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Giovanni Maraini

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Ravindran R, Sundaresan P, Krishnan T, Vashist P, Maraini G, Saravanan V, et al.
Br J Ophthalmol . 2018 Nov; 103(9):1223-1227. PMID: 30442817
Background: Cataract is a major health burden in many countries and a significant problem in India. While observational studies show lower cataract risk with increasing dietary or plasma vitamin C,...
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Joseph S, Krishnan T, Ravindran R, Maraini G, Camparini M, Chakravarthy U, et al.
Ophthalmic Physiol Opt . 2018 Mar; 38(3):346-358. PMID: 29574882
Purpose: To investigate prevalence and risk factors for myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism in southern India. Methods: Randomly sampled villages were enumerated to identify people aged ≥40 years. Participants were interviewed...
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Ravilla T, Gupta S, Ravindran R, Vashist P, Krishnan T, Maraini G, et al.
Environ Health Perspect . 2016 May; 124(12):1857-1862. PMID: 27227523
Background: Biomass cooking fuels are commonly used in Indian households, especially by the poorest socioeconomic groups. Cataract is highly prevalent in India and the major cause of vision loss. The...
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Bennett T, Maraini G, Jin C, Sun W, Hejtmancik J, Shiels A
Mol Vis . 2013 Apr; 19:835-44. PMID: 23592921
Purpose: Cataract is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder of the ocular lens and an important cause of visual impairment. The aim of this study was to map and identify...
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Sundaresan P, Ravindran R, Vashist P, Shanker A, Nitsch D, Talwar B, et al.
PLoS One . 2012 Mar; 7(3):e33001. PMID: 22412971
Objective: We investigated whether previously reported single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of EPHA2 in European studies are associated with cataract in India. Methods: We carried out a population-based genetic association study....
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Ravindran R, Vashist P, Gupta S, Young I, Maraini G, Camparini M, et al.
PLoS One . 2011 Dec; 6(12):e28588. PMID: 22163038
Background: Studies from the UK and North America have reported vitamin C deficiency in around 1 in 5 men and 1 in 9 women in low income groups. There are...
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Ravindran R, Vashist P, Gupta S, Young I, Maraini G, Camparini M, et al.
Ophthalmology . 2011 Jun; 118(10):1958-1965.e2. PMID: 21705085
Objective: To examine the association between vitamin C and cataract in the Indian setting. Design: Population-based cross-sectional analytic study. Participants: A total of 5638 people aged ≥60 years. Methods: Enumeration...
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Williams S, Ferrigno L, Maraini G, Rosmini F, Sperduto R
Trials . 2011 Jun; 12:148. PMID: 21672204
Background: The Italian-American Clinical Trial of Nutritional Supplements and Age-Related Cataract was designed to assess the impact of a multivitamin-mineral supplement on age-related cataract. Trial results showed evidence of a...
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Vashist P, Talwar B, Gogoi M, Maraini G, Camparini M, Ravindran R, et al.
Ophthalmology . 2010 Aug; 118(2):272-8.e1-2. PMID: 20801514
Purpose: To describe the prevalence of cataract in older people in 2 areas of north and south India. Design: Population-based, cross-sectional study. Participants: Randomly sampled villages were enumerated to identify...
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Krishnan T, Ravindran R, Murthy G, Vashist P, Fitzpatrick K, Thulasiraj R, et al.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci . 2009 Aug; 51(2):701-7. PMID: 19696177
Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of early and late age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in India. Methods: Of 7518 people aged 60 years and older identified from randomly sampled villages in...