Paa Kwesi Fynn Hope

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

HEAD OF UNIT/ DR, BISHOP ACKON MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN EYE CENTRE, since 2011per ORCID

Publishing since 2022, latest 2025

Research interests are optometry, health education and promotion and business management From ORCID

Ophthalmology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Epidemiology
Social Psychology
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Human-Computer Interaction

In their own words

eye care
health promotion
health education
service quality
operations management

Publications: 52022–2025
Citations: 32to those papers
h-index: 2i10-index 1
Field-weighted impact: 1.431.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 20%1 of 5 scored papers
Open access: 80%4 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Ophthalmology360%

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

HEAD OF UNIT/ DR, OPTICSBISHOP ACKON MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN EYE CENTREsince 2011

Education

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH, DISABILITY AND HEALTH PROMOTION, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTHKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2019–2021
DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY, OPTOMETRY AND VISION SCIENCEKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2004–2010

Publications

5 in all

Improved Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Conjunctivitis After Operational Research: A Before-and-After Study in a Ghanaian Eye Hospital
2025Tropical Medicine and Infectious DiseaseJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.3390/tropicalmed10110301
Simulation of visual impairment in persons with normal vision for scientific research

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Cognitive Neuroscience240%

Social Psychology240%

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology120%

Human-Computer Interaction120%

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health120%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders2
Ocular Infections and Treatments2
Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies2
Tactile and Sensory Interactions2
Antibiotic Use and Resistance1
Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology1
Glaucoma and retinal disorders1
Intraocular Surgery and Lenses1
Ocular Surface and Contact Lens1
Retinal and Optic Conditions1
Retinal Diseases and Treatments1

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

40% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States1
Kenya1
United Kingdom1
Australia1
Switzerland1
Belgium1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Cape CoastGH4 papers
Bond UniversityAU1 paper
Instituut voor Tropische GeneeskundeBE1 paper
Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases1 paper
University of St AndrewsGB1 paper
World BankUS1 paper
World Health OrganizationCH1 paper
Kenyatta National HospitalKE1 paper
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH1 paper
Cape Coast Teaching HospitalGH1 paper

Where they publish

British Journal of Visual Impairment1
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1
Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics1
Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology1
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease1

How it can be read

80% free to read

Gold 3 · 60%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 20%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 1 · 20%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 5 papers name a funder

Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde2
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease2
Jawaharlal Institute Of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research2
World Health Organization2
Indian Council of Medical Research1
Johns Hopkins University1
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1
National Institute for Health and Care Research1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being1
4Quality education1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Conjunctivitis: A Cross-Sectional Study at a Specialist Eye Hospital in Ghana, 2021
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health3
202220 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Simulation of visual impairment in persons with normal vision for scientific research
Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
20249 citations
The comparative benefits of text and page modification on the reading rates between sighted and moderate to severe visually impaired eyes
British Journal of Visual Impairment4
20242 citationsOpen access · Bronze
Improved Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Conjunctivitis After Operational Research: A Before-and-After Study in a Ghanaian Eye Hospital
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
20251 citationOpen access · Gold
Central contrast sensitivity perimetry discriminates between glaucomatous and non-glaucomatous eyes
Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology10
20230 citationsOpen access · Gold

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Conjunctivitis: A Cross-Sectional Study at a Specialist Eye Hospital in Ghana, 2021

2022International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding20 citations10.3390/ijerph191811723