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  1. Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Lee AJ, Chia E-M, Smith W, Cumming R, Mitchell P. Ten-year incidence and progression of age-related maculopathy: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmology 114(1):92-8, 2007 medline
  2. Kaushik S, Tan AG, Mitchell P, Wang JJ. Prevalence and associations of enhanced retinal arteriolar light reflex: a new look at an old sign. Ophthalmology 114(1):113-120, 2007 medline
  3. Liew G, Sharrett RA, Kronmal R, Klein R, Wong TY, Mitchell P, Kifley A, Wang JJ. Measurement of retinal vascular caliber: Issues and alternatives to using arteriole to venule ratio. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 48(1):52-7, 2007 medline
  4. Huynh SC, Kifley A, Rose KA, Morgan IG, Mitchell P. Astigmatism in 12-year-old Australian children: comparisons with a 6-year-old population. Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science 48(1):73-82, 2007 medline
  5. Rochtchina E, Wang JJ, Flood VM, Mitchell P. Elevated serum homocysteine, low serum vitamin B12 and folate and age-related macular degeneration: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology 143(2):344-6, 2007 medline
  6. Pham TQ, Chua B, Gorbatov M, Mitchell P. Optical coherence tomography findings of acute traumatic maculopathy following motor vehicle accident. American Journal of Ophthalmology 143(2):348-50, 2007 medline
  7. Fung AT, Reid SE, Joes MP, Healey PR, McCluskey PJ, Craig JC. Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials comparing latanoprost with brimonidine in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma, ocular hypertension or normal-tension glaucoma. British Journal of Ophthalmology 91(1):62-8, 2007 medline
  8. Cheung N, Saw S-M, Islam FMA, Rogers S, Shankar A, Mitchell P, Wong T. BMI and retinal vascular caliber in children. Obesity 15(1):209-15, 2007 medline
  9. Kaushik S, Kifley A, Mitchell P, Wang JJ. Age, blood pressure and retinal vessel diameter: separate effects of blood pressure and age. Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science, 48(2):557-61, 2007 medline
  10. Wong TY, Mitchell P. The eye in hypertension (invited review). Lancet 369(9559):425-35. 2007 medline
  11. Cumming RG, Ivers R, Clemson L, Cullen J, Hayes MF, Tanzer M, Mitchell P. Improving vision to prevent falls in frail older people: a randomized trial. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 55(2):175-181, 2007 medline
  12. Chen CY, Scurrah KJ, Stankovich J, Garoufalis F, Dirani M, Pertile KK, Richardson AJ, Mitchell P, Baird PN. Heritability and shared environment estimates for myopia and associated ocular biometric traits: the Genes in Myopia (GEM) family study. Human Genetics January 5 [E-pub ahead of print], 2007 medline
  13. Tan JSL, Mitchell P, Smith W, Wang JJ. Cardiovascular risk factors and the long-term incidence of age-related macular degeneration: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmology January 31 [E-pub ahead of print], 2007 medline
  14. Ip JM, Huynh SC, Robaei D, Kifley A, Rose KA, Morgan IG, Wang JJ, Mitchell P. Ethnic differences in refraction and ocular biometry in a population-based sample of 11-15 year old Australian children. Eye February 2 [E-pub ahead of print], 2007 medline
  15. Cugati S, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P. Ten-year incidence of diabetes in older Australians: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Medical Journal of Australia 186(3):131-5, 2007 medline
  16. Liew G, Mitchell P. Ranibizumab for neovascular age-related macular degeneration [letter]. New England Journal of Medicine 356(7):747-8, 2007medline
  17. Shankar A, Mitchell P, Rochtchina E, Tan J, Wang JJ. Association between circulating white blood cell count and long-term incidence of age-related macular degeneration: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. American Journal of Epidemiology 165(4):375-82, 2007 medline
  18. Anstey KJ, Salim A, Lord SR, Hennessy M, Mitchell P, Mill K, VON Sanden C. Our correct use of ANCOVA yields acceptable results. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 13(2):371, 2007 medline
  19. Wang XY, Huynh SC, Burlutsky G, Ip J, Stapleton F, Mitchell P. Reproducibility of, and the effect of magnification on OCT measurements in children. American Journal of Ophthalmology 143(3):484-8, 2007 medline
  20. Huynh SC, Wang XY, Burlutsky G, Mitchell P. Symmetry of optical coherence tomography retinal measurements in young children. American Journal of Ophthalmology 143(3):518-20, 2007 medline
  21. Cheung N, Islam FMA, Saw SM, Shankar A, de Haseth K, Mitchell P, Wong TY. Distribution and associations of retinal vascular caliber with ethnicity, gender and birth parameters in young children. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 48(3):1018-24, 2007 medline
  22. Ross RJ, Bojanowski CM, Wang JJ, Chew EY, Rochtchina E, Ferris FL, Mitchell P, Chan C-C, Tuo J. The LOC387715 polymorphism and age-related macular degeneration: replication in three case-control samples. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 48(3):1128-32 2007 medline
  23. Mitchell P, Cheung N, de Haseth K, Taylor B, Rochtchina E, Islam FMA, Wang JJ, Saw SM, Wong TY. Blood pressure and retinal arteriolar narrowing in children. Hypertension 49(5):1156-62, 2007 medline
  24. Flood V, Mitchell P. Folate and vitamin B12 in older Australians [letter] Medical Journal of Australia 186(6):321-2, 2007 medline
  25. Liew G, Wang JJ, Mitchell P. Migraine and coronary heart disease mortality: a prospective cohort study. Cephalalgia 27(4):368-71, 2007 medline
  26. Cikamatana L, Mitchell P, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Foran S. Five-year incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy in a defined older population: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Eye 21(4):465-71, 2007 medline
  27. Cugati S, Wang JJ, Knudtson M, Rochtchina E, Klein R, Klein BEK, Wong TY, Mitchell P. Retinal vein occlusion and vascular mortality: Pooled data analysis of two population-based cohorts. Ophthalmology 114(3):520-4, 2007 medline
  28. Pham TQ, Cugati S, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P, Maloof A, Wang JJ. Age-related maculopathy and cataract surgery outcomes: Visual acuity and health-related quality of life Eye 21(3):324-30, 2007 medline
  29. Pham TQ, Cugati S, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P, Maloof A, Wang JJ. Early age-related maculopathy in eyes after cataract surgery. Eye 21(4):512-7, 2007 medline
  30. Cheung N, Liao D, Islam FA, Klein R, Wang JJ, Wong TY. Is early age-related macular degeneration related to carotid artery stiffness? The Atherosclerosis and Risk in Communities Study. British Journal of Ophthalmology 91(4):430-3, 2007 medline
  31. Shankar A, Mitchell P, Rochtchina E, Wang JJ. The association between circulating white blood cell count, triglyceride level and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality: a population-based cohort study. Atherosclerosis 192(3-4):511-20, 2007 medline
  32. Chen CY, Scurrah KJ, Stankovich J, Garoufalis F, Dirani M, Pertile KK, Richardson AJ, Mitchell P, Baird PN. Heritability and shared environment estimates for myopia and associated ocular biometric traits: the Genes in Myopia (GEM) family study. Human Genetics 121(3-4):511-20, 2007 medline
  33. Manwaring NP, Jones MM, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Howard C, Mitchell P, Sue CM. Population prevalence of the MELAS A3243G mutation. Mitochondrion 7(3):230-3, 2007
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  35. Liew G, Wang JJ. Retinal vascular signs in diabetes and hypertension [review]. Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia 51(2):352-62, 2007
  36. Tan JSL, Mitchell P, Rochtchina E, Wang JJ. Statins and the long-term risk of age-related macular degeneration: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology 143(4):685-7, 2007 medline
  37. Tan JSL, Mitchell P, Rochtchina E, Wang JJ. Statin use and the long-term risk of incident cataract: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology 143(4):687-9, 2007 medline
  38. Tay T, Wang JJ, Lindley R, Chia E-M, Landau P, Ingham N, Kifley A, Mitchell P. Sensory impairment, use of community support services and quality of life in aged care clients. Journal of Aging and Health 19(2):229-41, 2007 medline
  39. Wu KHC, Tan AG, Rochtchina E, Favaloro E, Williams A, Mitchell P, Wang JJ. Circulating inflammatory markers and hemostatic factors in age-related maculopathy: a population-based case control study. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 48(5):1983-8, 2007 medline
  40. Ip J, Robaei D, Rochtchina E, Rose KA, Smith W, Wang JJ, Mitchell P. Can information on the purpose of spectacle use and age at first use predict refractive error type? Ophthalmic Epidemiology 14(2):88-92, 2007 medline
  41. Flood VM, Webb KL, Rochtchina E, Kelly B, Mitchell P. Fatty acid intakes and food sources in a population of older Australians. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 16(2):322-30, 2007 medline
  42. Liew G, Wong TY, Mitchell P, Newall P, Smith W, Wang JJ. Retinal microvascular abnormalities and age-related hearing loss: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ear and Hearing 28(3):394-401, 2007 medline
  43. Blyth FM, Cumming RG, Mitchell P, Wang JJ. Pain and falls in older people: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. European Journal of Pain 11(5):564-71, 2007medline
  44. Kifley A, Wang JJ, Cugati S, Wong TY, Mitchell P. Retinal vascular caliber, diabetes and retinopathy. American Journal of Ophthalmology 143(6):1024-6, 2007medline
  45. de Haseth K, Cheung N, Saw S-M, Islam FMA, Mitchell P, Wong TY. Influence of intraocular pressure on retinal vascular caliber measurements in children. American Journal of Ophthalmology 143(6):1040-2, 2007medline
  46. Chia E-M, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Cumming RR, Newall P, Mitchell P. Hearing impairment and health-related quality of life: the Blue Mountains Hearing Study. Ear and Hearing 28(2):187-95, 2007 medline
  47. Ip JM, Huynh SC, Robaei D, Rose K, Morgan IG, Smith W, Kifley A, Mitchell P. Ethnic differences in the impact of parental myopia: findings from a population-based study of 12-year old Australian children. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 48(6):2520-8, 2007 medline
  48. Healey PR, Mitchell P, Gilbert CE, Lee AJ, Ge D, Snieder H, Spector TD, Hammond CJ. The inheritance of peripapillary atrophy. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 48(6):2529-34, 2007 medline
  49. Empson M, Flood V, Ma G, Eastman CJ, Mitchell P. Prevalence of thyroid disease in older Australians. Internal Medicine Journal 37(7):448-55, 2007 medline
  50. Tay T, Smith J, Berman Y, Adès L, Missotte I, Saglibène H, Martin F, Mitchell P, Taylor D. Nanophthalmos in a Melanesian population. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 35(4):348-54, 2007 medline
  51. Tan JSL, Mitchell P, Smith W, Wang JJ. Cardiovascular risk factors and the long-term incidence of age-related macular degeneration: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmology 114(6):1143-50, 2007 medline
  52. Liew G, Shankar A, Wang JJ, Klein R, Bray MS, Couper DJ, Sharrett R, Wong TY. Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphisms and retinal vascular signs. Archives of Ophthalmology 125(6):813-818, 2007 medline
  53. Kaushik S, Wang JJ, Mitchell P. Sleep apnea and falls in older people [letter] Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 55(7):1159-50, 2007 medline
  54. Townend BS, Townend ME, Flood V, Burlutsky G, Rochtchina E, Wang JJ, Mitchell P. Dietary macronutrient intake and 5-year incident cataract: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology 143(6):932-9, 2007 medline
  55. Cugati S, Cumming RG, Smith W, Burlutsky G, Mitchell P, Wang JJ. Visual impairment, age-related macular degeneration, cataract and long-term mortality: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Archives of Ophthalmology 125(7):917-24, 2007 medline
  56. Wong TY, Liew G, Mitchell P. Clinical update: new treatments for age-related macular degeneration [editorial] Lancet 370(9583):204-6, 2007 medline
  57. Ip JM, Kifley A, Rose KA, Mitchell P. Refractive findings in children with astigmatic parents: the Sydney Myopia Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology 144(2)304-6, 2007 medline
  58. Fotedar R, Rochtchina E, Morgan I, Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Rose KA. Necessity of cycloplegia for assessing refractive error in 12 year-old children: A population-based study. American Journal of Ophthalmology 144(2):307-9, 2007 medline
  59. Wang JJ. The Beijing Eye Study Articles [Letter] American Journal of Ophthalmology 144(2):335, 2007 medline
  60. Wang XY, Crowston JC, Zoellner H, Healey PR. Interferon-alpha and interferon-gamma sensitize human tenon fibroblasts to mitomycin-C. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 48(8):3655-61, 2007 medline
  61. Tan JSL, Mitchell P, Kifley A, Flood V, Smith W, Wang JJ. Smoking and the long-term incidence of age-related macular degeneration: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Archives of Ophthalmology 125(8):1089-95, 2007 medline
  62. Thyer I, Kovoor P, Wang JJ, Taylor B, Kifley A, Lindley R, Mitchell P, Thiagalingam A. Coronary catheterisation does not cause retinal artery emboli in short-term follow-up of cardiac patients. Stroke 38(8):2370-2, 2007 medline
  63. Cheung N, Wang JJ, Klein R, Couper DJ, Sharrett AR, Wong TY. Diabetic retinopathy and the risk of coronary heart disease: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Diabetes Care 30(7):1742-6, 2007 medline
  64. Wang JJ, Liew G, Klein R, Rochtchina E, Knudtson MD, Klein BEK, Wong TY, Mitchell P. Retinal vessel diameter and cardiovascular mortality: pooled data analysis from two older populations. European Heart Journal 28(16):1984-92, 2007 medline
  65. Golding M, Doyle K, Sindhusake D, Mitchell P, Newall P, Hartley D. Tympanometric and acoustic stapedius reflex measures in older adults: the Blue Mountains Hearing Study. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 18(5):391-403, 2007 medline
  66. Robman L, Mahdi OS, Wang JJ, Burlutsky G, Mitchell P, Byrne G, Guymer R, Taylor H. Exposure to Chlamydia Pneumoniae infection and age-related macular degeneration: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 48(9):4007-11, 2007 medline
  67. Samarawickrama C, Wang JJ, Burlutsky G, Tan AG, Mitchell P. Nuclear cataract and myopic shift in refraction. American Journal of Ophthalmology 144(3):457-459, 2007 medline
  68. Samarawickrama C, Huynh S, Wang XY, Wang JJ, Mitchell P. Effects of refraction and axial length on childhood optic disc parameters measured by optic coherence tomography. American Journal of Ophthalmology 144(3):459-461, 2007 medline
  69. Jones MM, Manwaring N, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P, Sue CM. Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups and age-related maculopathy. Archives of Ophthalmology 125(9):1235-40, 2007 medline
  70. Liew G, Wang JJ, Wong TY. Re: Macular degeneration and heart disease [letter] Ophthalmology 114(9):1793, 2007 medline
  71. Cheung N, Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Klein R, Wong TY. Relationship of Hemoglobin A1c with the presence and severity of retinopathy upon initial screening of Type II diabetes mellitus [letter]. American Journal of Ophthalmology 144(4):639-40, 2007 medline
  72. Manwaring N, Jones MM, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Howard C, Mitchell P, Sue CM. Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups and age-related hearing loss. Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 133(9):929-33, 2007 medline
  73. Ip JM, Huynh SC, Kifley A, Rose KA, Morgan IG, Varma R, Mitchell P. Variation of the contribution from axial length and other oculometric parameters to refraction by age and ethnicity. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 48(10):4846-53, 2007 medline
  74. Taylor B, Rochtchina E, Wang JJ, Wong TY, Heikal S, Saw SM, Mitchell P. Body mass index and its effects on retinal vessel diameter in 6-year old children. International Journal of Obesity 31(10):1527-33, 2007 medline
  75. Tikellis G, Wang JJ, Tapp R, Simpson R, Mitchell P, Zimmet PZ, Shaw J, Wong TY. The relationship of retinal vascular calibre to diabetes and retinopathy: the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle (AusDiab) Study. Diabetologia 50(11):2263-71, 2007 medline
  76. Robaei D, Huynh SC, Kifley A, Gole GA, Mitchell P. Stereoacuity and ocular associations at age 12 years: findings from a population-based study. Journal of the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 11(4):356-61, 2007 medline
  77. Barclay AW, Flood VM, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P, Brand-Miller JC. Glycemic index, dietary fiber and risk of type 2 diabetes in a cohort of older Australians. Diabetes Care 30(11):2811-3, 2007 medline
  78. Cheung N, Tikellis G, Saw S-M, Islam FMA, Mitchell P, Wang JJ, Wong TY. Relationship of axial length and retinal vascular caliber in children. American Journal of Ophthalmology 144(5):658662, 2007 medline
  79. Cheung N, Tikellis G, Wang JJ. Diabetic Retinopathy [letter]. Ophthalmology 114(11)2098-99, 2007 medline
  80. Kifley A, Liew G, Wang JJ, Kaushik S, Smith W, Wong TY, Mitchell P. Long term effects of smoking on retinal microvascular caliber. American Journal of Epidemiology 166(11):1288-97, 2007 medline
  81. Anstey KJ, Butterworth P, Windsor TD, Burns R, Sargent-Cox K, von Sanden C, Christensen H, Booth H, Simons LA, Byles JE, Gibson R, Luszcz MA, Shaw JE, Broe GA, Browning C, Mitchell P, Cumming R, Kendig H. The value of comparing health outcomes in cohort studies: an example of self-rated health in seven studies including 79653 participants. Australasian Journal on Ageing 26(4):194-200, 2007
  82. Cheung N, Tong L, Tikellis G, Saw SM, Mitchell P, Wang JJ, Wong TY. Relationship of retinal vascular calibre with optic disc parameters in children. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 48(11):4945-8, 2007 medline
  83. Keech AC, Mitchell P, Summanen PA, O'Day J, Davis TME, Moffit MS, Taskinen M-R, Simes RJ, Tse D, Williamson E, Merrifield A, Laatikainen LT, d'Emden MC, Crimet DC, O'Connell RL, Colman PG, for the FIELD study investigators. Effect of fenofibrate on the need for laser treatment for diabetic retinopathy (FIELD study): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 370(9600):1687-97, 2007 medline
  84. Tan JSL, Wang JJ, Flood V, Kaushik S, Barclay A, Brand-Miller J, Mitchell P. Carbohydrate nutrition, glycemic index and the 10-year incidence of cataract. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 86(5):1502-8, 2007 medline
  85. Mehta P, Kifley A, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P, Sue CM. Population prevalence and incidence of Parkinson's disease in an Australian community. Internal Medicine Journal 37(12):812-4, 2007 medline
  86. Healey PR, Herndon L, Smiddy W. Management of suprachoroidal hemorrhage. Journal of Glaucoma 16(6):577-9, 2007 medline
  87. Cugati S, de Loryn T, Pham T, Arnold J, Mitchell P, Wang JJ. Australian prospective study of cataract surgery and age-related macular degeneration: rationale and methodology. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 14(6):408-14, 2007 medline
  88. Cheung N, Wang JJ, Wong TY. Variations in prevalence estimates of epiretinal membranes [Letter]. Eye 21(8):1131, 2007 medline
  89. Nguyen TT, Wang JJ, Wong TY. Retinal vascular changes in pre-diabetes and pre-hypertension: New findings and their research and clinical implications. Diabetes Care 30(10):2708-15, 2007 medline

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