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The Centre for Vision Research
represents the Westmead arm of the Department
of Clinical Ophthalmology & Eye Health at the University
of Sydney.
Postgraduate training is offered
to both medical and other graduates wishing to pursue PhD or Masters projects
in clinical or epidemiological research, relating to ophthalmology. Most
projects address visual impairment and the leading causes of blindness
in Australia. Please note that we do not offer clinical training in Ophthalmology.
Research projects in fields
allied to our key research areas, with primary supervision by members
of other departments or institutions (e.g. public health, hearing, nutrition,
genetic epidemiology) are also encouraged, using datasets from our population-based
studies and from our other clinical projects or trials. Contact Professor
Paul Mitchell for further information (please include a full CV).
A list of current and completed
postgraduate students, and their topics, is shown below.
Laboratory based projects are
not offered by the Centre for Vision Research at this time, but may be
offered in the future. Queries regarding these should be directed to one
of the other academic staff members in the Department of Ophthalmology
& Eye Health, as shown: Contact Professor
John McAvoy or Associate Professor
Mark Gillies at the Save
Sight Institute for further information.
Current departmental
academic staff include:
Clinical staff
Professor Francis A Billson
AO MBBS DO RCPS FRCSEd FRCS FRACS FACS FRANZCO FRCOphth (Head of Department)
Professor Paul Mitchell
MBBS MD PhD FRACS FRANZCO FRCOphth FAFPHM (Postgraduate Coordinator)
Dr Kathleen A McClellan MBBS
PhD FRACS FRANZCO
Dr John Grigg MBBS FRACS FRANZCO
Dr Mark Gillies MBBS PhD FRANZCO
Dr Stuart Graham MBBS MMed
FRANZCO
Laboratory staff (Save
Sight Institute)
Professor John A McAvoy BSc
PhD (Director, Laboratory Research)
Associate Professor Jan M
Provis BSc PhD (with Anatomy and Histology)
Dr Michele Madigan BSc PhD
(Postgraduate Coordinator)
For more information about
studying at the University of Sydney see:
PG
Research Studies Handbook
Faculty of Medicine
University of Sydney
Completed postgraduate
students
Peteris Darzins, PhD Sunlight and age-related macular degeneration
(University of Newcastle) 1994
Joanne Francis, MMed The relationship between retinopathy and mortality
in a cohort of diabetic patients (University of Newcastle) 1994
Karin Attebo, PhD Vision and causes of visual loss in an Australian
population 1996
Wayne Smith, PhD Risk factors for age-related maculopathy 1996
Sam Lertsumitkul, MPH Ethnicity and language: Risk factors for diabetic
retinopathy? 1995
Paul R Healey, MMed Determinants of optic disc size in an older
population 1995
Jie Jin Wang, MMed Symmetry of age-related maculopathy 1995
Anthony Yu, MPH Hypertensive retinopathy in a population 1996
Rebecca Ivers, MPH Lack of association between localised cataract
and visual field loss 1996
Mark Goodrich, MPH Fibrinogen and other cardiovascular risk factors
and cataract 1997
Xeuquin Uyu, MPH Predictors of vitamin supplement usage in an older
population 1997
Chui Tsang, MPH Haematological indices in a population sample: Derivation
of healthy reference ranges 1997
Ridia Lim, MPH Ocular associations with cataract 1997
Weining Li, MMed Prevalence and associations of retinal vascular
signs in a population 1998
David Ng, MPH Smoking and age-related eye disease 1998
Neal Rowe, MPH Relationships between cataract, blood glucose and
diabetes 1998
Leonard Ong, MPH Symmetry of optic disc characteristics in an older
population 1998
Sarmila Pal, MPH Use of pap smear and mammography by older women
in a population 1999
Thomas Woo, MPH Systematic review of the evidence for early worsening
of diabetic retinopathy with intensive insulin treatment 1999
David Wigney, MAud The prevalence and audiological profile of tinnitus
in the elderly 1999
Peter Hinchcliffe, MPH Ectropion in an older population 1999
Joanne Bantick, MNutr Folate intake in an older Australian population
1999
Cristina Cristoloveneau, MAud Video-otoscopic findings in an elderly
population 1999
Jie Jin Wang, PhD Impact of visual impairment in older Australians
2000
Maciek Kuzniarz, MPH Associations between vitamin supplement use
and cataract 2000
Weichun Tan, MPH Prevalence and determinants of asymmetric cataract
2000
Jagit Gilhotra, MPH Homonymous visual field defects and stroke in
an older population 2000
Rebecca Ivers, PhD Visual impairment and the risk of falls and fractures
in older Australians 2000
Krishna Tumuluri, MPH Cilioretinal arteries and open-angle glaucoma
2000
Jie Jin Wang, MApplStat Modelling categorical dependent variables:
Comparison of different modelling approaches for self-rated health scores
2000
Krithy Pillay, MND The fatty acid dietary intake of an older Australian
population 2000
Fiona Manzi, MND Carotenoid intake of an older Australian population
2000
Kristen Tregenza, MAud Effects of industrial exposure to solvents
on hearing in elderly Australians 2000
Luisa Cikamatana, MScMed Diabetic and other retinopathy lesions
in an older Australian population 2001
Alice Chang, MPH Prevalence of hyertension among older residents
of the Blue Mountains 2001
Jerry Vongphanit, MMed Ocular effects and impact of myopia and astigmatism
in an older population 2001
Sureka Thiagalingam, MPH Predictors of undercorrected refractive
error in an older population 2001
Suriya Foran, PhD Visual impairment in older Australians: Incidence,
causes and predictors 2001
Christine Younan, MMed Risk factors for the incidence of cataract
and cataract surgery 2001
Ruwan Walpola, MPH Prevalence and associations with asteroid hyalosis
in a population (UNSW) 2001
Magda Guzowski, MPH 5-year changes in spherical and astigmatic refractive
error (UNSW) 2002
Brian Chua, MPH Effects of cataract type and location on visual
function 2002
Michelle Hughan, MBBS(Hons) Prevalence of paraproteinaemia in older
Australians 2003
Jai Panchepakasan, PhD Determinants of cataract progression 2003
Doungkamol Sindhusake, PhD Prevalence and risk factors for tinnitus
in an older Australian population 2003
Nihal Omen, BApplSc(Hons) Phoria and refractive error in children
2003
Charles Hopley, MMed The economic impact of visual impairment from
age-related macular degeneration 2003
Jeanette Jee, BAppSc(Hons) Prevalence of sensory impairment amongst
older Australians being evaluated by Aged Care Assessment Teams (ACAT)
2003
Harry Leung, MMed Epidemiology of retinal vessel wall signs in older
Australians 2004
Andrew Chang, PhD Studies of indocyanine green in animal and human
models 2004
Vicki Flood, PhD Folate, vitamin B12 and homocysteine status and
determinants among older Australians 2004
Sonia Saxsena, MBBS(Hons) The impact of diabetes on the five year
incidence of cataract and cataract surgery 2004
Sujatha Chandrasekaran, MPH Incident relationships between open-angle
glaucoma, glaucoma risk factors and cataract: the Blue Mountains Eye Study
(UNSW) 2004
Son Huynh, MClinEpi Comparison of keratometry using two instruments
in primary school children 2004
Chet Pager, PhD Cataract and age-related maculopathy outcomes study
2005
Karina Gotyamanos, MBBS(Hons) Factors predicting overweight and
obesity in The Blue Mountains Eye Study 2005
Tien Tay, MMed Sensory impairment in older persons and its impact
on quality of life and the utilisation of health care and community support
services 2005
David Hartley, PhD Aspects of hearing aid use in an elderly population
2005
Elvis Ojaimi, MMed The epidemiology of myopia in Sydney school children
2005
Thuan Q Pham, MMed Cataract surgery in patients with and without
age-related macular degeneration 2005
Maryanne A Golding, PhD An epidemiological study of central auditory
processing in the elderly (2005
Stuart Graham, PhD Objective perimetry in early detection of glaucoma
2005
Anne Lee, PhD The development of glaucoma over 10 years in a community
2006
Dana Robaei, PhD Visual impairment in Australian children: Prevalence,
causes and associations 2006
Xiu Ying Wang, PhD Optical coherence tomography in a cohort of Australian
children 2006
Tim Roberts, MMed The role of nocturnal cardiovascular and respiratory
changes in glaucomatous optic neuropathy 2006
Paul R Healey, PhD Studies of the optic disc in a population
2007
Sudha Cugati, PhD Retinal vascular and degenerative diseases: Long-term
incidence, risk factors and impact 2008
Alan Barclay, PhD Glycemic load and other dietary risk factors for
Type 2 diabetes in older Australians 2008
Jenny Ip, PhD Ocular biometry and refraction in Australian school
children: Familial and environmental associations 2008
Gerald Liew,PhD Systemic associations with retinal microvascular
signs: a study of three older population samples 2008
Current
students
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