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Research Associate Professor<\/p>\n

Specialty<\/strong>:
\n<\/span>Glaucoma Diagnostic and Epidemiology Research<\/p>\n

\n

Education and Training<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n

Medical School\/Internship\/Residency: University of Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo)
\nMaster’s of Public Health\/MPH (International Health): University of Bergen, Norway
\nDoctorate\/PhD (Ophthalmology): University of Bergen, Norway<\/p>\n

Special Interests<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n

Early diagnosis of glaucoma and its progression
\nPublic and international health aspect of glaucoma<\/p>\n

Research Goals<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n

My research focuses on developing methods for early diagnosis and early detection of progression of glaucoma using structural changes in the optic nerve head and retinal layers.
\nMy current line of research includes: 1) Classification of forecasting of glaucomatous structural change using probabilistic multivariate models; 2) Glaucoma diagnosis and detection of its progression using combination of hemodynamic and metabolic changes with structural damage.<\/p>\n

Research Publications:<\/h3>\n

Click here for a listing of Dr. Mwanza’s research publications.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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