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Robert J Casson

Researcher at University of Adelaide

Publications -  286
Citations -  13303

Robert J Casson is an academic researcher from University of Adelaide. The author has contributed to research in topics: Glaucoma & Population. The author has an hindex of 50, co-authored 261 publications receiving 10643 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert J Casson include Flinders Medical Centre & Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

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Global Causes of Blindness and Distance Vision Impairment 1990-2020: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Seth Flaxman, +109 more
TL;DR: A series of regression models were fitted to estimate the proportion of moderate or severe vision impairment and blindness by cause, age, region, and year, and found that world regions varied markedly in the causes of blindness and vision impairment in this age group.
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Magnitude, temporal trends, and projections of the global prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Rupert R A Bourne, +109 more
TL;DR: There is an ongoing reduction in the age-standardised prevalence of blindness and visual impairment, yet the growth and ageing of the world's population is causing a substantial increase in number of people affected, highlighting the need to scale up vision impairment alleviation efforts at all levels.
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Retinal ischemia: mechanisms of damage and potential therapeutic strategies.

TL;DR: Given the increasing understanding of the events involved in ischemic neuronal injury, it is hoped that clinically effective treatments for retinal ischemia will soon be available.
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Definition of glaucoma: clinical and experimental concepts

TL;DR: It is proposed that ‘experimental glaucoma’ be restricted to animal models with demonstrable features of GON and/or evidence of a primary axonopathy at the optic nerve head.