J. C. Silva

Most-cited papers

Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to VISION 2020: the Right to Sight: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study
Jaimie D. Adelson, R. Bourne, P. Briant, Seth Flaxman +239 more
2020Lancet Global Health2,064 citations Open access
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The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health: vision beyond 2020
M. Burton, Jacqueline Ramke, A. Marques, R. Bourne +69 more
2021Lancet Global Health1,363 citations Open access
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Trends in prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment over 30 years: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study
R. Bourne, Jaimie D. Steinmetz, S. Flaxman, P. Briant +160 more
2020Lancet Global Health1,020 citations Open access
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The role of diagnostic laparoscopy in pancreatic and periampullary malignancies.
H. Friess, J. Kleeff, J. C. Silva, C. Sadowski +2 more
1998Journal of the American College of Surgeons145 citations
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Causes of blindness and visual impairment in Latin America.
J. Furtado, V. Lansingh, M. Carter, M. Milanese +5 more
2012Survey of ophthalmology140 citations
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Elimination of Neglected Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Mapping of Selected Diseases
Maria Cristina Schneider, X. Aguilera, J. Barbosa da Silva, S. Ault +8 more
2010PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases126 citations Open access
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Review of recent surveys on blindness and visual impairment in Latin America
H. Limburg, F. B. von-Bischhoffshausen, P. Gomez, J. C. Silva +1 more
2008British Journal of Ophthalmology119 citations
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Keeping an eye on eye care: monitoring progress towards effective coverage
Stuart Keel, Andreas Müller, S. Block, R. Bourne +15 more
2021Lancet Global Health85 citations Open access
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The cataract situation in Latin America: barriers to cataract surgery.
J. Batlle, V. Lansingh, J. C. Silva, K. Eckert +1 more
2014American journal of ophthalmology-glaucoma69 citations
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Cataract Surgery Rates in Latin America: A Four-Year Longitudinal Study of 19 Countries
V. Lansingh, S. Resnikoff, Kimberly Tingley-Kelley, María E. Nano +4 more
2010Ophthalmic Epidemiology55 citations
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The Challenge of Universal Eye Health in Latin America: distributive inequality of ophthalmologists in 14 countries
Hannah Hong, Oscar J. Mújica, J. Anaya, V. Lansingh +2 more
2016BMJ Open51 citations Open access
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Cataract in Latin America: findings from nine recent surveys.
H. Limburg, J. C. Silva, A. Foster
2009Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica-pan American Journal of Public Health50 citations Open access
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Rapid Assessment of Visual Impairment Due to Cataract and Cataract Surgical Services in Urban Argentina
María E. Nano, H. Nano, José M. Mugica, J. C. Silva +2 more
2006Ophthalmic Epidemiology46 citations
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River Blindness: An Old Disease on the Brink of Elimination and Control
K. Winthrop, J. Furtado, J. C. Silva, S. Resnikoff +1 more
2011Journal of Global Infectious Diseases44 citations Open access
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Cataract blindness in 4 regions of Guatemala: results of a population-based survey.
F. Beltranena, Karin Casasola, J. C. Silva, H. Limburg
2007Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.)44 citations
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Eye disease and care in Latin America and the Caribbean.
J. C. Silva, J. Bateman, F. Contreras
2002Survey of ophthalmology44 citations
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Spectacle-Wear Compliance in School Children in Concepción Chile
Fernando Barria von-Bischhoffshausen, B. Munoz, A. Riquelme, Maria José Ormeño +1 more
2014Ophthalmic Epidemiology43 citations
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Grand Challenges in global eye health: a global prioritisation process using Delphi method
Jacqueline Ramke, Jennifer R. Evans, Esmael Habtamu, N. Mwangi +281 more
2022The Lancet Healthy Longevity42 citations Open access
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Cataract as a cause of blindness and vision impairment in Latin America: progress made and challenges beyond 2020.
Tulio Reis, V. Lansingh, Jacqueline Ramke, J. C. Silva +2 more
2021American journal of ophthalmology-glaucoma40 citations
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[Cataract blindness in people 50 years old or older in a semirural area of northern Peru].
Luis Pongo Aguila, R. Carrión, W. Luna, J. C. Silva +1 more
2005Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica-pan American Journal of Public Health39 citations Open access
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Evidence for national universal eye health plans
Jacqueline Ramke, A. Zwi, J. C. Silva, N. Mwangi +4 more
2018Bulletin of the World Health Organization38 citations Open access
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Prevalence and causes of vision loss in Latin America and the Caribbean: 1990–2010
J. Leasher, V. Lansingh, S. Flaxman, J. Jonas +10 more
2014British Journal of Ophthalmology38 citations Open access
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Will the SAFE Strategy Be Sufficient to Eliminate Trachoma by 2020? Puzzlements and Possible Solutions
D. K. Lavett, V. Lansingh, M. Carter, K. Eckert +1 more
2013TheScientificWorldJournal37 citations Open access
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Eye health indicators for universal health coverage: results of a global expert prioritisation process
I. McCormick, I. Mactaggart, S. Resnikoff, D. Muirhead +11 more
2021British Journal of Ophthalmology30 citations Open access
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Reducing Blindness from Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in Argentina Through Collaboration, Advocacy and Policy Implementation
Luxme Hariharan, C. Gilbert, G. Quinn, F. Barg +20 more
2018Health Policy and Planning27 citations Open access
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Review of Blindness and Visual Impairment in Paraguay: Changes Between 1999 and 2011
R. Duerksen, H. Limburg, V. Lansingh, J. C. Silva
2013Ophthalmic Epidemiology27 citations
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Investigación Original / Original Research Serie Sobre Salud Ocular / Series on Eye Health a Comparative Assessment of Avoidable Blindness and Visual Impairment in Seven Latin American Countries: Prevalence, Coverage, and Inequality
Silva Jc, M. Oj, В. Кенигсберг Э, Barcelo A +10 more
26 citations
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Prevalence and causes of vision loss in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2015: magnitude, temporal trends and projections
J. Leasher, T. Braithwaite, J. Furtado, S. Flaxman +5 more
2018British Journal of Ophthalmology23 citations Open access
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Investigación Original / Original Research Functional Low Vision in Adults from Latin America: Findings from Population-based Surveys in 15 Countries
L. H., E. R, Lansingh Vc, Silva Jc +4 more
20 citations
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Prevalence of Refractive Error, Presbyopia, and Spectacle Coverage in Bogotá, Colombia: A Rapid Assessment of Refractive Error.
Luisa Casas Luque, K. Naidoo, V. Chan, J. C. Silva +4 more
2019Optometry and Vision Science19 citations Open access
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A multi-country, cross-sectional observational study of retinopathy of prematurity in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Lauren Arnesen, Pablo Durán, J. C. Silva, L. Brumana
2016Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica-pan American Journal of Public Health19 citations
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Variation in cataract surgery needs in latin america.
S. Lewallen, Claudia E. Perez‐Straziota, V. Lansingh, H. Limburg +1 more
2012A M A Archives of Ophthalmology19 citations
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Health system dynamics analysis of eyecare services in Trinidad and Tobago and progress towards Vision 2020 Goals
T. Braithwaite, Blaine Winford, H. Bailey, P. Bridgemohan +8 more
2017Health Policy and Planning18 citations Open access
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Do gender inequities exist in cataract surgical coverage? Meta‐analysis in Latin America
M. Carter, H. Limburg, V. Lansingh, J. C. Silva +1 more
2012Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology18 citations
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Inequality in the distribution of ear, nose and throat specialists in 15 Latin American countries: an ecological study
Tess Bright, Oscar J. Mújica, Jacqueline Ramke, C. Moreno +8 more
2019BMJ Open17 citations Open access
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Prevalence of refractive error and spectacle coverage in schoolchildren in two urban areas of Chile
Fernando Barría, Francis L. Conte, S. Muñoz, J. Leasher +1 more
2018Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica-pan American Journal of Public Health17 citations Open access
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Prevalence of visual impairment in El Salvador: inequalities in educational level and occupational status.
A. Rius, L. Guisasola, M. Sabidó, J. Leasher +6 more
2014Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica-pan American Journal of Public Health16 citations
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Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness in Uruguay: results of a nationwide survey.
Marcelo Gallarreta, J. Furtado, V. Lansingh, J. C. Silva +1 more
2014Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica-pan American Journal of Public Health15 citations
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Retinopathy of prematurity prevention, screening and treatment programmes.
J. C. Silva, A. Zin, C. Gilbert
2019Seminars in Perinatology14 citations Open access
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Indigenous Eye Health in the Americas: The Burden of Vision Impairment and Ocular Diseases
J. Furtado, A. Fernandes, J. C. Silva, S. del Pino +1 more
2023International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health13 citations Open access
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[National survey on the prevalence and causes of blindness in Peru].
Betty Campos, A. Cerrate, Enrique Montjoy, Víctor Dulanto Gomero +8 more
2014Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica-pan American Journal of Public Health11 citations
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Cataract services for all: Strategies for equitable access from a global modified Delphi process
Jacqueline Ramke, J. C. Silva, M. Gichangi, Thulasiraj D. Ravilla +5 more
2023PLOS Global Public Health9 citations Open access
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Population-Based Study of Trachoma in Guatemala
J. C. Silva, M. Díaz, Eugenio A. Maul, B. Munoz +1 more
2015Ophthalmic Epidemiology9 citations
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National survey of blindness and visual impairment in Guatemala, 2015.
G. Chávez, Ana Rafaela Salazar de Barrios, Oscar Leonel Figueroa Pojoy, Aida Del Rosario Monzón Herrera de Reyes +10 more
2019Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia8 citations Open access
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[National survey of blindness and avoidable visual impairment in Argentina, 2013].
Rosario Barrenechea, Inés de la Fuente, R. Plaza, N. Flores +7 more
2015Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica-pan American Journal of Public Health7 citations
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Encuesta de ceguera y deficiencia visual evitable en Panamá
Maritza López, Ileana Brea, R. Yee, Rodolfo Yi +4 more
20146 citations
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National surveys of avoidable blindness and visual impairment in Argentina, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay.
J. C. Silva
2014Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica-pan American Journal of Public Health6 citations
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[National survey of blindness and avoidable visual impairment in Honduras].
Doris M Alvarado, Belinda Rivera, Luisa Lagos, M. Ochoa +6 more
2014Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica-pan American Journal of Public Health5 citations
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C- and Sr-isotope stratigraphy of the São Caetano complex, Northeastern Brazil: a contribution to the study of the Meso-Neoproterozoic seawater geochemistry
J. C. Silva, A. Sial, V. Ferreira, M. Pimentel
20054 citations Open access
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Hygiene and the Prevention of Trachoma in the Indigenous Population of the Colombian Amazon Vaupés Department
Julián Trujillo-Trujillo, Mónica Meza-Cárdenas, Solórzano Sánchez, S. Zamora +6 more
2023International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health2 citations Open access
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