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The incidence of contact lens-related microbial keratitis in AustraliaFiona Stapleton
Institute for Eye Research, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmology 115:1655-62. 2008..To establish the absolute risk of contact lens (CL)-related microbial keratitis, the incidence of vision loss and risk factors for disease...- The epidemiology of microbial keratitis with silicone hydrogel contact lensesFiona Stapleton
Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, Australia
Eye Contact Lens 39:79-85. 2013..Consideration of an early adopter effect with studies involving new materials and modalities and further investigation of the impact of second-generation silicone hydrogel materials is warranted... - Risk factors for moderate and severe microbial keratitis in daily wear contact lens usersFiona Stapleton
Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmology 119:1516-21. 2012..To establish risk factors for moderate and severe microbial keratitis among daily contact lens (CL) wearers in Australia... 
Contact lens-related microbial keratitis: how have epidemiology and genetics helped us with pathogenesis and prophylaxisF Stapleton
Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Eye (Lond) 26:185-93. 2012..Individual differences in susceptibility to microbial keratitis may be partly explained by differences in single-nucleotide polymorphisms in certain cytokine genes, particularly those with a proven protective role in corneal infection...
The epidemiology of contact lens related infiltratesFiona Stapleton
Vision Cooperative Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Optom Vis Sci 84:257-72. 2007..An understanding of the risks and contributory factors to these conditions is important for practitioners and will enable an informed choice of safer lens wear modalities, wear schedules, and hygiene regimes to be made...- Contact lens-related acanthamoeba keratitisFiona Stapleton
School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Optom Vis Sci 86:E1196-201. 2009..Despite considerable morbidity in terms of the treatment duration, hospitalization, outpatient appointments, and associated disease costs, the final visual outcome (6/6) was excellent... - Studies of contact lens-related microbial keratitis in Australia and New Zealand: new learningsFiona Stapleton
Institute for Eye Research, Sydney, Australia
Eye Contact Lens 33:354-7; discussion 362-3. 2007.... - Relationship between climate, disease severity, and causative organism for contact lens-associated microbial keratitis in AustraliaFiona Stapleton
Institute for Eye Research, Sydney, Australia
Am J Ophthalmol 144:690-698. 2007..To evaluate associations between disease severity, causative organism, and climatic variation in contact lens-related microbial keratitis in Australia... - Evaluation of corneal sensitivity to mechanical and chemical stimuli after LASIK: a pilot studyFiona Stapleton
Cornea and Contact Lens Research Unit, School of Optometry and Vision Science and Vision Cooperative Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Eye Contact Lens 32:88-93. 2006..To evaluate the effect of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) on corneal sensitivity, nerve morphology, and tear film characteristics... - Evaluation of surveillance methods for an epidemiological study of contact lens related microbial keratitisLisa Keay
Cornea and Contact Lens Research Unit, School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 32:349-53. 2004..To evaluate surveillance methods in a pilot epidemiological study of contact lens related microbial keratitis (MK) cases identified by ophthalmic practitioners in Australia and New Zealand between May and August 2003 inclusive... - Immune defense single nucleotide polymorphisms and recruitment strategies associated with contact lens keratitisNicole A Carnt
Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmology 119:1997-2002. 2012..To determine the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of defensin 1B and toll-like receptor 4 with contact lens keratitis susceptibility and severity, and to understand the factors that influence study participation... - Comparison of virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from contact lens- and non-contact lens-related keratitisMan H Choy
School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
J Med Microbiol 57:1539-46. 2008..aeruginosa isolates from different infection origins may have different characteristics. A better understanding of these differences may lead to further development of evidence-based clinical guidelines for the management of keratitis... - The effectiveness of various cleaning regimens and current guidelines in contact lens case biofilm removalYvonne T Wu
Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, Australia
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 52:5287-92. 2011..This in vitro study aimed to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of manufacturers' guidelines and several other regimens in removing biofilm using various types of contact lens cases and disinfecting agents... - In vivo assessment of antimicrobial efficacy of silver-impregnated contact lens storage casesJaya Dantam
Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, Australia
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 53:1641-8. 2012.... - Contact lens case contamination during daily wear of silicone hydrogelsMark D P Willcox
Institute for Eye Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Optom Vis Sci 87:456-64. 2010..This study aimed to evaluate the contamination rate and types of microbes contaminating cases during use of contact lens disinfecting solutions and silicone hydrogel lenses... - Surveillance of contact lens related microbial keratitis in Australia and New Zealand: multi-source case-capture and cost-effectivenessLisa Keay
Institute for Eye Research, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 14:343-50. 2007..To evaluate a multi-source surveillance system used in a 12-month study of contact lens related microbial keratitis in Australia and New Zealand... - An early assessment of silicone hydrogel safety: pearls and pitfalls, and current statusLisa Keay
School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Eye Contact Lens 33:358-61; discussion 362-3. 2007..Finally, the relevance of this information is discussed to practitioners and contact lens wearers making choices about the risks and benefits of different products and how they are used... - Removal of biofilm from contact lens storage casesYvonne T Wu
Brien Holden Vision Institute, School of Optometry and Vision Science, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 51:6329-33. 2010..This in vitro study aimed to evaluate and compare the efficacy of cleaning practices that are most commonly carried out by lens wearers and recommended by practitioners... - 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.... - Effects of alpha-toxin-deficient Staphylococcus aureus on the production of peripheral corneal ulceration in an animal modelPeter Z J Wu
Vision Cooperative Research Centre and Cornea and Contact Lens Research Unit, School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Curr Eye Res 30:63-70. 2005..aureus DU1090 was similar to the parent strain. S. aureus strains may produce CLPU-like lesions irrespective of alpha-toxin production, but severe infectious lesions are produced only in the presence of alpha-toxin... - Impact of cleaning regimens in silver-impregnated and hydrogen peroxide lens casesYvonne T Wu
Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, Australia
Eye Contact Lens 37:365-9. 2011..This in vitro study compared the effectiveness of several cleaning methods using silver-impregnated lens case and hydrogen peroxide disinfection systems... - 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... - 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... - Impact of lens case hygiene guidelines on contact lens case contaminationYvonne T Wu
School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Optom Vis Sci 88:E1180-7. 2011..The effectiveness of manufacturers' lens case cleaning guidelines in limiting microbial contamination has not been evaluated in vivo. This study compared the effectiveness of manufacturers' guidelines and an alternative cleaning regimen... - Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis in IL-6-deficient miceNerida Cole
Co-operative Research Centre for Eye Research and Technology, Cornea and Contact Lens Research Unit and School of Optometry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Int Arch Allergy Immunol 130:165-72. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that IL-6 is critical to the host defence of the cornea during P. aeruginosa infection. Pharmacological manipulation of the IL-6 response may represent a rational strategy for new interventions... - Impact of air-drying lens cases in various locations and positionsYvonne T Wu
Institute for Eye Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Optom Vis Sci 87:465-8. 2010..To determine the rate and type of microbial contamination when contact lens cases are air-dried in two different positions (face up and face down) and in four different locations (toilet, bathroom, office, and bedroom)... - Biocidal efficacy of silver-impregnated contact lens storage cases in vitroJaya Dantam
Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, Australia
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 52:51-7. 2011..This study evaluated early antimicrobial activity of silver-impregnated CL cases and silver-release characteristics in vitro... - Grading contact lens-related microbial keratitis: relevance to disease burdenLisa Keay
Institute for Eye Research and Vision Cooperative Research Centre and School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Optom Vis Sci 85:531-7. 2008..To describe a clinical grading system for epidemiological investigation of presumed contact lens related microbial keratitis (MK) and investigate the relationship to associated costs and disease duration... - Bovine lactoferrin stimulates human corneal epithelial alkali wound healing in vitroUshasree Pattamatta
Institute for Eye Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 50:1636-43. 2009..The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of bovine lactoferrin (BLF) on human corneal epithelial wound healing using an in vitro alkali-induced wound model and to understand its role in promoting wound healing... - Influence of tear film and contact lens osmolality on ocular comfort in contact lens wearUlrike Stahl
The Vision Cooperative Research Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Optom Vis Sci 86:857-67. 2009..To evaluate a novel method to measure the osmolality of worn contact lenses and assess the impact of contact lens and tear film osmolality on comfort during short-term wear... - Pilot study of contact lens practitioner risk-taking propensityNicole Carnt
Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Optom Vis Sci 88:E981-7. 2011..Other factors associated with high practitioner risk taking and larger volume contact lens practices were also investigated... - Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms of interleukins-1β, -6, and -12B with contact lens keratitis susceptibility and severityNicole A Carnt
Brien Holden Vision Institute, Australia
Ophthalmology 119:1320-7. 2012..To investigate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and IL-12β are associated with the susceptibility and severity of contact lens-related keratitis... - Higher risk taking propensity of contact lens wearers is associated with less complianceNicole Carnt
Brien Holden Vision Institute, University of New South Wales, Australia
Cont Lens Anterior Eye 34:202-6. 2011..To determine whether risk taking personality is associated with compliance in contact lens wear, and how practitioner perception of compliance compares with wearer risk taking and non-compliant behaviour... - Signs, symptoms, and comorbidities in contact lens-related microbial keratitisLisa Keay
Vision Cooperative Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydeney, New South Wales, Australia
Optom Vis Sci 86:803-9. 2009..The aim of this study was to characterize the clinical signs, symptoms, and ocular and systemic comorbidities in a large case series of contact lens-related microbial keratitis... - Do swimming goggles limit microbial contamination of contact lenses?Yvonne T Wu
Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Optom Vis Sci 88:456-60. 2011..The purpose of this study was to examine whether wearing goggles while swimming limits bacterial colonization on contact lenses and whether the type of lens worn affects contamination rates... - A population survey of the penetrance of contact lens wear in Australia: rationale, methodology and resultsKatie Edwards
Institute for Eye Research, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 16:275-80. 2009..A population based, cross-sectional telephone survey was conducted to estimate the total penetrance of contact lens wear in Australia... - Silicone hydrogel contact lenses and the ocular surfaceFiona Stapleton
Vision Cooperative Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, Australia
Ocul Surf 4:24-43. 2006.... - Type III secretion system-associated toxins, proteases, serotypes, and antibiotic resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates associated with keratitisHua Zhu
Institute for Eye Research, School of Optometry and Vision Science, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Curr Eye Res 31:297-306. 2006..01). The results suggest that multidrug resistance may be more commonly associated with the corneal isolates of P. aeruginosa having type III secretion system-associated cytotoxin gene exoU and belonging to serotype E (O:11) group... - A critical role for CCL2 and CCL3 chemokines in the regulation of polymorphonuclear neutrophils recruitment during corneal infection in miceMei Lang Xue
Vision Cooperative Research Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Immunol Cell Biol 85:525-31. 2007..Our findings provide strong evidence that CCL2 and CCL3 are critical regulators of PMN recruitment, and may lead to therapeutic strategies via targeting of the CC chemokines, CCL2 and CCL3, in the management of P. aeruginosa keratitis... - Microbial keratitis predisposing factors and morbidityLisa Keay
School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmology 113:109-16. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: Ocular trauma and CL wear are the major predisposing factors for microbial keratitis in this age range. These cases require significant hospital resources during treatment, and the keratitis may result in loss of vision... - Contact lens and lens storage case cleaning instructions: whose advice should we follow?Yvonne Wu
Institute for Eye Research, Sydney, Australia
Eye Contact Lens 36:68-72. 2010.... - Measurements of solutions and contact lenses with a vapor pressure osmometerUlrike Stahl
The Vision Cooperative Research Centre, Sydney, Australia
Optom Vis Sci 84:321-7. 2007..To investigate the influence of sample volume and contact lens material on osmolality measurements made with a Wescor vapor pressure osmometer... - Contact lens user profile, attitudes and level of compliance to lens careYvonne Wu
Institute for Eye Research, Sydney, Australia
Cont Lens Anterior Eye 33:183-8. 2010..To identify the demographics profile of lens wearers, and to evaluate the scope and level of noncompliant, behaviours in lens wearers... - Microbial keratitis and vision loss with contact lensesBrien A Holden
Cornea and Contact Lens Research Unit, School of Optometry and Vision Science, and the Cooperative Research Centre for Eye Research and Technology, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Eye Contact Lens 29:S131-4; discussion S143-4, S192-4. 2003..This article gives a preliminary estimation of the incidence of microbial keratitis and vision loss with continuous-wear contact lenses made from highly oxygen permeable (Dk) materials... - Residual corneal flattening after discontinuation of long-term orthokeratology lens wear in asian childrenRichard Wu
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Eye Contact Lens 35:333-7. 2009..Most patients treated with orthokeratology (OK) in Asia are children. The effects of long-term OK on corneal curvature among children after lens wear discontinuation have not previously been reported... - How do Australian optometrists manage work-related physical discomfort?Jennifer Long
School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia E mail
Clin Exp Optom 95:606-14. 2012..This has implications for the well-being of optometrists, for their productivity and for compliance with health and safety legislation... - Corneal and conjunctival sensory function: the impact on ocular surface sensitivity of change from low to high oxygen transmissibility contact lensesBlanka Golebiowski
School of Optometry and Vision Science, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 53:1177-81. 2012..This study investigates whether increasing oxygen availability through discontinuation of contact lens wear or transfer into highly oxygen transmissible (high Dk/t) lenses leads to a change in corneal or conjunctival sensitivity... - Osmolality and tear film dynamicsUlrike Stahl
Vision Cooperative Research Centre, Sydney, Australia School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Clin Exp Optom 95:3-11. 2012..Despite its immense potential in the diagnosis of dry eye, tear film osmolality is not commonly assessed. This review will focus on the current knowledge of tear film dynamics and tear film osmolality... - Health- and vision-related quality of life in intellectually disabled childrenYu Cui
School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Optom Vis Sci 87:37-44. 2010..To investigate the psychometric properties of instruments for the assessment of self-reported functional vision performance and health-related quality of life in children with intellectual disabilities (IDs)... - Role of hypo-osmotic saline drops in ocular comfort during contact lens wearUlrike Stahl
The Vision Cooperative Research Centre, Sydney, Australia
Cont Lens Anterior Eye 33:68-75. 2010..To determine whether hypo-osmotic saline drops can improve contact lens associated discomfort and dryness by decreasing contact lens osmolality... - The causes of and cures for contact lens-induced peripheral ulcerP Wu
Cooperative Research Centre for Eye Research and Technology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Eye Contact Lens 29:S63-6; discussion S83-4, S192-4. 2003..epidermidis in the presence of an epithelial abrasion and contact lens. Thus, we hypothesize that to reduce the incidence of CLPU, contact lenses designed to reduce corneal interaction and repel microbial colonization should be produced... - Interaction between the contact lens and the ocular surface in the etiology of superior epithelial arcuate lesionsFiona Stapleton
The Cornea and Contact Lens Research Unit, School of Optometry and the Cooperative Research, Centre for Eye Research and Technology, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Adv Exp Med Biol 506:973-80. 2002 - Altered conjunctival response after contact lens-related corneal inflammationFiona Stapleton
Cornea and Contact Lens Research Unit, School for Optometry and Vision Science and Cooperative Research Center for Eye Research and Technology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Cornea 22:443-7. 2003..We designed a masked study to examine the impact of overnight CL wear on clinical variables in subjects who had previously experienced corneal inflammatory disease... - Management of symptomatic Meesmann dystrophyIsabelle Jalbert
School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales and Institute for Eye Research, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Optom Vis Sci 86:E1202-6. 2009..This report describes a case of Meesmann dystrophy with unusually severe symptoms and punctate epithelial keratopathy managed with a therapeutic contact lens... - Induction of cytokines from polymorphonuclear leukocytes and epithelial cells by ocular isolates of Serratia marcescensEmma Hume
Cooperative Research Centre for Eye Research and Technology, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 12:287-95. 2004..Inflammatory mediators released by the host may heighten the response. We have examined the ability of human corneal epithelial cells and polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) to release cytokines upon stimulation with bacteria... - Differences in clinical parameters and tear film of tolerant and intolerant contact lens wearersMelissa J Glasson
Co-operative Research Centre for Eye Research and Technology, School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 44:5116-24. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: Contact lens intolerance appears to be best predicted by a combination of clinical variables, including tear film stability, tear volume, and symptom reporting... - Development and evaluation of evidence-based guidelines on contact lens-related microbial keratitisLisa Keay
School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Cont Lens Anterior Eye 31:3-12. 2008..To assess the response to clinical guidelines based on recent epidemiological studies of contact lens-related microbial keratitis... - Epidemiology of contact lens-related inflammation and microbial keratitis: a 20-year perspectiveLisa Keay
School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Eye Contact Lens 33:346-53, discussion 362-3. 2007..This article summarizes data from such studies that address incidence and risk factors for this condition. Estimates of risk and associated predisposing factors have been quite consistent over time, geography and study design... - Broad spectrum of antibacterial activity of a new multipurpose disinfecting solutionHua Zhu
Institute for Eye Research, School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Eye Contact Lens 33:278-83. 2007..001% polyquaternium-1 and 0.0005% myristamidopropyl dimethylamine, against a range of bacteria and fungi... - Factors affecting corneal and conjunctival sensitivity measurementBlanka Golebiowski
Vision Cooperative Research Centre, Institute for Eye Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Optom Vis Sci 85:241-6. 2008..This study aimed to evaluate whether measurements of threshold of sensation to an air stimulus are affected by corneal/conjunctival location, gender, age, time of day, ambient temperature or humidity... - Contact lens-related microbial keratitis: what can epidemiologic studies tell us?Fiona Stapleton
Cornea and Contact Lens Research Unit, School of Optometry and Vision Science, and Cooperative Research Centre for Eye Research and Technology, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Eye Contact Lens 29:S85-9; discussion S115-8, S192-4. 2003..An appreciation of the advantages and limitations of each of these approaches will assist in the planning of future studies to address these outstanding questions... - Videoreflective dacryomeniscometry in normal adults and in patients with functional or primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstructionIan C Francis
Ocular Plastics Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Australia
Am J Ophthalmol 139:493-7. 2005..We used VRD to evaluate the height of the central marginal lower lid tear film in normal adults and compared it with two watery-eye groups and a postoperative dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) group... - Developing an instrument to assess vision-related and subjective quality of life in children with intellectual disability: data collection and preliminary analysis in a Chinese populationYu Cui
School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 28:238-46. 2008..As a first step towards addressing this question, this study collects self-perceptions on visual performance and life quality in school children with intellectual disability... - The corneal stroma during contact lens wearIsabelle Jalbert
The Vision Cooperative Research Centre, School of Optometry and Vision Science, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Cont Lens Anterior Eye 28:3-12. 2005.... - Prospective controlled study of vapor pressure tear osmolality and tear meniscus height in nasolacrimal duct obstructionUlrike Stahl
Vision CRC, and the School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Am J Ophthalmol 141:1051-6. 2006..Relative to FNLDO, patients with PANDO who progressed to surgery had lower TMH and normal TO, which suggests that a complete lacrimal drainage obstruction induces negative feedback that results in no reduction in TO... - Risk factors for physical discomfort in Australian optometristsJennifer Long
School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Optom Vis Sci 88:317-26. 2011..There are anecdotal reports that optometrists suffer work-related physical discomfort but no published reports to support this... - Evasion of cellular ocular defenses by contact lens isolates of Serratia marcescensEmma B H Hume
Cooperative Research Centre for Eye Research and Technology, University of South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Eye Contact Lens 29:108-12. 2003..The aim of this study was to investigate the interaction of S. marcescens with polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs), which occur in closed-eye tears... - Development and validation of a multidimensional quality-of-life scale for myopiaDeborah B Erickson
Cooperative Research Centre for Eye Research and Technology, Institute for Eye Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Optom Vis Sci 81:70-81. 2004.... - Experimental Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis in interleukin-10 gene knockout miceNerida Cole
Cooperative Research Center for Eye Research and Technology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Infect Immun 71:1328-36. 2003..This study demonstrates that IL-10 plays an important role in regulating the balance of inflammatory mediators during P. aeruginosa infection of the cornea... - The effect of water content on the 193 nm excimer laser ablationMark H Feltham
Cooperative Research Centrefor Eye Research and Technology, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 30:99-103. 2002..This study reports associations between water content of hydrogel materials and laser ablation depth... - Reproducibility of and effect of magnification on optical coherence tomography measurements in childrenXiu Ying Wang
Department of Ophthalmology Centre for Vision Research, University of Sydney, and Westmead Millennium Institute, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Am J Ophthalmol 143:484-8. 2007.... - Corneal mechanical sensitivity measurement using a staircase techniqueBlanka Golebiowski
Vision CRC and School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 25:246-53. 2005.... - Mechanisms of apoptosis in human corneal epithelial cellsFiona Stapleton
Cooperative Research Centre for Eye Research and Technology, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Adv Exp Med Biol 506:827-34. 2002 - Nasolacrimal obstructionIan C Francis
Ophthalmology 113:162; author reply 162-3. 2006 - Referral pathways and management of contact lens-related microbial keratitis in Australia and New ZealandLisa Keay
Intitute for Eye Research and Vision CRC School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of NSW, Australia
Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 36:209-16. 2008..We examine the referral pathways and treatment for contact lens-related microbial keratitis in Australia and New Zealand... - Risk factors and causative organisms in microbial keratitisMatthew Green
Gold Coast Hospital, Southport, Australia
Cornea 27:22-7. 2008..To establish the risk factors, causative organisms, levels of antibiotic resistance, patient demographics, clinical presentations, and clinical outcomes of microbial keratitis at a tertiary hospital in Australia... - Factors affecting the morbidity of contact lens-related microbial keratitis: a population studyLisa Keay
School of Optometry and Vision Science University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW, Australia
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 47:4302-8. 2006..To examine factors influencing the severity of soft contact lens (SCL)-related microbial keratitis... - A longitudinal study of trends in keratitis in AustraliaMatthew Green
Gold Coast Hospital, Southport, Australia
Cornea 27:33-9. 2008..To analyze the changes in risk factors, corneal culture results, antibiotic resistance, treatment, and clinical outcomes of patients with keratitis presenting to a major public hospital in Australia over a 5-year period... - Perspective on 15 years of research: reduced risk of microbial keratitis with frequent-replacement contact lensesLisa Keay
Eye Contact Lens 33:167-8. 2007