Emily W. Gower, Ph.D., Associate Professor Public Health Sciences-Epidemiology and Prevention

Emily W. Gower, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Prevention
Ophthalmology (Eye Center)

Contact Information

Academic: 336-716-3406 | Department: 336-716-2184

Email: egower@wakehealth.edu

Education & Training

B.A., University of Pennsylvania , 1994
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , 2002

Emily W. Gower, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Prevention Ophthalmology (Eye Center)

Research Interests

epidemiology

Contact Information

Academic: 336-716-3406 | Department: 336-716-2184

Email: egower@wakehealth.edu

Recent Publications

Gower EW. Solving the trachoma elimination puzzle, one piece at a time [comment]. Lancet. 2012;379(9811):102-103.

Merbs SL, Kello AB, Gelema H, West SK, Gower EW. The trachomatous trichiasis clamp: a surgical instrument designed to improve bilamellar tarsal rotation procedure outcomes. Arch Ophthalmol. 2012;130(2):220-223.

Do DV, Gower EW, Cassard SD, Boyer D, Bressler NM, Bressler SB, Heier JS, Jefferys JL, Singerman LJ, Solomon SD. Detection of new-onset choroidal neovascularization using optical coherence tomography: the AMD DOC Study. Ophthalmology. 2012;119(4):771-778.

Keay L, Gower EW, Cassard SD, Tielsch JM, Schein OD. Postcataract surgery endophthalmitis in the United States: analysis of the complete 2003 to 2004 Medicare database of cataract surgeries. Ophthalmology. 2012;119(5):914-922.

Gower EW, West SK, Cassard SD, Munoz BE, Harding JC, Merbs SL. Definitions and standardization of a new grading scheme for eyelid contour abnormalities after trichiasis surgery. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012;6(6):e1713.

Cassard SD, Quigley HA, Gower EW, Friedman DS, Ramulu PY, Jampel HD. Regional variations and trends in the prevalence of diagnosed glaucoma in the Medicare population. Ophthalmology. 2012;119(7):1342-1351.

Merbs SL, Harding JC, Cassard SD, Munoz BE, West SK, Gower EW. Relationship between immediate post-operative appearance and 6-week operative outcome in trichiasis surgery. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012;6(7):e1718.

Kaleem MA, Munoz BE, Munro CA, Gower EW, West SK. Visual characteristics of elderly night drivers in the Salisbury Eye Evaluation Driving Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012;53(9):5161-5167.

Gower EW, Keay L, Cassard SD, Tielsch JM, Schein OD. Geographic location and endophthalmitis [reply to letter]. Ophthalmology. 2012;119(12):2656-2657.

Werther W, Gower E, Cassard S, Chu L, Varma R, Klein R. Rates of systemic adverse events following intravitreal injection of anti-VEGF medications for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) [abstract]. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2012;21(Suppl 3):46-47.