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  1. Flood VM, Smith W, Rochtchina E, Wang JJ, Mitchell P. Assembling a nutrient database for a large cohort study: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Food Australia 60(1-2):37-41, 2008
  2. Wong TY, Chakravarthy U, Klein R, Mitchell P, Zlateva G, Buggage R, Fahrbach K, Probst C, Sledge I. The natural history and prognosis of neovascular age-related macular degeneration: A systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis. Ophthalmology 115(1):116-26, 2008 medline
  3. Chandrasekaran S, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P. Change in health-related quality of life after cataract surgery in a population-based sample. Eye 22(4):479-84, 2008 medline
  4. Robaei D, Kifley A, Rose KA, Mitchell P. The impact of amblyopia on vision at age 12 years: findings from a population-based study. Eye 22(4):496-502, 2008 medline
  5. Tan JSL, Wang JJ, Flood V, Rochtchina E, Smith W, Mitchell P. Dietary antioxidants and the long-term incidence of age-related macular degeneration: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmology 115(2):334-41, 2008 medline
  6. Ip JM, Robaei D, Kifley A, Wang JJ, Rose KA, Mitchell P. Prevalence of hyperopia and associations with eye findings in 6- and 12-year-olds. Ophthalmology 115(4):678-685.el, 2008 medline
  7. Wang JJ, Ross RJ, Tuo J, Burlutsky G, Tan AG, Chan C-C, Favaloro EJ, Williams A, Mitchell P. The LOC387715 polymorphism, inflammatory markers, smoking and age-related macular degeneration: a population-based case-control study. Ophthalmology 115(4):693-9, 2008 medline
  8. Kanthan GL, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Tan AG, Lee A, Chia E-M, Mitchell P. Ten-year incidence of age-related cataract and cataract surgery in an older Australian population: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmology 115(5):808-814.el, 2008 medline
  9. Kaushik S, Wang JJ, Flood V, Liew G, Smith W, Mitchell P. Frequency of fish consumption, retinal microvascular signs and vascular mortality. Microcirculation 15(1):27-36, 2008 medline
  10. Hewitt AW, Sharma S, Burdon KP, Wang JJ, Baird PN, Dimasi DP, Mackey DA, Mitchell P, Craig JE. Ancestral LOXL1 variants are associated with pseudoexfoliation in Caucasian Australians but with markedly lower penetrance than in Nordic people. Human Molecular Genetics 17(5):710-6, 2008 medline
  11. Nguyen TT, Wang JJ, Islam FMA, Mitchell P, Tapp RJ, Zimmet PZ, Simpson R, Shaw J, Wong TY. Retinal arteriolar narrowing predicts incidence of diabetes: the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle (AusDiab) Study. Diabetes 57(3):536-9, 2008 medline
  12. Pertile KK, Schache M, Islam FMA, Chen CY-C, Dirani M, Mitchell P, Baird PN. Assessment of TGIF as a candidate gene for myopia. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 49(1):49-54, 2008 medline
  13. Healey P, Carbonaro F, Taylor B, Spector TD, Mitchell P, Hammond CJ. The heritability of optic disc parameters: A classic twin study. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 49(1):77-80, 2008 medline
  14. Rogers SL, Tikellis G, Cheung N, Shaw J, Zimmet PZ, Mitchell P, Wang JJ, Wong TY. Retinal arteriolar caliber predicts incident retinopathy: the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle (AusDiab) Study. Diabetes Care 31(4):761-3, 2008 medline
  15. Liew G, Mitchell P, Wong TY, Iyengar SK, Wang JJ. CKD increases the risk of age-related macular degeneration. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 19(4):806-11, 2008 medline
  16. Shankar A, Wang JJ, Chua B, Rochtchina E, Flood V, Mitchell P. Positive association between plasma homocysteine level and chronic kidney disease. Kidney and Blood Pressure Research 31(1):55-62, 2008medline
  17. Lamoureux E, Chong E, Wang JJ, Saw S-M, Aung T, Mitchell P, Wong TY. Visual impairment, causes of vision loss and falls: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 49(2):528-33, 2008 medline
  18. Kawasaki R, Tielsch JM, Wang JJ, Wong TY, Mitchell P, Tano Y, Tominaga M, Oizumi T, Daimon M, Kato T, Kawata S, Kayama T, Yamashita H. The metabolic syndrome and retinal microvascular signs in Japanese population: the Funagata Study. British Journal of Ophthalmology 92(2):161-6, 2008 medline
  19. Liew G, Wang JJ, Duncan BB, Klein R, Sharrett AR, Brancati F, Yeh J, Mitchell P, Wong TY. Low birthweight is associated with narrower arterioles in adults. Hypertension 51(4):933-8, 2008 medline
  20. Liew G, Wang JJ, Klein R, Duncan BB, Brancati F, Yeh H-C, Wong TY. The relationship between birthweight and early age-related maculopathy: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 15(1):56-61, 2008 medline
  21. Liew G, Wang JJ, Klein R, Duncan BB, Yeh HC, Brancati FL, Mitchell P, Wong TY. Birth weight is not related to risk of diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Current Eye Research 33(2):193-8, 2008 medline
  22. Healey PR, Mitchell P. The prevalence of optic disc pits and their relationship to glaucoma. Journal of Glaucoma 17(1):11-4, 2008 medline
  23. Tan JS, Wang JJ, Liew G, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P. Age-related macular degeneration and mortality from cardiovascular disease or stroke. British Journal of Ophthalmology 92(4):509-12, 2008 medline
  24. Wong TY, Liew G, Tapp R, Schmidt MI, Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Klein R, Klein BEK, Zimmet P, Shaw J. Relation between fasting glucose and retinopathy for diagnosis of diabetes: three population-based cross-sectional studies. Lancet 371(9614):736-43, 2008 medline
  25. Tikellis G, Wang S, Wong N, Wang J, Harper AC, Wong TY. Poor metabolic and blood pressure control in patients with diabetic retinopathy attending a tertiary ophthalmic hospital in Australia. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 80(2):208-212, 2008 medline
  26. Barclay AW, Petocz P, McMillan-Price J, Flood VM, Prvan T, Mitchell P, Brand-Miller J. Glycemic index, glycemic load and chronic disease risk: a meta-analysis of observational studies. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 87(3):627-37, 2008 medline
  27. Xing C, Sivakumaran TA, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Joshi T, Smith W, Mitchell P, Iyengar SK. Complement factor H polymorphisms, renal phenotypes and age-related macular degeneration: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Genes and Immunity 9(3):231-9, 2008 medline
  28. Rochtchina E, Wang JJ, Taylor B, Wong TY, Mitchell P. Ethnic variability in retinal vessel caliber: a potential source of measurement error from ocular pigmentation? The Sydney Childhood Eye Study. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 49(4):1362-6, 2008 medline
  29. Flood VM, Mitchell P. Dietary fatty acids and age-related macular degeneration: a review. AgroFOOD Industry Hi-tech 19(2):42-3, 2008
  30. Rose KA, Morgan IG, Smith W, Burlutsky G, Mitchell P, Saw S-M. Myopia, lifestyle and schooling in students of Chinese ethnicity in Singapore and Sydney - an ecological approach. Archives of Ophthalmology 126(4):527-30, 2008 medline
  31. Liew G, Wang JJ, Mitchell P. Which is the better marker for susceptibility to disease later in life - low birthweight or prematurity? Archives of Disease in Childhood 93(5):450, 2008 medline
  32. Sun C, Liew G, Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Saw SM, Aung T, Tai ES, Wong TY. Retinal vascular calibre, blood pressure, and cardiovascular risk factors in an Asian population: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 49(5):1784-90, 2008 medline
  33. Nguyen TT, Wang JJ, Sharrett AR, Amirul Islam F, Klein R, Klein BE, Cotch MF, Wong TY. Relationship of retinal vascular caliber with diabetes and retinopathy: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Diabetes Care 31(3):544-9, 2008 medline
  34. 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 22(5):649-56, 2008 medline
  35. Barclay AW, Flood VM, Brand-Miller JC, Mitchell P. Validity of carbohydrate, glycaemic index and glycaemic load data obtained using a semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire. Public Health Nutrition 11(6):573-80, 2008 medline
  36. Cheung N, Huynh S, Wang JJ, Taylor B, Islam AFM, Saw SM, Wong TY, Mitchell P. Relationships of retinal vessel diameters with optic disc, macular and retinal nerve fiber layer parameters in 6-year-old children. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 49(6):2403-8, 2008 medline
  37. Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Liew G, Tan AG, Wong TY, Leeder SR, Smith W, Shankar A, Mitchell P. The long-term relation among retinal arteriolar narrowing, blood pressure and incident severe hypertension. American Journal of Epidemiology 168(1):80-8, 2008 medline
  38. McMahon C, Kifley A, Rochtchina E, Newall P, Mitchell P. The contribution of family history to hearing loss in an older population. Ear and Hearing 29(4):578-84, 2008 medline
  39. Tan AG, Mitchell P, Flood VM, Burlutsky G, Rochtchina E, Cumming RG, Wang JJ. Antioxidant nutrient intake and the long-term incidence of age-related cataract: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 87(6):1899-905, 2008 medline
  40. Tan JSL, Wang JJ, Younan C, Cumming RG, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P. Smoking and the long-term incidence of cataract: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 15(3):155-61 2008 medline
  41. Kifley A, Wang JJ, Cugati S, Wong TY, Mitchell P. Retinal vascular caliber and the long-term risk of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Microcirculation 15(5):373-7, 2008 medline
  42. Ip JM, Saw SM, Rose KA, Morgan IG, Kifley A, Wang JJ, Mitchell P. Role of near work in myopia: findings from a sample of Australian school children. Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science 49(7):2903-10, 2008 medline
  43. Liew G, Wang JJ, Mitchell P. Preterm birth, long-term survival, and fertility [letter] Journal of the American Medical Association 300(2):167, 2008 medline
  44. Wang S, Wang JJ, Wong TY. Alcohol and eye disease [review]. Survey of Ophthalmology 53(5):512-25, 2008 medline
  45. Mitchell P, Liew G, Rochtchina E, Taylor B, Wang JJ, Robaei D, Cheung N, Wong TY. Evidence of arteriolar narrowing in low birth weight children. Circulation 118(5):518-24, 2008 medline
  46. Liew G, Gillies M, Wang JJ. Fenofibrate and diabetic retinopathy [letter] Lancet 371(9614):721, 2008 medline
  47. Baker ML, Hand PJ, Wang JJ, Wong TY. Retinal signs and stroke: revisiting the link between the eye and brain [review]. Stroke 39(4):1371-9, 2008 medline
  48. Cheung N, Wang JJ, Rogers SL, Brancati F, Klein R, Sharrett AR, Wong TY. Diabetic retinopathy and risk of heart failure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 51(16):1573-8, 2008 medline
  49. Wang S, Tikellis G, Wong N, Wang JJ, Wong TY. Lack of knowledge of glycosylated hemoglobin in patients with diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 81(1):e15-7, 2008 medline
  50. Kawasaki R, Wong TY, Wang JJ, Kayama T, Yamashita H. Body mass index and vein occlusion [letter]. Ophthalmology 115(5):917-8, 2008 medline
  51. Kawasaki R, Wang JJ, Kayama T, Yamashita K, Wong TY. Impaired glucose tolerance, but not impaired fasting glucose, is associated with retinopathy in Japanese population: the Funagata Study [letter] Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism 10(6):514-5, 2008 medline
  52. Liew G, Cheung N, Wang JJ, Wong TY. Retinal vessels and retinopathy of prematurity [letter] Archives of Ophthalmology 126(6):869-70, 2008 medline
  53. Kreis AJ, Nguyen T, Rogers S, Wang JJ, Harazny J, Michelson G, Farouque HM, Wong TY. Reliability of different image analysis methods for scanning laser Doppler flowmetry. Current Eye Research 33(5):493-9, 2008 medline
  54. McGeechan K, Liew G, Macaskill P, Irwig L, Klein R, Sharrett AR, Klein BE, Wang JJ, Chambless LE, Wong TY. Risk prediction of coronary heart disease based on retinal vascular caliber (the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study). American Journal of Cardiology 102(1):58-63, 2008 medline
  55. Fotedar R, Mitchell P, Burlutsky G, Wang JJ. The relationship of 10-year change in refraction to nuclear cataract and axial length: Findings from an older population. Ophthalmology 115(8):1273-8, 2008 medline
  56. Rose KA, Morgan IG, Ip JM, Kifley A, Huynh SC, Smith W, Mitchell P. Outdoor activity reduces the prevalence of myopia in children. Ophthalmology 115(8):1279-85, 2008 medline
  57. Kawasaki R, Wang JJ, Ji G-J, Taylor B, Oizumi T, Daimon M, Kato T, Kawata S, Kayama T, Tano Y, Mitchell P, Yamashita H, Wong TY. Prevalence and risk factors for age-related macular degeneration in an adult Japanese population: the Funagata Study. Ophthalmology 115(8):1376-81, 2008 medline
  58. Wong TY, Chong EW, Wong WL, Rosman M, Aung T, Loo JL, Shen S, Loon SC, Tan DT, Tai ES, Saw SM, Singapore Malay Eye Study Team (inc P Mitchell). Prevalence and causes of low vision and blindness in an urban Malay population: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Archives of Ophthalmology 126(8):1091-9, 2008 medline
  59. Amerasinghe N, Wong TY, Wong WL, Mitchell P, Shen SY, Loon SC, Saw SM, Foster PJ, Aung T. Determinants of the optic cup to optic disc ratio in an Asian population: The Singapore Malay Eye Study (SIMES). Archives of Ophthalmology 126(8):1101-8, 2008 medline
  60. Ip JM, Rose KA, Morgan IG, Burlutsky G, Mitchell P. Myopia and the urban environment: findings for a sample of 12-year old Australian school children. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 49(9):3858-63, 2008 medline
  61. Jeganathan VS, Wang JJ, Wong TY. Ocular associations of diabetes other than diabetic retinopathy [review]. Diabetes Care 31(9):1905-12, 2008 medline
  62. Cheung N, Lim L, Wang JJ, Islam FM, Mitchell P, Saw SM, Aung T, Wong TY. Prevalence and risk factors of retinal arteriolar emboli: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology 146(4):620-4, 2008 medline
  63. Burdon KP, Sharma S, Hweitt AW, McMellon AE, Wang JJ, Mackey DA, Mitchell P, Craig JE. Genetic analysis of the clusterin gene in pseudoexfoliation syndrome. Molecular Vision 14:1727-36, 2008 medline
  64. Cackett P, Tay WT, Aung T, Wang JJ, Shankar A, Saw SM, Mitchell PR, Wong TY. Education, socioeconomic status and age-related macular degeneration in Asians: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. British Journal of Ophthalmology 92(10):1312-5, 2008 medline
  65. Lim LL, Cheung N, Wang JJ, Islam FA, Mitchell P, Saw SM, Aung T, Wong TY. Prevalence and risk factors of retinal vein occlusion in an Asian population. British Journal of Ophthalmology 92(10):1316-9, 2008 medline
  66. Kawasaki R, Wang JJ, Mitchell PR, Aung T, Saw SM, Wong TY. Racial difference in the prevalence of epiretinal membranes between Caucasians and Asians. British Journal of Ophthalmology 92(10):1320-4, 2008 medline
  67. Liew G, Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Wong TY. Retinal vascular imaging: a new tool in microvascular disease research [review] Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging 1(2):156-61, 2008
  68. Lindley RI, Multi-Centre Retinal Stroke Study Collaborative Group. Retinal microvascular signs: a key to understanding the underlying pathophysiology of different stroke subtypes? International Journal of Stroke 3(4):297-305, 2008 medline
  69. Tan AG, Mitchell P, Burlutsky G, Rochtchina E, Kanthan G, Islam FM, Wang JJ. Retinal vessel caliber and the long-term incidence of age-related cataract: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmology 115(10):1693-8, 2008 medline
  70. Saw SM, Chan YH, Wong WL, Shankar A, Sandar M, Aung T, Tan DT, Mitchell P, Wong TY. Prevalence and risk factors for refractive errors in the Singapore Malay Eye Survey. Ophthalmology 115(10):1713-9, 2008 medline
  71. Kawasaki R, Wang JJ, Aung T, Tan DTH, Mitchell P, Sandar M, Saw S-M, Wong TY, Singapore Malay Eye Study Group. Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in a Malay population: The Singapore Malay Eye Study. Ophthalmology 115(10):1735-41, 2008 medline
  72. Huynh SC, Wang XY, Burlutsky G, Rochtchina E, Stapleton F, Mitchell P. Retinal and optic disc findings in adolescence: A population-based OCT study. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 49(10):4328-35, 2008 medline
  73. Tan JSL, Wang JJ, Mitchell P. Influence of diabetes and cardiovascular disease on the long-term incidence of cataract: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 15(5):317-27, 2008 medline
  74. Kaushik S, Wang JJ, Flood V, Tan JSL, Barclay A, Wong TY, Brand-Miller J, Mitchell P. Dietary glycemic index and the risk of age-related macular degeneration. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 88(4):1104-10, 2008 medline
  75. Liew G, Sharrett R, Wang JJ, Klein R, Klein BEK, Mitchell P, Wong TY. Relative importance of systemic determinants of retinal arteriolar and venular caliber: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. Archives of Ophthalmology 126(10):1404-10, 2008 medline
  76. Mitchell P, Wong TY. DIRECT new treatments for diabetic retinopathy. Lancet 372(9647):1361-3, 2008 medline
  77. Wong TY, Cheung N, Tay WT, Wang JJ, Aung T, Saw S-M, Lim SC, Tai ES, Mitchell P. Prevalence and risk factors for diabetic retinopathy: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Ophthalmology 115(11):1869-1875, 2008 medline
  78. Tuo J, Ross RJ, Reed GF, Yan Q, Wang JJ, Bojanowski CM, Chew EY, Feng X, Olsen TW, Ferris FL, Mitchell P, Chan CC. The HtrA1 promoter polymorphism, smoking and age-related macular degeneration in multiple case-control samples. Ophthalmology 115(11):1891-8, 2008 medline
  79. Liew G, Wang JJ, Cheung N, Zhang YP, Hsu W, Lee ML, Mitchell P, Tikellis G, Taylor BT, Wong TY. The retinal vasculature as a fractal: Methodology, reliability and relationship to blood pressure. Ophthalmology 115(11):1951-6.e1, 2008 medline
  80. Liang YB, Friedman DS, Wong TY, Zhan SY, Sun LP, Wang JJ, Duan XR, Wang FH, Xhou Q, Wang NL, Handan Eye Study Group. Prevalence and causes of low vision and blindness in a rural Chinese adult population: The Handan Eye Study. Ophthalmology 115(11):1965-72.e1, 2008 medline
  81. Lamoureux EL, Chong EW, Thumboo J, Wee HL, Wang JJ, Saw SM, Aung T, Wong TY. Vision impairment, ocular conditions and vision-specific function: The Singapore Malay Eye Study. Ophthalmology 115(11):1973-81, 2008 medline
  82. Gopinath B, Liew G, Flood VM, Wang JJ, Kifley A, Leeder SR, Mitchell P. The association between weight gain and thyroid function in an older population. Archives of Internal Medicine 168(20):2283-4, 2008 medline
  83. Manwaring N, Wang JJ, Mitchell, Sue C. Mitochondrial DNA disease prevalence: still underrecognized? [letter] Annals of Neurology 64(4):471, 2008 medline
  84. Cheung N, Klein R, Wang JJ, Cotch MF, Islam FA, Klein BE, Cushman M, Wong TY. Traditional and novel cardiovascular risk factors for retinal vein occlusion: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 49(1):4297-302, 2008 medline
  85. Shankar A, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P. Association between self-rated health and incident severe hypertension among men: population-based cohort study. Singapore Medical Journal 49(11):860-7, 2008 medline
  86. Kreis AJ, Nguyen T, Rogers S, Wang JJ, Harper CA, Clark DJ, Farouque HM, Wong TY. Acute retinal arteriolar emboli after cardiac catheterization. Stroke 39(11):3086-7, 2008 medline
  87. Wang JJ. Do eyes after cataract surgery have an increased risk of age-related macular degeneration? [editorial] Aging Health 4(6):597-602, 2008
  88. Gopinath B, Wang JJ, Kifley A, Wall JR, Leeder SR, Mitchell P. Type 2 diabetes does not predict incident thyroid dysfunction in the elderly. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 82(3):e11-3, 2008 medline
  89. Jeganathan VSE, Kawasaki R, Wang JJ, Aung T, Mitchell P, SM Saw, Wong TY. Retinal vascular caliber and age-related macular degeneration: The Singapore Malay Eye Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology 146(6):954-9.e1, 2008 medline
  90. Cackett P, Wong TY, Aung T, Saw SM, Tay WT, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P, Wang JJ. Smoking, cardiovascular risk factors and age-related macular degeneration in Asians: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology 146(6):960-7.e1, 2008 medline
  91. Amerasinghe N, Aung T, Cheung N, Fong CW, Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Saw SM, Wong TY. Evidence of retinal vascular narrowing in glaucomatous eyes in an Asian population. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 49(12):5397-402, 2008 medline
  92. Sliesoraityte I, Tikellis G, Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Gillies MC, Wong TY. Retinal vessel diameter and diabetic macular edema [letter]. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science eLetter, published online 23 May, 2008
  93. Swamy B, Cumming RG, Ivers R, Clemson L, Cullen J, Hayes MF, Tanzer M, Mitchell P. Vision screening for frail older people: a randomised trial. British Journal of Ophthalmology 9 July [Epub ahead of print], 2008 medline

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