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  1. Liew G, Wong TY, Mitchell P, Cheung N, Wang JJ. Retinopathy predicts coronary heart disease mortality. Heart 95(5):391-4, 2009 medline
  2. Cheung N, Donaghue K, Liew G, Rogers S, Wang JJ, Lim SW, Jenkins A, Hsu W, Lee M, Wong TY. Quantitative assessment of early diabetic retinopathy using fractal analysis. Diabetes Care 32(1):106-10, 2009 medline
  3. Lavanya R, Wong TY, Aung T, Tan DT, Saw SM, Tay WT, Wang JJ. Prevalence of cataract surgery and post surgery visual outcomes in an urban Asian population: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. British Journal of Ophthalmology 93(3):299-304, 2009 medline
  4. Kaushik S, Wang JJ, Wong TY, Flood V, Barclay A, Brand-Miller J, Mitchell P. Glycemic index, retinal vascular caliber, and stroke mortality. Stroke 40(1):206-12, 2009 medline
  5. Kreis AJ, Nguyen TT, Wang JJ, Rogers S, Al-Fiadh A, Freeman M, Wong TY, Farouque HM. Are retinal microvascular caliber changes associated with severity of coronary artery disease in symptomatic cardiac patients? Microcirculation 16(2):177-81, 2009 medline
  6. Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Smith W, Klein R, Klein BE, Joshi T, Sivakumaran TA, Iyengar S, Mitchell P. Combined effects of complement factor H genotypes, fish consumption and inflammatory markers on long-term risk for age-related macular degeneration in a cohort. American Journal of Epidemiology 169(5):633-41, 2009 medline
  7. Duan XR, Liang YB, Friedman DS, Sun LP, Wei WB, Wang JJ, Wang GL, Liu W, Tao QS, Wang NL, Wong TY. Prevalence and associations of epiretinal membranes in a rural Chinese adult population: the Handan Eye Study. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 50(5):2018-23, 2009 medline
  8. Mehta P, Mellick GD, Rowe DB, Halliday GM, Jones MM, Manwaring N, Vendebona H, Silburn PA, Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Sue CM. Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups J and K are not protective for Parkinson's disease in the Australian community. Movement Disorders 24(2):290-2, 2009 medline
  9. Wong N, Wang SS, Lamoureux E, Wong TY, Tikellis G, Harper A, Wang JJ. Blood pressure control and awareness among patients with diabetes and hypertension attending a tertiary ophthalmic clinic. Diabetic Medicine 26(1):34-9, 2009 medline
  10. Kreis AJ, Wong TY, Islam FM, Klein R, Klein BE, Cotch MF, Jenkins AJ, Shea S, Wang JJ. Is nuclear magnetic resonance lipoprotein subclass related to diabetic retinopathy? The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research 6(1):40-2, 2009 medline
  11. Wang FH, Liang YB, Zhang F, Wang JJ, Wei WB, Tao QS, Sun LP, Friedman DS, Wang NL, Wong TY. Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in rural China: The Handan Eye Study. Ophthalmology 116(3):461-7, 2009 medline
  12. Sun C, Wang JJ, Mackey DA, Wong TY. Retinal vascular caliber: systemic, environmental and genetic associations. Survey of Ophthalmology 54(1):74-95, 2009 medline
  13. Tong L, Saw SM, Lamoureux EL, Wang JJ, Rosman M, Tan DT, Wong TY. A questionnaire-based assessment of symptoms associated with tear film dysfunction and lid margin disease in an Asian population. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 16(1):31-7, 2009 medline
  14. Samarawickrama C, Fotedar R, Mitchell P, Rose KA. Refractive error, strabismus, and amblyopia [letter]. Ophthalmology 116(2)364-5, 2009 medline
  15. Vandebona H, Mitchell P, Manwaring N, Griffiths K, Gopinath B, Wang JJ, Sue CM. Prevalence of mitochondrial 1555 A-->G mutation in adults of European descent [Letter]. New England Journal of Medicine 360(6):642-4, 2009 medline
  16. Liew G, Mitchell P, Wong TY. Systemic management of diabetic retinopathy: ADVANCES and DIRECT implications of new trials [editorial] British Medical Journal 338:b441, 2009 medline
  17. Roberts TV, Hodge C, Graham SL, Burlutsky G, Mitchell P. Prevalence of nocturnal oxygen desaturation and self-reported sleep-disordered breathing in glaucoma. Journal of Glaucoma 18(2):114-8, 2009 medline
  18. Samarawickrama C, Mitchell P. Ocular dominance and myopia [letter] Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science eLetter, published online 10 February, 2009
  19. Gopinath B, Rochtchtina E, Wang JJ, Schneider J, Leeder SR, Mitchell P. Prevalence of age-related hearing loss in older adults: Blue Mountains Eye Study. Archives of Internal Medicine 169(4):415-6, 2009 medline
  20. Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Tan AG, Cumming RG, Leeder SR, Mitchell P. Use of inhaled and oral corticosteroids and the long-term risk of cataract. Ophthalmology 116(4):652-7, 2009 medline
  21. Gopinath B, Schneider J, Rochtchina E, Leeder SR, Mitchell P. The association between age-related hearing loss and stroke in an older population. Stroke 40(4):1496-8, 2009 medline
  22. Martinez AA, Sankaridurg, PR, Naduvilath TJ, Mitchell P. Monochromatic aberrations in hyperopic and emmetropic children. Journal of Vision 9(1):23.1-14, 2009 medline
  23. Ng CH, Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Amirul Islam FM, Wong TY. Prevalence and characteristics of choroidal nevi in an Asian vs white population. Archives of Ophthalmology 127(3):314-9, 2009 medline
  24. Pham TQ, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P, Smith W, Wang JJ. Sunlight-related factors and the 10-year incidence of age-related maculopathy. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 16(2):136-41, 2009 medline
  25. Schäche M, Chen CY, Pertile KK, Richardson AJ, Dirani M, Mitchell P, Baird PN. Fine mapping linkage analysis identifies a novel susceptibility locus for myopia on chromosome 2q37 adjacent to but not overlapping MYP12. Molecular Vision 15:722-30, 2009 medline
  26. Samarawickrama C, Wang JJ, Mitchell P. Association between ocular dominance and refraction - uncertain dominance [letter]. Journal of Refractive Surgery 25(3):249, 2009 medline
  27. Samarawickrama C, Wang JJ, Huynh SC, Wang XY, Burlutsky G, Stapleton F, Mitchell P. Macular thickness, retinal thickness and optic disk parameters in dominant compared with nondominant eyes. Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 13(2):142-7, 2009 medline
  28. SanGiovanni JP, Arking DE, Iyengar SK, Elashoff M, Clemons TE, Reed GF, Henning AK, Sivakumaran TA, Xu X, DeWan A, Agron E, Rochtchina E, Sue CM, Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Hoh J, Francis PJ, Klein ML, Chew EY, Chakravarti A. Mitochondrial DNA variants of respiratory complex I that uniquely characterize haplogroup T2 are associated with increased risk of age-related macular degeneration. PLoS One 4(5):e5508, 2009medline
  29. Tan JSL, Wang JJ, Flood V, Mitchell P. Dietary fatty acids and the 10-year incidence of age-related macular degeneration: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Archives of Ophthalmology 127(5):656-65, 2009 medline
  30. Larsson J, Kifley A, Zhu M, Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Sutter FK, Gillies MC. Rapid reduction of hard exudates in eyes with diabetic retinopathy after intravitreal triamcinolone: data from a randomized, placebo controlled, clinical trial. Acta Ophthalmologica 187(3):275-80, 2009 medline
  31. Swamy BN, Chia E-M, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P. Correlation between vision and health-related quality of life scores. Acta Ophthalmologica 87(3):335-9, 2009 medline
  32. Gopinath B, Rochtchina E, Flood VM, Mitchell P. Association of elevated homocysteine level and vitamin B12 deficiency with anemia in older adults. Archives of Internal Medicine 169(9):901-2, 2009 medline
  33. Mitchell P, Gopinath B, McMahon C, Rochtchina E, Wang JJ, Boyages SC, Leeder SR. Relationship of type 2 diabetes to the prevalence, incidence and progression of age-related hearing loss. Diabetic Medicine 26(5):483-8, 2009
  34. Liew G, Klein R, Wong TY. The role of genetics in susceptibility to diabetic retinopathy. International Ophthalmology Clinics 49(2)35-52, 2009 medline
  35. Liew G, Mitchell P, Wong TY. Geographic atrophy in age-related macular degeneration and TLR3 [letter]. New England Journal of Medicine 360(21):2252, 2009 medline
  36. Kawasaki R, Wang JJ, Sato H, Mitchell P, Kato T, Kawata S, Kayama T, Yamashita H, Wong TY. Prevalence and associations of epiretinal membranes in an adult Japanese population: the Funagata Study. Eye 23(5):1045-51, 2009 medline
  37. Baker ML, Wang JJ, Rogers S, Klein R, Kuller LH, Larsen EK, Wong TY. Early age-related macular degeneration, cognitive function and dementia: The Cardiovascular Health Study. Archives of Ophthalmology 127(5):667-73, 2009 medline
  38. Rose K, Morgan I, Smith W, Mitchell P. Outdoor activity and myopia - author reply to Mehdizadeh and Nowroozzadeh [Letter] Ophthalmology 116(6):1230, 2009 medline
  39. Loon SC, Tay WT, Saw SM, Wang JJ, Wong TY. Prevalence and risk factors of ocular trauma in an urban south-east Asian population: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 37(4):362-7, 2009 medline
  40. Dirani M, Tong L, Gazzard G, Zhang X, Chia A, Young TL, Rose KA, Mitchell P, Saw SM. Outdoor activity and myopia in Singapore teenage children. British Journal of Ophthalmology 93(8):997-1000, 2009 medline
  41. Zheng Y, Cheung N, Aung T, Mitchell P, He M, Wong TY. Relationship of retinal vascular caliber with retinal nerve fiber layer thickness: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 50(9):4091-6, 2009 medline
  42. Lamoureux EL, Saw SM, Thumboo J, Wee HL, Aung T, Mitchell P, Wong TY. The impact of corrected and uncorrected refractive error on visual function: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 50(6):2614-20, 2009 medline
  43. Samarawickrama C, Huynh SC, Liew G, Burlutsky G, Mitchell P. Birth weight and optic nerve head parameters. Ophthalmology 116(6):1112-8, 2009 medline
  44. Wong G, Hayden A, Chapman JR, Webster AC, Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Craig JC. Association of CKD and cancer risk in older people. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 20(6):1341-50, 2009 medline
  45. Gopinath B, Wang JJ, Schneider J, Burlutsky G, Snowdon J, McMahon CM, Leeder SR, Mitchell P. Depressive symptoms in older adults with hearing impairments: the Blue Mountains Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 57(7):1306-8, 2009 medline
  46. Samarawickrama C, Mitchell P. Influence of signal strength on OCT measurements [letter] Journal of Glaucoma 18(6):499-500, 2009 medline
  47. Flood VM, Gopinath B, Rochtchina E, Smith W, Mitchell P. Re: 'Red meat and chicken consumption and its association with age-related macular degeneration' [letter] American Journal of Epidemiology 170(4):531-2, 2009 medline
  48. Veerappan S, Schäche M, Pertile KK, Islam FM, Chen CY, Mitchell P, Dirani M, Baird P. The retinoic acid receptor alpha (RARA) gene is not associated with myopia, hypermetropia, and ocular biometric measures. Molecular Vision 15:1390-7, 2009 medline
  49. Jun G, Guo H, Klein BEK, Klein R, Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Miao H, Lee KE, Joshi T, Buck M, Chugha P, Bardenstein D, Klein AP, Bailey-Wilson JE, Gong X, Spector TD, Andrew T, Hammond CJ, RC Elston, Iyengar SK, Wang B. EPHA2 is associated with age-related cataract in mice and humans. PLoS Genetics 5(7):e1000584 (19 pages), 2009 medline
  50. Kanthan GL, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P. Use of antihypertensive medications and topical beta-blockers and the long-term incidence of cataract and cataract surgery. British Journal of Ophthalmology 93(9):1210-4, 2009 medline
  51. Lim LS, Saw SM, Cheung N, Mitchell P, Wong TY. Relationship of retinal vascular caliber with optic disc and macular structure. American Journal of Ophthalmology 148(3):368-75, 2009 medline
  52. Lindley RI, Wang JJ, Wong MC, Mitchell P, Liew G, Hand P, Wardlaw J, De Silva DA, Baker M, Rochtchina E, Chen C, Hankey GM, Chang HM, Fung VS, Gomes L, Wong TY. Retinal microvasculature in acute lacunar stroke: a cross-sectional study. Lancet Neurology 8(7):628-34, 2009 medline
  53. Hong T, Mitchell P, de Loryn T, Rochtchina E, Cugati S, Wang JJ. Development and progression of diabetic retinopathy 12 months after phacoemulsification cataract surgery. Ophthalmology 116(8):1510-4, 2009 medline
  54. Huynh SC, Samarawickrama C, Wang XY, Rochtchina E, Wong TY, Gole GA, Rose KA, Mitchell P. Macular and nerve fiber layer thickness in amblyopia: the Sydney Childhood Eye Study. Ophthalmology 116(9)1604-9, 2009 medline
  55. Islam FMA, Nguyen TT, Wang JJ, Tai ES, Shankar A, Saw SM, Aung T, Lim SC, Mitchell P, Wong TY. Quantitative retinal vascular calibre changes in diabetes and retinopathy: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Eye 23(8):1719-24, 2009 medline
  56. Rogers K, Samarawickrama C, Mitchell P. Prevalence of myopia in high school students by presence of red-green color vision deficiency [letter]. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science eLetter published online, 28 August, 2009
  57. Fong CS, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Schneider J, Jakobsen KB, Smith W, Mitchell P. Survey effect on use of eye care by older persons with correctable visual impairment. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 16(4):249-53, 2009
  58. McGeechan K, Liew G, Macaskill P, Irwig L, Klein R, Klein BEK, Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Vingerling JR, de Jong PTM, Witteman JCM, Breteler MMB, Shaw JE, Zimmet P, Wong TY. Meta-analysis: Retinal vessel caliber and risk of coronary heart disease. Annals of Internal Medicine 151(6):404-413, 2009 medline
  59. Tariq Y, Samarawickrama C, Mitchell P. Visual morbidity due to inaccurate spectacles among school children in rural China [letter]. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science eLetter published online, 3 September, 2009
  60. Sun C, Wang JJ, Islam FMA, Heckbert SR, Klein R, Siscovick DS, Klein BE, Wong TY. Hypertension genes and retinal vascular calibre: The Cardiovascular Health Study. Journal of Human Hypertension 23(9):578-84, 2009 medline
  61. Ross LA, Anstey KJ, Kiely KM, Windsor TD, Byles JE, Luszcz MA, Mitchell P. Older drivers in Australia: Trends in driving status and cognitive and visual impairment. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 57(10):1868-73, 2009 medline
  62. Liew G, Mitchell P, Wong TY, Lindley RI, Cheung N, Kaushik S, Gopinath B, Wang JJ. Retinal microvascular signs and cognitive impairment. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 57(10):1892-6, 2009 medline
  63. Samarawickrama C, Huynh SC, Mitchell P. Retinal structure in amblyopia [letter]. Ophthalmology 116(10):2041 (author reply 2042), 2009 medline
  64. Pai AS, Mitchell P, Rochtchina E, Iyengar S, Wang JJ. Complement factor H and the bilaterality of age-related macular degeneration: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Archives of Ophthalmology 127(10):1339-44, 2009 medline
  65. Karpa MJ, Mitchell P, Beath K, Rochtchina E, Cumming RG, Wang JJ. Direct and indirect effects of visual impairment on mortality risk in older persons: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Archives of Ophthalmology 127(10):1347-53, 2009 medline
  66. Samarawickrama C, Pai A, Huynh SC, Burlutsky G, Jonas JB, Mitchell P. Measurement of optic nerve head parameters: comparison of optical coherence tomography with digital planimetry. Journal of Glaucoma 18(8):571-5, 2009 medline
  67. van Koolwijk LM, Healey PR, Hitchings RA, Mitchell P, Sham PC, McGuffin P, Viswanathan AC. Major genetic effects in glaucoma: a commingling analysis of optic disk parameters in an older Australian population. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 50(11):5275-80, 2009 medline
  68. Nguyen TT, Kawasaki R, Wang JJ, Kreis AJ, Shaw J, Vilser W, Wong TY. Flicker-light induced retinal vasodilation in diabetes and diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes Care 32(11):2075-80, 2009 medline
  69. Lim SW, Cheung N, Wang JJ, Donaghue KC, Liew G, Islam F, Jenkins AJ, Wong TY. Retinal vascular fractal dimension and risk of early diabetic retinopathy: a prospective study of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care 32(11):2081-3, 2009 medline
  70. Liang YB, Wong TY, Sun L, Tao Q, Wang JJ, Yang X, Xiong Y, Wang N, Friedman D. Refractive errors in a rural adult Chinese population: The Handan Eye Study. Ophthalmology 116(11):2119-27, 2009 medline
  71. Kawasaki R, Cheung N, Wang JJ, Klein R, Klein BE, Cotch MF, Sharrett AR, Shea S, Islam FA, Wong TY. Retinal vessel diameters and risk of hypertension: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Journal of Hypertension 27(12):2386-93, 2009 medline
  72. Tanabe Y, Kawasaki R, Wang JJ, Wong TY, Mitchell P, Daimon M, Oizummi T, Kato T, Kawata S, Kayama T, Yamashita H. Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene and retinal arteriolar narrowing: the Funagata Study. Journal of Human Hypertension 23(12):788-93, 2009 medline
  73. De Silva DA, Liew G, Wong MC, Chang HM, Chen C, Wang JJ, Baker ML, Hand PJ, Rochtchina E, Liu EY, Mitchell P, Lindley RI, Wong TY. Retinal vascular caliber and extracranial carotid disease in acute ischemic stroke patients: the Multi-Centre Retinal Stroke (MCRS) Study. Stroke 40(12):3695-9, 2009 medline
  74. McGeechan K, Liew G, Macaskill P, Irwig L, Klein R, Klein BE, Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Vingerling JR, de Jong PT, Witteman JC, Breteler MM, Shaw J, Zimmet P, Wong TY. Prediction of incident stroke events based on retinal vessel caliber: A systematic review and individual-participant meta-analysis. American Journal of Epidemiology 170(11):1323-32, 2009 medline
  75. Samarawickrama C, Huynh SC, Mitchell P. Thickness of the retinal nerve fiber layer in amblyopia [letter] American Journal of Ophthalmology 148(6):951 (author reply 951-2), 2009 medline
  76. Pai AS, Samarawickrama C, Tariq Y, Mitchell P. Low vision among preschool children in the Beijing Study of Visual Impairment [letter]. American Journal of Ophthalmology 148(6):953-4 (author reply 954), 2009 medline
  77. Gopinath B, Wang JJ, Flood VM, Burlutsky G, Wong TY, Mitchell P. The associations between blood levels of homocysteine, folate, vitamin B12 and retinal vascular caliber. American Journal of Ophthalmology 148(6):902-9, 2009 medline
  78. Wong TY, Mwamburi M, Klein R, Larsen M, Flynn H, Hernandez-Medina M, Ranganathan G, Wirostko B, Pleil A, Mitchell P. Rates of progression in diabetic retinopathy during different time periods: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes Care 32(12):2307-13, 2009 medline
  79. Nguyen T, Kawasaki R, Kreis AJ, Wang JJ, Shaw J, Vilser W, Wong TY. Correlation of light-flicker induced retinal vasodilation and retinal vascular caliber measurement in diabetes. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 50(12):5609-13, 2009 medline
  80. Cho Y, Wang JJ, Chew EY, Ferris FL, Mitchell P, Chan C, Tuo J. Toll-like receptor polymorphisms and age-related macular degeneration: replication in three case-control samples. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 50(12):5614-8, 2009 medline
  81. Samarawickrama C, Huynh SC, Wang JJ, Pai A, Joachim N, Burlutsky G, Wong TY, Mitchell P. Relationship between retinal structures and retinal vessel caliber in normal adolescents. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 50(12):5619-24, 2009 medline
  82. Nguyen TT, Kreis AJ, Kawasaki R, Wang JJ, Seifert BU, Vilser W, Nagel E, Shaw J, Wong TY. Reproducibility of the retinal vascular response to flicker light in Asians. Current Eye Research 34(12):1082-8, 2009 medline
  83. Lavanya R, Jeganathan VSE, Zheng Y, Raju P, Cheung N, Tai ES, Wang JJ, Lamoreaux E, Mitchell P, Young TL, Cajucom-Uy H, Foster PJ, Aung T, Saw SM, Wong TY. Methodology of the Singapore Indian Chinese Cohort (SICC) eye study: Quantifying ethnic variations in the epidemiology of eye diseases in Asians. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 16(6):325-36, 2009 medline
  84. Gopinath B, McMahon CM, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P. Dizziness and vertigo in an older population: the Blue Mountains prospective cross-sectional study. Clinical Otolaryngology 34(6):552-6, 2009 medline
  85. Chen L, Tonkin AM, Moon L, Mitchell P, Dobson A, Giles, G, Hobbs M, Phillips PJ, Shaw JE, Simmons D, Simons LA, Fitzgerald AP, De Backer G, De Bacquer D. Recalibration and validation of the SCORE risk chart in the Australian population: the AusSCORE chart. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation 16(5):562-70, 2009 medline
  86. Huang OS, Tay WT, Tai ES, Wang JJ, Saw SM, Jeganathan VS, Sandar M, Wong TY. Lack of awareness amongst community patients with diabetes and diabetic retinopathy: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore 38(12):1048-55, 2009 medline
  87. Fong CS, Gopinath B, Wang JJ, Mitchell P. Mitochondrial DNA variations and advanced age-related macular degeneration: 2 recent studies [letter]. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science eLetter, published online 31 December, 2009

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