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Why are Black people more likely to develop glaucoma? Penn scientists discovered new clues in the largest study of its kind.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Black People Far More Likely to Get Glaucoma, and Genes May Explain Why
HealthDay News
Gene variants for people susceptible to glaucoma identified
Optician
Genes Found That May Contribute to Glaucoma in Black Americans
Managed Healthcare Executive
Genetic Study Reveals New Insights into Glaucoma in Individuals of African Ancestry
Ophthalmology Breaking News
New genetic discoveries shed light on glaucoma risk in people of African ancestry
Drug Today Medical Times
New Glaucoma Risk Variants Emerge From GWAS of African Ancestry Individuals
GenomeWeb
Penn study discovers new genetic variants associated with glaucoma in African-ancestry population
The Daily Pennsylvanian
Study Identifies Genetic Variants in African Ancestry Linked to Glaucoma Risk
HCP Live
Study of more than 11,000 individuals of African descent finds genetic variants linked to glaucoma
Ophthalmology Times
Unique gene variants tied to glaucoma found in Black patients
Live Science
New risk genes for glaucoma identified in people of African ancestry
Science
Glaucoma Genetics in African Ancestry Unveiled
Inside Precision Medicine
Mega-analysis identifies gene variants associated with glaucoma in people of African ancestry
Penn Medicine News
The Primary Open-Angle African American Glaucoma Genetics study
Research Features
POAAGG study targets gene therapy options for glaucoma
Ophthalmology Times
More than 10,000 Black Philadelphians are participating in a Penn study to understand glaucoma
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Researchers Awarded $6.6 Million Grant Renewal to Study Glaucoma Genetics in African Americans
Scheie Vision Summer 2021
Tackling Health Care Disparities
Eyenet Magazine
Recent PSOM Awards and Accolades
University of Pennsylvania Almanac
Correcting a Blind Spot
Penn Medicine News
Precision medicine coming to glaucoma via specific pathways
Ophthalmology Times
Unveiling the Genetics of African American Glaucoma
Scheie Vision Annual Report 2016
Study of genetics in African Americans with glaucoma targets better care
Ophthalmology Times
Grant Recipients
Penn Medicine Cares
Penn Medicine CAREs 2015
Penn Medicine
Scheie Eye Institute to study genetic factors of glaucoma in Blacks
The Philadelphia Tribune
Scheie brings glaucoma screenings to Philadelphia
Scheie Vision Spring 2015
Scheie Awarded $11.25 Million Grant to Study Glaucoma in African Americans
Scheie Vision Summer 2014
Scheie Eye Institute’s $11.2 Million NIH Grant to Study the Genetics of Glaucoma in African Americans
University of Pennsylvania Almanac
UPenn researches glaucoma in Blacks
The Philadelphia Tribune
NIH Awards UPenn Researchers $11.2M to Elucidate Genetics of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
GenomeWeb News
Scheie Eye Institute at the University of Pennsylvania Awarded NIH Grant to Study the Genetics of Glaucoma in African Americans
Penn Medicine News