Dr. Emmanuel Kobia-Acquah

Lecturer

Dept: Optometry and Visual Science
College of Science Complex
TF 3
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My areas of interest in optometry are myopia, anterior eye, contact lens, and public health optometry...~more

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    JOURNAL ARTICLES

    1. Antwi-Adjei E. K, Owusu E, Kobia-Acquah E, Dadzie EE, Anarfi E, Wanye S. Evaluation of postoperative refractive error correction after cataract surgery. Plos one. 2021 Jun 17;16(6):e0252787.  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252787
    2. Akuffo, K.O., Asare, A. K., Yelbert, E. E., Kobia-Acquah, E., Addo, E. K., Agyei-Manu, E., Brusah, T., Asenso, P. A. Job satisfaction and its associated factors among opticians in Ghana: a cross-sectional study. Hum Resour Health. 2021 May 17;19(1):68. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-021-00612-0
    3. Akowuah, P. K., Kobia-Acquah, E., Donkor, R., Adjei-Anang, J., Ankamah-Lomotey, S. Keratoconus in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2021 Apr 16.
      https://doi.org/10.1111/opo.12825
    4. Koomson, N. Y., Kobia-Acquah, E., M. Abdul-Kabir, M., Aderonke, U. M., Kwaw, R. J., Arkhurst, E. E. (2021). Relationship between Peripheral Refraction, Axial Length, and Parental Myopia of Young Adult Myopes. Journal of Optometry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optom.2020.10.007.
    5. Kobia-Acquah, E., Ankamah-Lomotey, S., Owusu, E., Forfoe, S., Bannor, J., Koomson, J. A., Opoku, M., Dzikpo, D. M., Mensah, D. N. O., Amonoo, J. N., Akowuah, P. K. (2021). Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Symptomatic Dry Eye in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2020.12.067.
    6. Kobia-Acquah E., Gyekye G. A., Antwi-Adjei E. K., Koomson N. Y., Cobbina F., Donkor R., Akowuah P. K (2021). Assessment of Ocular Surface Disease in Glaucoma Patients in Ghana. Journal of Glaucoma. 1097/ijg.0000000000001713.
    7. Akowuah, P. K., Kobia-Acquah, E. (2020). Prevalence of Dry Eye Disease in Africa. Optometry and Vision Science, 97 (12): 1089-98. https://doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000001610.
    8. Kobia-Acquah E., Owusu E., Akuffo K. O., Koomson N. Y., Pascal T. M (2020). Career aspirations and factors influencing career choices of optometry students in Ghana. PLoS ONE 15(5): e0233862. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233862.
    9. Akowuah, P.K. and Kobia-Acquah, E. (2020). Childhood Obesity and Overweight in Ghana: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism.  https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/1907416.
    10. Kobia-Acquah, E., Akowuah, P. K., Antwi-Adjei, E. K., Forkuo, P. M., Koomson, N. Y., Odotei, S. O., Alabi, E., Donkor, R. (2019). Contact lens complications among wearers in Ghana. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2019.11.003.
    11. Amedo, A. O., Koomson, N. Y., Kobia-Acquah, E., Pascal, T. M., Atuahene, J., Akowuah, P. K., Djeagbo T. P. & Baafi R. (2019). Comparison of the clinical estimation of cup-to-disk ratio by direct ophthalmoscopy and optical coherence tomography. Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F2515841419827268.
    12. Adjei, P. E., Nunoo-Mensah, H., Kobia-Acquah, E., Akowuah, E. K. (2018). Optic cup and optic disc analysis for glaucoma screening using pulse-coupled neural networks and line profile analysis. In 2018 IEEE 4th Middle East Conference on Biomedical Engineering (MECBME), pp. 204-208. IEEE, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1109/MECBME.2018.8402434.
    13. Kobia-Acquah E., Essien E, Ablordeppey R, Donkor R, Ankamah-Lomotey S, Andrews N (2018). Attitudes and Beliefs of Undergraduate Students to Spectacle Wear in Ghana. Advances in Ophthalmology and Visual Systems, Vol 8, Issue 1, 00264. 10.15406/aovs.2018.08.00264
    14. E Kobia-Acquah, TM Pascal, A Amedo, NY Koomson, TI Ankrah, S Ankamah-Lomotey and I Nkansa-Kyeremateng (2018). Visual Outcome after Cataract Surgery at the Sunyani Regional Hospital, Ghana. EC Ophthalmology, Vol 9, Issue 4, pp. 181 – 188.
    15. Michel Pascal Tchiakpe, Stephen Ankamah-Lomotey, Emmanuel Kobia-Acquah, Francis Slocombe, Ernest Kyei Nkansah, Philip Tetteh Djeagbo and Irene Nkansa-Kyeremateng (2018). The Ghanaian Patient’s Charter- Patient Awareness, and Implementation in Selected Public Ophthalmic Health Institutions in Ghana, EC Ophthalmology,8 (2018): 594-601.
    16. Andrews Nartey, Tchiakpe Michel Pascal, Emmanuel Kobia-Acquah, Stephen Ankamah-Lomotey, Bernice Appiah Ankrah (2017). Eye Injuries among Heavy Industries in Tema Metropolis, Ghana. International Journal of Development Research, Vol 7, Issue 10, pp. 16018-16114.
    17. Kumah DB, Abdul-Kabir M, Kobia-Acquah E, Amponsah MA, Ablordeppey RK, Kuutiero IWN, Ankrah BA (2017). Knowledge of Childhood Blindness among Mothers Visiting a Children’s Hospital in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. Advances in Ophthalmology and Visual Systems, Vol 7, Issue 3, 00221.
    18. Nelson-Ayifah D, Kobia-Acquah E, Abdul-Sadik A,Kumah DB, AnkamahE (2017). Profile of Keratoconus in Selected Eye Clinics, Accra: A Retrospective Study. Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Vol 1, Issue 1, Pp. 8 – 16.
    19. N. Y. Koomson, A. O. Amedo, E. Owusu, E. Kobia-Acquah, K. K. Adjah, P.B. Ampeh, K. Bonsu (2015). Undercorrection of Myopia Reduces Lag of Accommodation in School Children in Kumasi, Ghana. International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, Vol. 5, Issue 2, Pp. 137-150.
    20. Koomson, N.Y., Amedo, A.O., Owusu, E., Ampeh, P.B., Kobia-Acquah, E., Bonsu, K. (2014). Undercorrection induces peripheral myopia defocus in school children in Kumasi, Ghana. International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, Vol 9: 1598 – 1608.

    CONFERENCE PAPERS

    1. Emmanuel Kobia-Acquah, Ian Flitcroft, Gabriella H. Martinez, Ekaterina Loskutova, James Loughman, Relationship between choroidal thickness, axial length and degree of myopia in European children, Proceedings of Association for Researchers in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting 2021, Virtual Conference
    2. Emmanuel Kobia-Acquah, Stephen Ankamah-Lomotey, Ebenezer Owusu, Sedinam Forfoe, Joana A. Koomson, Derrick Nii-Okaikwei Mensah, JedidiahN. Amonoo, Esther N. Senanu, Prince K. Akowuah, Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Dry Eye Symptoms in Ghana, Proceedings of American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting 2020, Academy at Home.
    3. Emmanuel Kobia-Acquah, Ellen K. Antwi-Adjei, David Ben Kumah, Esther N.Senanu, Dora P. Appiah, The Occurrence Rate of Keratoconus in Ghana, Proceedings of American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting 2020, Academy at Home.
    4. Ellen Konadu Antwi-Adjei, Emmanuel Owusu Poku, Emmanuel Kobia-Acquah, Nana Yaa Koomson, Emmanuel Owusu, John Gyedu, Seth Wanye, Cataract Surgical Rate in Ghana; Where We Were and Where We Are Now, Proceedings of Ghana Science Association Conference; Webinar 2020
    5. Emmanuel Kobia-Acquah, Prince Akowuah, Emmanuel Anarfi, Ebenezer Owusu, Abena Kesewah Boaitey, Assessment of post-operative visual acuity outcomes in patients with and without pre-operative biometry, Proceedings of Association for Reseachers in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting 2020, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
    6. Emmanuel Kobia-Acquah, Philip Mensah Forkuo, Ellen Konadu Antwi-Adjei, Samuel Odoi Odotei, Emmanuel Alabi, Esther Nutifafa Senanu, Contact lens complications among wearers in Ghana, Proceedings of British Contact Lens Association Clinical Conference and Exhibition 2019, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester, UK.
    7. Emmanuel Kobia-Acquah, Gloria Gyekye Atta-Penkrah, Ellen Konadu Antwi-Adjei, Samuel Odoi Odotei, Emmanuel Alabi, Prince Kwaku Akowuah, Prevalence of dry eye disease among glaucoma patients in Ghana, Proceedings of Association for Reseachers in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting 2019, Vancouver Convention Center, Canada.
    8. Prince Ebenezer Adjei, Henry Nunoo-Mensah, Emmanuel Kobia-Acquah, Emmanuel Kofi Akowuah, Optic cup and optic disc analysis for glaucoma screening using pulse-coupled neural networks and line profile analysis, Proceedings of 2018 Institute of Electricals and Electronics Engineers 4th Middle East Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Tunis, Tunisia.
    9. Emmanuel Kobia-Acquah, Priya Morjaria, Matthew Burton, Optometry Services in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, Proceedings of World Congress and Expo on Optometry and Vision Science 2017, Chicago, U.S.A.
    10. Pascal Tchiakpe Michel, Emmanuel Kobia-Acquah, Esther A. Appiah, Angela Amedo, Nana Yaa Koomson, Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of street vendors on ocular health in Oforikrom Sub-Metropolis, Proceedings of 6th Ghana Science Association Research Seminar and Poster Presentations 2017, College of Science, KNUST, Kumasi.

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