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Full NameProfessor Augusto Azuara-Blanco
Centre for Experimental Medicine
Queen's University Belfast
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- epidemiology/population health research
- clinical trials
- Ophthalmology
My team is involved in evaluating effectiveness of new technologies (treatments, diagnostic tests) to improve visual outcomes using primary and secondary research methods, and underpinned by methodological research.
Recent relevant publications:
Azuara-Blanco et al. Automated imaging technologies for the diagnosis of glaucoma: a comparative diagnostic study for the evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy, performance as triage tests and cost-effectiveness (GATE study). Health Technol Assess. 2016 Jan;20(8):1-168.
Azuara-Blanco et al. Optical coherence tomography for the diagnosis, monitoring and guiding of treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration: a systematic review and economic evaluation. Health Technol Assess. 2014 Dec;18(69):1-254.
Azuara-Blanco et al. The effectiveness of early lens extraction for the treatment of primary angle-closure glaucoma: a randomized controlled trial (EAGLE). The Lancet, In Press