloproteinase enhancement of transscleral permeability.
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 2007; 48: 752-755

Liu Q, Ju WK, Crowston JG, Xie F, Perry G, Smith MA, Lindsey JD, Weinreb RN
Oxidative stress is an early event in hydrostatic pressure induced retinal ganglion cell damage
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 2007; 48: 4580-4589

McKean-Cowdin R, Varma R, Wu J, Hays RD, Azen SP, Los Angeles Latino Eye Study Group
Severity of visual field loss and health-related quality of life.
American Journal of Ophthalmology 2007; 143: 1013-1023

Tezel G, Yang X, Luo C, Peng Y, Sun SL, Sun D
Mechanisms of immune system activation in glaucoma: oxidative stress-stimulated antigen presentation by the retina and optic nerve head glia.
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 2007; 48: 705-714

Thorleifsson G, Magnusson KP, Sulem P, Walters GB, Gudbjartsson DF, Stefansson H, Jonsson T, Jonasdottir A, Jonasdottir A, Stefansdottir G, Masson G, Hardarson GA, Petursson H, Arnarsson A, Motallebipour M, Wallerman O, Wadelius C, Gulcher JR, Thorsteinsdottir U, Kong A, Jonasson F, Stefansson K
Common sequence variants in the LOXL1 gene confer susceptibility to exfoliation glaucoma
Science 2007; 317: 1397-1400

Yang H, Downs JC, Girkin C, Sakata L, Bellezza A, Thompson H, Burgoyne CF
3-D histomorphometry of the normal and early glaucomatous monkey optic nerve head: lamina cribrosa and peripapillary scleral position and thickness
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 2007; 48: 4597-4607

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