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Prevalence and associations with ectropion in an older population: the Blue Mountains Eye StudyP Mitchell
Department of Ophthalmology and the Save Sight and Millennium Institutes, The University of Sydney Westmead Hospital, NSW, Australia
Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 29:108-10. 2001....
Asteroid hyalosis in an older population: the Blue Mountains Eye StudyPaul Mitchell
Department of Ophthalmology, Centre for Vision Research, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, NSW, Australia
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 10:331-5. 2003..To assess the prevalence of and associations with asteroid hyalosis in an older population...
Bias in self-reported family history and relationship to glaucoma: the Blue Mountains Eye StudyPaul Mitchell
University of Sydney, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 9:333-45. 2002..To examine bias in the relationship between self-reported family history of glaucoma and its relationship to the prevalence of glaucoma and ocular hypertension...
Smoking and the 5-year incidence of age-related maculopathy: the Blue Mountains Eye StudyPaul Mitchell
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia 2145
Arch Ophthalmol 120:1357-63. 2002..To assess the relationship between baseline smoking and the 5-year incidence of late and early age-related maculopathy (ARM) in an older population cohort...
Severity of age-related hearing loss is associated with impaired activities of daily livingBamini Gopinath
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Hawkesbury Rd, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
Age Ageing 41:195-200. 2012..We assessed the association between hearing impairment with activity limitations as assessed by the activities of daily living (ADL) scale...
The associations between blood levels of homocysteine, folate, vitamin B12, and retinal vascular caliberBamini Gopinath
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Am J Ophthalmol 148:902-9. 2009..To assess the association of total serum levels of homocysteine (tHcy), folate, and vitamin B12 with retinal vascular caliber in older adults...
Retinal vessel diameter and open-angle glaucoma: the Blue Mountains Eye StudyPaul Mitchell
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and the Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Ophthalmology 112:245-50. 2005..To examine the relationship between open-angle glaucoma (OAG) and retinal vessel diameter among baseline participants in the Blue Mountains Eye Study...
Effect of obesity on retinal vascular structure in pre-adolescent childrenBamini Gopinath
Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Int J Pediatr Obes 6:e353-9. 2011....
Distribution of axial length and ocular biometry measured using partial coherence laser interferometry (IOL Master) in an older white populationReena Fotedar
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmology 117:417-23. 2010..We also aimed to assess age and gender relationships with these parameters and their correlations with spherical equivalent refraction (SER)...
Risk of age-related macular degeneration 3 years after cataract surgery: paired eye comparisonsJie Jin Wang
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmology 119:2298-303. 2012..To clarify possible associations between cataract surgery and progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)...
Carbohydrate nutrition is associated with changes in the retinal vascular structure and branching pattern in childrenBamini Gopinath
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Am J Clin Nutr 95:1215-22. 2012..Higher intake of carbohydrates and high-glycemic index (high-GI) diets could lead to small vessel dysfunction...
Retinal arteriolar emboli and long-term mortality: pooled data analysis from two older populationsJie Jin Wang
University of Sydney Department of Ophthalmology, Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Hospital, The Westmead Millennium Institute, NSW, Australia
Stroke 37:1833-6. 2006..To assess the relationship between retinal arteriolar emboli and mortality in older people...
Role of near work in myopia: findings in a sample of Australian school childrenJenny M Ip
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and the Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 49:2903-10. 2008..To examine the association of time spent in near work and reading with spherical equivalent refraction (SER) in a population-based sample of 12-year-old Australian schoolchildren...
Prevalence of hyperopia and associations with eye findings in 6- and 12-year-oldsJenny M Ip
Department of Ophthalmology Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Hospital, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmology 115:678-685.e1. 2008..To describe the prevalence of hyperopia and associated factors in a representative sample of Australian schoolchildren 6 and 12 years old...
Safety of an intravitreal injection of triamcinolone: results from a randomized clinical trialMark C Gillies
Department of Clinical Ophthalmology, School of Public Health, and Sydney Eye Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Arch Ophthalmol 122:336-40. 2004..To determine the safety of a single intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide (4 mg) in patients with subfoveal choroidal neovascularization caused by age-related macular degeneration...
The association between reduced GFR and hearing loss: a cross-sectional population-based studyEswari Vilayur
Centre for Transplantation and Renal Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Am J Kidney Dis 56:661-9. 2010..Reported evidence to date has come from only small observational studies. We present the first community-based study to show an association between nonsyndromal CKD and hearing loss...
Evidence of arteriolar narrowing in low-birth-weight childrenPaul Mitchell
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Hawkesbury Rd, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Circulation 118:518-24. 2008..We hypothesized that poor in utero growth is associated with narrower arteriolar caliber, which may help explain the established association of low birth weight with hypertension and cardiovascular disease in adulthood...
Retinal vessel caliber and the long-term incidence of age-related cataract: the Blue Mountains Eye StudyAva Grace Tan
Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, Centre for Vision Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Ophthalmology 115:1693-8, 1698.e1. 2008....
Ethnic variability in retinal vessel caliber: a potential source of measurement error from ocular pigmentation?--the Sydney Childhood Eye StudyElena Rochtchina
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 49:1362-6. 2008..To describe the effects of ethnicity and iris color on measurement of retinal vascular caliber...
Association between vision and hearing impairments and their combined effects on quality of lifeEe-Munn Chia
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Australia
Arch Ophthalmol 124:1465-70. 2006..Combined sensory impairments also cumulatively affect health-related quality of life...
Macular and nerve fiber layer thickness in amblyopia: the Sydney Childhood Eye StudySon C Huynh
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmology 116:1604-9. 2009..To examine macular and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in amblyopia...
Variation of the contribution from axial length and other oculometric parameters to refraction by age and ethnicityJenny M Ip
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and the Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 48:4846-53. 2007....
Antioxidant nutrient intake and the long-term incidence of age-related cataract: the Blue Mountains Eye StudyAva Grace Tan
Department of Ophthalmology, Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Am J Clin Nutr 87:1899-905. 2008..Oxidative stress has been implicated in cataractogenesis. Long-term intake of antioxidants may offer protection against cataract...
Prevalence and neurodegenerative or other associations with olfactory impairment in an older communityMichael J Karpa
University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
J Aging Health 22:154-68. 2010..To determine the prevalence of olfactory impairment and its associations with neurodegenerative and other conditions in older adults...
Glycemic index, retinal vascular caliber, and stroke mortalityShweta Kaushik
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, NSW Australia
Stroke 40:206-12. 2009..We aimed to assess the relationship between dietary GI and CF content, retinal microvasculature changes, and stroke-related mortality...
Relationship between retinal structures and retinal vessel caliber in normal adolescentsChameen Samarawickrama
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 50:5619-24. 2009..To describe the normal physiological relationship between retinal arteriolar and venular caliber and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), macular, and optic nerve head parameters...
Are sensory and cognitive declines associated in older persons seeking aged care services? Findings from a pilot studyTien Tay
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Australia
Ann Acad Med Singapore 35:254-9. 2006..To assess the association between sensory and cognitive function, and the potential influence of visual function on cognitive function assessment, in a sample of clients accessing aged care services...
Influence of high glycemic index and glycemic load diets on blood pressure during adolescenceBamini Gopinath
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Hypertension 59:1272-7. 2012....
Parental history of hypertension is associated with narrower retinal arteriolar caliber in young girlsBamini Gopinath
Centre for Vision Research, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
Hypertension 58:425-30. 2011..These findings may indicate the need for cardiovascular disease prevention measures starting early in life among offspring of hypertensive parents...
Prevalence and associations of enhanced retinal arteriolar light reflex: a new look at an old signShweta Kaushik
Department of Ophthalmology, Center for Vision Research, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmology 114:113-20. 2007..To assess the prevalence, associated risk factors and prognosis (mortality) of the enhanced retinal arteriolar light reflex sign in an older Australian population...
Retinal vessel signs and 10-year incident age-related maculopathy: the Blue Mountains Eye StudyGerald Liew
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, Australia
Ophthalmology 113:1481-7. 2006....
Dietary antioxidants and the long-term incidence of age-related macular degeneration: the Blue Mountains Eye StudyJennifer S L Tan
Department of Ophthalmology, Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Millennium Institute, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmology 115:334-41. 2008..To assess the relationship between baseline dietary and supplement intakes of antioxidants and the long-term risk of incident age-related macular degeneration (AMD)...
Dietary glycemic index and the risk of age-related macular degenerationShweta Kaushik
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Am J Clin Nutr 88:1104-10. 2008..High-glycemic-index diets have been hypothesized as a risk factor for AMD, but prospective data are unavailable...
Fluid and nutrient intake and risk of chronic kidney diseaseGiovanni F M Strippoli
Centre for Kidney Research, NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Renal Medicine, Cochrane Renal Group, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nephrology (Carlton) 16:326-34. 2011..We evaluated the association between fluid and nutrient intake and chronic kidney disease (CKD)...
Associations between hearing impairment and mortality risk in older persons: the Blue Mountains Hearing StudyMichael J Karpa
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ann Epidemiol 20:452-9. 2010..To assess whether hearing loss predicts an increased risk of mortality...
Can information on the purpose of spectacle use and age at first use predict refractive error type?Jenny Ip
Department of Ophthalmology Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Hospital and the Westmead Millennium Institute, Westmead, Australia
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 14:88-92. 2007..To assess the sensitivity and specificity of predicting refractive error type using information from a four-item questionnaire on the purpose of spectacle use and age at first use...
Glycemic index, glycemic load, and chronic disease risk--a meta-analysis of observational studiesAlan W Barclay
Human Nutrition Unit, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Am J Clin Nutr 87:627-37. 2008..Inconsistent findings from observational studies have prolonged the controversy over the effects of dietary glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) on the risk of certain chronic diseases...
Carbohydrate nutrition and inflammatory disease mortality in older adultsAnette E Buyken
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Australia
Am J Clin Nutr 92:634-43. 2010..Several studies suggest that carbohydrate nutrition is related to oxidative stress and inflammatory markers...
Physical activity and sedentary behaviors and health-related quality of life in adolescentsBamini Gopinath
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Pediatrics 130:e167-74. 2012..Our goal was to assess cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between physical activity and sedentary behaviors (television viewing, computer and video-game usage, and reading) with health-related QoL...
Testability of refraction, stereopsis, and other ocular measures in preschool children: the Sydney Paediatric Eye Disease StudyAmy Shih I Pai
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
J AAPOS 16:185-92. 2012..To determine the testability and lower age limits for applying common eye tests to preschool children...
Long-term effects of smoking on retinal microvascular caliberAnnette Kifley
Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Millennium Institute, Department of Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Am J Epidemiol 166:1288-97. 2007..These results suggest long-term effects of smoking on venular caliber that may contribute to associations between smoking and cardiovascular disease...
Effects of refraction and axial length on childhood optic disk parameters measured by optical coherence tomographyChameen Samarawickrama
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Westmead Millennium Institute, Westmead Hospital, New South Wales, Australia
Am J Ophthalmol 144:459-61. 2007..To assess the effects of refraction and axial length on optical coherence tomography (OCT) measures of childhood optic disk parameters...
Cardiovascular risk factors and retinal microvascular signs in an adult Japanese population: the Funagata StudyRyo Kawasaki
Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmology 113:1378-84. 2006..To describe the prevalence of retinal vascular signs and their association with cardiovascular risk factors in a Japanese population...
The contribution of family history to hearing loss in an older populationCatherine M McMahon
Centre for Language Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Ear Hear 29:578-84. 2008....
Retinal microvascular abnormalities and age-related hearing loss: the Blue Mountains hearing studyGerald Liew
Department of Ophthalmology, Centre for Vision Research, University of Sydney, Australia
Ear Hear 28:394-401. 2007..Microvascular disease may contribute to hearing loss. We tested this hypothesis by examining the relation of retinal microvascular abnormalities and hearing loss...
Visual impairment, age-related macular degeneration, cataract, and long-term mortality: the Blue Mountains Eye StudySudha Cugati
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Arch Ophthalmol 125:917-24. 2007..To assess the association of visual impairment, age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), and cataract with long-term mortality...
Factors associated with childhood strabismus: findings from a population-based studyDana Robaei
Department of Ophthalmology, Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Hospital, and Westmead Millennium Institute, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmology 113:1146-53. 2006..Presence of strabismus was significantly associated with prematurity...
Smaller birth size is associated with narrower retinal arterioles in early adolescenceBamini Gopinath
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Microcirculation 17:660-8. 2010..In the current study, we aimed to examine the associations of low birth weight with retinal vascular caliber and vascular fractal dimension during early adolescence...
Diagnostic accuracy of the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph for glaucoma a population-based assessmentPaul R Healey
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Ophthalmology 117:1667-73. 2010..To evaluate the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph II (HRTII; Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany) as a screening tool for open-angle glaucoma (OAG) in an older population...
Birth weight and optic nerve head parametersChameen Samarawickrama
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ophthalmology 116:1112-8. 2009..To assess the relationship of birth weight, birth length, and head circumference as proxy markers of intrauterine growth, cup/disc ratio, and other optic disc parameters measured using optical coherence tomography (OCT)...
Prevalence and risk factors for visual impairment in preschool children the sydney paediatric eye disease studyAmy Shih I Pai
Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Millennium Institute Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmology 118:1495-500. 2011..To assess the prevalence and associations of visual impairment (VI) in preschool children...
Macular thickness, retinal thickness, and optic disk parameters in dominant compared with nondominant eyesChameen Samarawickrama
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
J AAPOS 13:142-7. 2009....
Sunlight-related factors and the 10-year incidence of age-related maculopathyThuan Quoc Pham
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 16:136-41. 2009..To examine the associations among iris, skin, or hair color, and skin sun sensitivity and the 10-year incidence of age-related maculopathy (ARM)...
Combined effects of complement factor H genotypes, fish consumption, and inflammatory markers on long-term risk for age-related macular degeneration in a cohortJie Jin Wang
Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and the Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Am J Epidemiol 169:633-41. 2009..15, 95% CI: 0.03, 0.8) but not the CT (RR = 0.7, 95% CI: 0.3, 2.0) or TT (RR = 1.3, 95% CI: 0.2, 7.2) genotypes. This study documents joint contributions from genetic and systemic factors in determining the progression of AMD...
Genetic analysis of the clusterin gene in pseudoexfoliation syndromeKathryn P Burdon
Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Mol Vis 14:1727-36. 2008..We investigated the association of genetic variants across CLU in pseudoexfoliation syndrome and analyzed molecular characteristics of the encoded protein in ocular tissues...
Retinal vessel diameters and obesity: a population-based study in older personsJie J Wang
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:206-14. 2006..Obesity is linked with large vessel atherosclerosis and diabetes. Its association with microvascular changes is less clear. We investigated the associations among retinal vessel diameters, vessel wall signs, and BMI in an older population...
Retinal and optic disc findings in adolescence: a population-based OCT studySon C Huynh
Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, Centre for Vision Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 49:4328-35. 2008..To examine the distribution of macular and peripapillary nerve fiber layer (NFL) thickness and optic disc parameters in early-adolescence Australian children and to compare these with previously reported findings in younger children...
Influence of diabetes and cardiovascular disease on the long-term incidence of cataract: the Blue Mountains eye studyJennifer S L Tan
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 15:317-27. 2008..To assess associations between diabetes and selected cardiovascular risk factors and long-term incident cataract and cataract surgery...
Incidence, persistence, and progression of tinnitus symptoms in older adults: the Blue Mountains Hearing StudyBamini Gopinath
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Ear Hear 31:407-12. 2010..Temporal population-based data on tinnitus are lacking. We used a representative older population-based cohort to establish 5-yr incidence, persistence, and progression of tinnitus symptoms...
Candidate gene study to investigate the genetic determinants of normal variation in central corneal thicknessDavid P Dimasi
Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Mol Vis 16:562-9. 2010..As CCT is an identified risk factor for open-angle glaucoma, understanding the genes involved in CCT determination could improve our understanding of the mechanisms involved in this association...
Fractal analysis of retinal microvasculature and coronary heart disease mortalityGerald Liew
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Eur Heart J 32:422-9. 2011..Fractal analysis provides a global assessment of vascular network architecture. We examined the relationship of retinal vascular fractal dimension (D(f)) with coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality...
Dietary fatty acids and the 5-year incidence of age-related maculopathyBrian Chua
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney Eye Clinic, Westmead Hospital, Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
Arch Ophthalmol 124:981-6. 2006..Our study could not confirm deleterious effects of higher polyunsaturated fat intakes reported by other clinic-based studies...
Outdoor activity reduces the prevalence of myopia in childrenKathryn A Rose
School of Applied Vision Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmology 115:1279-85. 2008..To assess the relationship of near, midworking distance, and outdoor activities with prevalence of myopia in school-aged children...
Causes and associations of amblyopia in a population-based sample of 6-year-old Australian childrenDana Robaei
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Hospital, New South Wales, Australia
Arch Ophthalmol 124:878-84. 2006..00 D); 8.7% were myopic. CONCLUSIONS: A relatively low prevalence of amblyopia in a sample of 6-year-old children is documented. The majority of these children had already been diagnosed and treated for this condition...
Impact of ethnicity on the correlation of retinal parameters with axial lengthYasser M Tariq
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 51:4977-82. 2010..To examine whether the relationship of axial length (AL) to retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and macular parameters measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT) differs according to ethnicity...
Effect of stature and other anthropometric parameters on eye size and refraction in a population-based study of Australian childrenElvis Ojaimi
Department of Ophthalmology, Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Hospital, New South Wales, Australia
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 46:4424-9. 2005..The findings may demonstrate the effectiveness of emmetropization in the presence of normal physiological influences...
Open-angle glaucoma and cardiovascular mortality: the Blue Mountains Eye StudyAnne J Lee
Department of Ophthalmology, Centre for Vision Research, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
Ophthalmology 113:1069-76. 2006..There was a suggestion of higher cardiovascular mortality in glaucoma patients using topical timolol that merits further study...
Dietary antioxidant intake and incidence of early age-related maculopathy: the Blue Mountains Eye StudyVictoria Flood
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmology 109:2272-8. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: Our cohort study of an older population could not find evidence of protection associated with usual dietary antioxidant or zinc intakes (including use of supplements) on the 5-year incidence of early ARM...
Prevalence and progression of myopic retinopathy in an older populationJerry Vongphanit
Department of Ophthalmology and Save Sight Institute, the University of Sydney and Millenium Institute, Westmead Hospital, Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, NSW, Australia 2145
Ophthalmology 109:704-11. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: This study documented the age and sex-specific prevalence of myopic retinopathy and 5-year progression in an older white population...
Ten-year incidence of age-related cataract and cataract surgery in an older Australian population. The Blue Mountains Eye StudyGowri L Kanthan
University of Sydney Department of Ophthalmology, Center for Vision Research, Westmead Millennium Institute, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmology 115:808-814.e1. 2008..To estimate the 10-year incidence of cataract and cataract surgery in an older Australian population...
Vision and self-rated health: longitudinal findings from an older Australian populationTien Tay
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Westmead Millennium Institute, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 12:179-84. 2005..99, 95% CI 0.75-1.30). CONCLUSION: There were no parallel 5-year changes in self-rated health and vision in this population...
Impact of bilateral visual impairment on health-related quality of life: the Blue Mountains Eye StudyEe-Munn Chia
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 45:71-6. 2004..These data have implications for disability weights such as those developed by the Global Burden of Disease study...
Visibility of lamina cribrosa pores and open-angle glaucomaPaul R Healey
University of Sydney Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Millennium Institute, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia
Am J Ophthalmol 138:871-2. 2004..To determine prevalence and associations of visible lamina cribrosa pores in an older population and assess whether this feature is associated with open-angle glaucoma (OAG)...
Population prevalence of tilted optic disks and the relationship of this sign to refractive errorJerry Vongphanit
Department of Ophthalmology and the Save Sight, Westmead Millennium Institutes, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Am J Ophthalmol 133:679-85. 2002..The tilted disk and its associated visual field defect should be distinguished from other sinister causes...
Smoking and the long-term incidence of cataract: the Blue Mountains Eye StudyJennifer S L Tan
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 15:155-61. 2008..To assess the association between smoking and the long-term incidence of cataract and cataract surgery...
Regular aspirin use and retinal microvascular signs: the Blue Mountains Eye StudyGerald Liew
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology (Westmead Hospital, The Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Australia
J Hypertens 24:1329-35. 2006..CONCLUSION: Our finding of a possible association between the combined use of aspirin and antihypertensive agent(s) and wider retinal arteriolar diameter warrants further investigation into the effects of aspirin on the microvasculature...
Correctable and non-correctable visual impairment in a population-based sample of 12-year-old Australian childrenDana Robaei
Department of Ophthalmology (Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Hospital) and the Westmead Millennium Institute, Westmead, NSW, Australia
Am J Ophthalmol 142:112-118. 2006..5%, congenital nystagmus 4.8%, and cortical blindness 4.8%. CONCLUSIONS: Visual impairment had a relatively low prevalence in this older childhood population, a large proportion of which was correctable by refraction alone...
Visual acuity and the causes of visual loss in a population-based sample of 6-year-old Australian childrenDana Robaei
Department of Ophthalmology, Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Hospital, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmology 112:1275-82. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: This study has documented a relatively low prevalence of visual impairment in a population of Australian children. Uncorrected astigmatism and amblyopia were the most frequent causes...
Five-year incidence of age-related maculopathy lesions: the Blue Mountains Eye StudyPaul Mitchell
Department of Ophthalmology and the Save Sight and Westmead Millennium Institutes, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, Australia
Ophthalmology 109:1092-7. 2002..Our lower incidence of soft drusen could have resulted from our non-inclusion of intermediate soft drusen in the soft distinct and indistinct drusen categories...
Smoking and the long-term incidence of age-related macular degeneration: the Blue Mountains Eye StudyJennifer S L Tan
Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, and Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Hospital, Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Arch Ophthalmol 125:1089-95. 2007..To assess the association between smoking and long-term incident age-related macular degeneration (AMD)...
The prevalence of optic disc pits and their relationship to glaucomaPaul R Healey
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Millennium Institute, Westmead Hospital, Australia
J Glaucoma 17:11-4. 2008..To determine prevalence and associations of pits of the optic disc in an older population and assess their relationship to open-angle glaucoma...
Five-year outcome of correctable visual impairment: the Blue Mountains Eye StudySuriya Foran
Department of Ophthalmology, Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Hospital, and the Westmead Millennium and Save Sight Institutes, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 30:155-8. 2002..This study showed that persistent correctable impairment was more frequent with increasing age, among women, in those living alone, using community support services,or with a history of heart disease...
Refractive error and patterns of spectacle use in 12-year-old Australian childrenDana Robaei
Department of Ophthalmology, Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Hospital, and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmology 113:1567-73. 2006..0001). CONCLUSIONS: This study documents a relatively low prevalence of undercorrected refractive error in a population of Australian children. Nonrefractive prescription of spectacles is common...
Cardiovascular disease, vascular risk factors and the incidence of cataract and cataract surgery: the Blue Mountains Eye StudyChristine Younan
Department of Ophthalmology and the Westmead Millennium and Save Sight Institutes, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 10:227-40. 2003..The findings confirm a number of associations previously documented in cross-sectional data...
Direct and indirect effects of visual impairment on mortality risk in older personsMichael J Karpa
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, and Westmead Millennium Institute, Australia
Arch Ophthalmol 127:1347-53. 2009..To investigate pathways from visual impairment to increased all-cause mortality in older persons...
Hormone replacement therapy, reproductive factors, and the incidence of cataract and cataract surgery: the Blue Mountains Eye StudyChristine Younan
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Am J Epidemiol 155:997-1006. 2002..009). These epidemiologic data provide some evidence that estrogen may play a protective role in reducing the incidence of age-related cataract and cataract surgery...
Meta-analysis: retinal vessel caliber and risk for coronary heart diseaseKevin McGeechan
School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ann Intern Med 151:404-13. 2009..Retinal vessel caliber may be a novel marker of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. However, the sex-specific effect, magnitude of association, and effect independent of traditional CHD disease risk factors remain unclear...
Development and progression of diabetic retinopathy 12 months after phacoemulsification cataract surgeryThomas Hong
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ophthalmology 116:1510-4. 2009..To assess whether phacoemulsification cataract surgery exacerbates the development and progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in a cataract surgical cohort...
Correlation between generalized and focal retinal arteriolar narrowing in an older populationAva G Tan
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Australia
Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 31:322-5. 2003..These data suggest a moderate correlation between generalized (CRAE) and focal arteriolar narrowing. However, no significant association was found between arteriole-to-venule ratio and focal arteriolar narrowing...
Homonymous visual field defects and stroke in an older populationJagjit Singh Gilhotra
Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, NSW, Australia
Stroke 33:2417-20. 2002..0 to 8.1) also was associated, with adjustment for age and sex. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides accurate prevalence data for homonymous visual field defects in an older population. About half the participants did not report stroke...
Myopia and incident cataract and cataract surgery: the blue mountains eye studyChristine Younan
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Australia
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 43:3625-32. 2002..These data support other cross-sectional and longitudinal population-based findings...
Five-year change in visual acuity and incidence of visual impairment: the Blue Mountains Eye StudySuriya Foran
Department of Ophthalmology and the Save Sight and Westmead Millennium Institutes, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmology 110:41-50. 2003..Increasing age was a strong predictor of visual impairment. CONCLUSIONS: This study has documented the 5-year incidence and causes of visual impairment in an older Australian population...
Causes of visual impairment in two older population cross-sections: the Blue Mountains Eye StudySuriya Foran
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney (Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Hospital) and the Westmead Millennium and Save Sight Institutes, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 10:215-25. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: These data indicate a relative stable pattern of causes for blindness and visual impairment, with AMD and cataract, respectively, dominating these two levels...
Visual impairment and nursing home placement in older Australians: the Blue Mountains Eye StudyJie Jin Wang
Department of Ophthalmology, Save Sight Institute, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, Australia
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 10:3-13. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that decreased vision may be a marker or contributing factor to subsequent nursing home placement in general older populations...
Cataract surgery and the 5-year incidence of late-stage age-related maculopathy: pooled findings from the Beaver Dam and Blue Mountains eye studiesJie Jin Wang
Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Millennium and Save Sight Institutes, University of Sydney, Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, NSW 2145, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmology 110:1960-7. 2003....
Five-year refractive changes in an older population: the Blue Mountains Eye StudyMagdalena Guzowski
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Hospital, Hawkesbury Road, Westmead NSW 2145, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmology 110:1364-70. 2003....
Patterns of glaucomatous visual field defects in an older population: the Blue Mountains Eye StudyAnne J Lee
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 31:331-5. 2003..0%). Undiagnosed OAG was more frequent in unilateral (65.3%) than bilateral (34.7%) cases (P = 0.003). This study reports the pattern of typical glaucomatous field loss in an older Australian population...
Correctable visual impairment in an older population: the blue mountains eye studySuriya Foran
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney (Center for Vision Research, Westmead Hospital) and the Westmead Millennium and Save Sight Institutes, Sydney, Australia
Am J Ophthalmol 134:712-9. 2002..CONCLUSION: Socioeconomic parameters, myopia, wearing distance glasses, reported health problems, and poor perceived health were associated with correctable visual impairment in this older population...
Retinal vascular caliber, diabetes, and retinopathyAnnette Kifley
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Australia
Am J Ophthalmol 143:1024-6. 2007..To assess the relationship of retinal vessel caliber with diabetes and diabetic retinopathy (DR)...
Low birthweight is associated with narrower arterioles in adultsGerald Liew
Centre for Vision Research, University of Sydney, Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Hospital, The Westmead Millennium Institute, Australia
Hypertension 51:933-8. 2008..These findings provide evidence that structural alterations in the arteriolar microcirculation may be a potential mechanism linking restricted fetal growth with subsequent risk of hypertension...
Associations between elevated intraocular pressure and glaucoma, use of glaucoma medications, and 5-year incident cataract: the Blue Mountains Eye StudySujatha Chandrasekaran
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia
Ophthalmology 113:417-24. 2006..92]). No associations, however, were found with incident cortical cataract or PSC. CONCLUSIONS: Elevated IOP may increase the risk of nuclear cataract, but not that of other types. The use of glaucoma medications could magnify this risk...
