Epidemiology of ocular surface squamous neoplasia in A frica

S Gichuhi, MS Sagoo, HA Weiss… - Tropical medicine & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To describe the epidemiology and an aetiological model of ocular surface
squamous neoplasia (OSSN) in Africa. Methods Systematic and non‐systematic review …

[HTML][HTML] Pathophysiology of ocular surface squamous neoplasia

S Gichuhi, S Ohnuma, MS Sagoo, MJ Burton - Experimental eye research, 2014 - Elsevier
The incidence of ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) is strongly associated with
solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation, HIV and human papilloma virus (HPV). Africa has the highest …

HIV and HPV infections and ocular surface squamous neoplasia: systematic review and meta-analysis

H Carreira, F Coutinho, C Carrilho, N Lunet - British journal of cancer, 2013 - nature.com
Background: The frequency of ocular surface squamous neoplasias (OSSNs) has been
increasing in populations with a high prevalence of infection with human immunodeficiency …

Risk factors for ocular surface squamous neoplasia in Kenya: a case–control study

S Gichuhi, E Macharia, J Kabiru… - Tropical medicine & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine modifiable risk factors of ocular surface squamous neoplasia
(OSSN) in Kenya using disease‐free controls. Methods Adults with conjunctival lesions were …

The changing global epidemic of HIV and ocular disease

RPH Peters, PG Kestelyn, M Zierhut… - Ocular Immunology and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Overview of the evolving epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-
related ocular disease over time. Method: Narrative review. Results: HIV enhances …

Detecting human papillomavirus in ocular surface diseases

M Woods, S Chow, B Heng, W Glenn… - … & Visual Science, 2013 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection has been implicated as a possible
inducing factor for benign and neoplastic ocular surface diseases such as pterygia and …

[HTML][HTML] Epstein–Barr Virus, but not human Papillomavirus, is associated with preinvasive and invasive ocular surface squamous neoplasias in Zambian patients

P Julius, SN Siyumbwa, P Moonga, F Maate… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: The etiopathogenesis of ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) is not
fully understood. We assessed the frequency of oncogenic viruses in OSSN by …

Ocular human papillomavirus infections

M Hanbazazh, KA Gyure - Archives of Pathology & …, 2018 - meridian.allenpress.com
Context.—Human papillomavirus (HPV) has a well-known role in the pathogenesis of
squamous cell carcinoma and precursor lesions of the cervix, anogenital region, and head …

Ocular surface squamous neoplasia: population demographics, pathogenesis and risk factors

R Hollhumer, P Michelow, S Williams - African Vision and Eye Health, 2020 - journals.co.za
Background: Ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) is a unifying term used to
describe conjunctival intra-epithelial neoplasia, squamous cell carcinoma in situ and …

Ocular surface squamous neoplasia at a tertiary eye facility, Southwestern Nigeria: a 10-year review

O Fasina - International Ophthalmology, 2021 - Springer
Background Ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) is a low-grade malignancy arising
from the squamous epithelium of the ocular surface Aim To describe the clinical …