
Alfred Sommer
(Member Ex Officio · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Credentials: · · ·
History
Ophthalmology
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Research
Efficacy and effectiveness of influenza vaccines: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Systematic review or meta-analysis · The Lancet Infectious Diseases · 2012 · 1,431 citations
Racial variations in the prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma. The Baltimore Eye Survey
JAMA · 1991 · 1,047 citations
Archives of Ophthalmology · 1991 · First of 7 authors · 940 citations
- HQ
27 papers
- JJ
22 papers
- RS
7 papers
- ES
6 papers

5 papers
- AR
4 papers
- JG
4 papers
- JW
4 papers · 2 as a resident
Grants
- 1981–1992
Predictive and Diagnostic Screening Test for Glaucoma
National Eye Institute · R01
Contact PI · $1.3M · Johns Hopkins University
- 1984–1990
Racial Variations in Chronic Open Angle Glaucoma
National Eye Institute · R01
Contact PI · $2.2M · Johns Hopkins University
- 1988–1989
d.e.c. Microvax Ii Minicomputer System
National Center for Research Resources · S10
Contact PI · $134K · Johns Hopkins University
Clinical trials
- 2004–2006
Community Trial of Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation to Reduce Infant Mortality in Rural Bangladesh
Study director · Completed · Phase 3
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- 2001–2008
Study director · Completed · Phase 3
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
