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Publications pre-2000

1996
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1996

  1. Attebo K, Mitchell P, Smith W. Visual acuity and the causes of visual loss in Australia: the Blue Mountains Eye Study Ophthalmology 103:357-364, 1996 medline
  2. Heath T, Smith W, Capon A, Hanlon M, Mitchell P. Tetanus immunity in elderly Australians Medical Journal of Australia 164:593-596, 1996 medline
  3. Mitchell P, Smith W, Chang A. Prevalence and associations of retinal vein occlusion in Australia: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Archives of Ophthalmology 114:1243- 1247, 1996 medline
  4. Mitchell P, Smith W, Attebo K, Healey PR. Prevalence of open-angle glaucoma in Australia: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmology 103:1661-1669, 1996 medline
  5. Smith W, Mitchell P, Leeder SR. Smoking and age-related maculopathy: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Archives of Ophthalmology 114:1518-1523, 1996 medline
  6. Smith W, Mitchell P. Alcohol intake and age-related maculopathy. American Journal of Ophthalmology 122:743-745, 1996 medline

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1997

  1. Mitchell P, Hayes P, Wang JJ. Visual impairment in nursing home residents: the Blue Mountains Eye Study Medical Journal of Australia 166:73-76, 1997 medline
  2. Mitchell P, Wang JJ, Li W, Leeder SR, Smith W. Prevalence of asymptomatic retinal emboli Stroke 28:63-66, 1997 medline
  3. Cumming RG, Mitchell P. Hormone replacement therapy, reproductive factors and cataract: The Blue Mountains Eye Study American Journal of Epidemiology 145:242-249, 1997 medline
  4. Mitchell P, Cumming RG, Attebo K, Panchapakesan J. Prevalence of cataract in Australia: the Blue Mountains Eye Study Ophthalmology 104:581-588, 1997 medline
  5. Mitchell P, Smith W, Chey T, Healey PR. Open-angle glaucoma and diabetes: the Blue Mountains Eye Study Ophthalmology 104:712-718, 1997 medline
  6. Smith W, Mitchell P, Attebo K, Leeder S. Selection bias from sampling frames: Telephone directory and electoral roll compared with door-to-door population census. Results from the Blue Mountains Eye Study Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 21:127-133, 1997 medline
  7. Ivers RQ, Mitchell P, Cumming RG. Lack of association between localised cataract and visual field loss: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology 25:193-198, 1997 medline
  8. Darzins P, Mitchell P, Heller RF. Sun exposure and age-related macular degeneration: An Australian case-control study. Ophthalmology 104:770-776, 1997 medline
  9. Gillies MC, Sarks J, Dunlop C, Mitchell P. Traumatic retinopathy resembling acute macular neuroretinopathy. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology 25:207-210, 1997 medline
  10. Mitchell P, Smith W, Chey T, Wang JJ, Chang A. Prevalence and associations of epiretinal membranes: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmology 104:1033-1040, 1997 medline
  11. Cumming RG, Mitchell P, Leeder SR. Use of inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of cataracts. New England Journal of Medicine 337:8-14, 1997 medline
  12. Healey PR, Mitchell P, Smith W, Wang JJ,. The relationship between cup-disc ratio and optic disc diameter. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology 2525(Suppl 1):S99-S101, 1997 medline
  13. Smith W, Mitchell P, Wang JJ. Gender, oestrogen, hormone replacement and age-related macular degeneration. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology 25 (Suppl 1):S13-S15, 1997 medline
  14. Cumming RG, Mitchell P. Alcohol, smoking and cataracts: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Archives of Ophthalmology 115:1296-1303, 1997 medline
  15. Healey PR, Mitchell P, Smith W, Wang JJ. The influence of age and intraocular pressure on the optic cup in a normal population. Journal of Glaucoma 6:274-278, 1997 medline
  16. Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Smith W. Is there an association between migraine headache and open-angle glaucoma? Findings from the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmology 104:1714-1719, 1997 medline
  17. Roberts T, Mitchell P. Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy: A long-term study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology 25:277-281, 1997 medline
  18. Sue CM, Mitchell P, Crimmins DS, Moshegov C, Byrne E, Morris JGL. Pigmentary retinopathy associated with the mitochondrial DNA 3243 point mutation. Neurology 49:1013-1017, 1997 medline
  19. Attebo K, Mitchell P, Cumming RG, Smith W. Knowledge and beliefs about common eye diseases. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology 25:283-287, 1997 medline
  20. Cumming RG, Mitchell P, Leeder SR. Inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of cataracts (letter). Reply to letters from Whitmore SE, Leiner S, Corcoran TR, Bai TR, Garbe E and Suissa S. New England Journal of Medicine 337:1554-1555, 1997 medline
  21. Mitchell P, Wang JJ, Smith W. Association of pseudoexfoliation syndrome with increased vascular risk. American Journal of Ophthalmology 124:685-687, 1997 medline
  22. Pharmacological Therapy for Macular Degeneration Study Group (Mitchell P, member). Interferon Alfa-2a is ineffective for patients with choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration: Results of a prospective randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. Archives of Ophthalmology 115: 865-872, 1997 medline
  23. Panchapakesan J, Cumming RG, Mitchell P. Reproducibility of the Wisconsin cataract grading system in the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 4:119-126, 1997 medline
  24. Smith W, Mitchell P, Rochester C. Serum beta carotene, alpha tocopherol and age-related maculopathy: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology 124:838-840, 1997 medline

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1998

  1. Yu A, Mitchell P, Berry G, Li W, Wang JJ. Retinopathy in older persons without diabetes and its relationship to hypertension. Archives of Ophthalmology 116:83-89, 1998 medline
  2. Ivers RQ, Cumming RG, Mitchell P, Attebo KA. Visual impairment and falls in the elderly: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Journal of the American Geriatric Society 46:58-64, 1998 medline
  3. Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Smith W. Migraine headache and open-angle glaucoma. Ophthalmology Digest 6:30-31, 1998
  4. Tsang C, Lazarus R, Smith W, Mitchell P, Koutts J, Burnett L. Haematological indices in an older population sample: Derivation of healthy reference ranges. Clinical Chemistry 44:96-101, 1998 medline
  5. Attebo KA, Mitchell P, Cumming RG, Smith W, Jolly N, Sparkes R. Prevalence and causes of amblyopia in an adult population. Ophthalmology 105:154-159, 1998 medline
  6. Healey PR, Mitchell P, Smith W, Wang JJ. Optic disc haemorrhages in a population with and without signs of glaucoma. Ophthalmology 105:216-223, 1998 medline
  7. Mitchell P, Smith W, Wang JJ, Attebo K. Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in an older community: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmology 105: 406-411, 1998 medline
  8. Smith W, Mitchell P, Leeder SR, Wang JJ. Plasma fibrinogen levels, other cardiovascular risk factors, and age-related maculopathy: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Archives of Ophthalmology 116:583-587, 1998 medline
  9. Sumich P, Mitchell P, Wang JJ. Choroidal nevi in a white population: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Archives of Ophthalmology 116:645-650, 1998 medline
  10. Panchapakesan J, Hourihan F, Mitchell P. Prevalence of pterygium and pinguecula: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology 26 (Suppl):S2-S5,1998 medline
  11. Smith W, Mitchell P, Reay EM, Webb K, Harvey PWJ. Validity and reproducibility of a self-administered food frequency questionnaire in older people. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 22:456-463, 1998 medline
  12. Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Smith W, Cumming RG. Bilateral involvement by age-related maculopathy lesions in a population. British Journal of Ophthalmology 82(7):743-747, 1998 medline
  13. Smith W, Mitchell P. Family history and age-related maculopathy: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology 26:203-206, 1998 medline
  14. Yu T, Mitchell P, Berry G, Li W, Wang JJ. Retinopatía en personas ancianas sin diabetes y su relación con la hipertensión. Archives of Ophthalmology Edición Española 9:150-158,1998
  15. Mitchell P, Smith W, Wang JJ. Iris color, skin sun sensitivity and age-related maculopathy: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmology 105:1359-1363, 1998 medline
  16. Mitchell P, Healey PR, Smith W, Wang JJ. Influences of age, gender and intraocular pressure on the optic cup, cup-disc ratio and neural rim: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Search on Glaucoma (German) 6:52-55, 1998
  17. Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Smith W. Refractive error and age-related maculopathy: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 39:2167-2171, 1998 medline
  18. Cumming RG, Mitchell P. Medications and cataract: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmology 105:1751-1758, 1998 medline
  19. Mitchell P, Smith W, Wang JJ, Cumming RG, Leeder SR, Burnett L. Diabetes in an older Australian population. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 41:177-184, 1998 medline
  20. Holmes-Walker DJ, Mitchell P, Boyages SC. Does mitochondrial genome mutation in subjects with maternally inherited diabetes and deafness decrease severity of diabetic retinopathy? Diabetic Medicine 15:946-952, 1998 medline
  21. Mitchell P, Wang JJ, Currie J, Cumming RG, Smith W. Prevalence and vascular associations with migraine in older Australians. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine 28:627-632, 1998 medline
  22. Lim R, Mitchell P, Cumming RG. Cataract associations with pinguecula and pterygium: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology 126:717-719, 1998 medline

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1999

  1. Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Smith W, Cumming RG, Attebo KA. Impact of visual impairment on use of community support services by elderly persons: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 40:12-19, 1999 medline
  2. Cumming RG, Mitchell P. Inhaled corticosteroids and cataract: Incidence, prevention and management. Drug Safety 20:77-84, 1999 medline
  3. Ivers RQ, Mitchell P, Cumming RG. Sensory impairment and driving: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. American Journal of Public Health 89:85-87, 1999 medline
  4. Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Smith W, Leeder SR. Factors associated with use of community support services in an older Australian population. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 23:147-153, 1999 medline
  5. Smith W, Mitchell P, Webb K, Leeder SR. Dietary antioxidants and age-related maculopathy: the Blue Mountains Eye Study Ophthalmology 106:761-767, 1999 medline
  6. Ong L, Mitchell P, Healey PR. Asymmetry in optic disc parameters: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 40:849-857, 1999 medline
  7. Yu XQ, Smith W, Webb K, Mitchell P, Leeder SR. Prevalence and predictors of dietary supplement intake in an older Australian population. Australian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics 56:57-63, 1999
  8. Liew SCK, Mitchell P. Anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy in a patient with optic disc drusen Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology 27:157-160, 1999 medline
  9. Attebo K, Ivers RQ, Mitchell P. Refractive errors in an older population: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmology 106:1066-1072, 1999 medline
  10. Hourihan F, Mitchell P. Factors associated with use of glaucoma medications in a population of older people: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology 27:176-179, 1999 medline
  11. Mitchell P, Wang JJ. Diabetes, fasting blood glucose and age-related maculopathy: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology 27:197-199, 1999 medline
  12. Chow VCC, Pai RP, Chapman JR, O'Connell PJ, Allen RDM, Mitchell P, Nankivell BJ. Diabetic retinopathy after combined kidney-pancreas transplantation. Clinical Transplantation 13:356-362, 1999
  13. Smith W, Mitchell P, Lazarus R. Carrots, carotene and seeing in the dark. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology 27:200-203, 1999 medline
  14. Mitchell P, Chapman S, Smith W. "Smoking is a major cause of blindness": A new cigarette pack warning? Medical Journal of Australia 171:173-174, 1999 medline
  15. Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Smith W. Use of eye care services by older Australians: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology 27:294-300, 1999 medline
  16. Healey PR, Mitchell P. Optic disk size in open-angle glaucoma: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology 128:515-517, 1999 medline
  17. Mitchell P, Wang JJ, Hourihan F. The relationship between glaucoma and pseudoexfoliation: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Archives of Ophthalmology 117:1319-1324, 1999 medline
  18. Mitchell P, Hourihan F, Sandbach J, Wang JJ. The relationship between glaucoma and myopia: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmology 106:2010-2015, 1999 medline
  19. Lim R, Mitchell P, Cumming RG. Refractive associations with cataract: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 40:3021-6, 1999 medline
  20. Goodrich ME, Cumming RG, Mitchell P, Koutts J, Burnett L. Plasma fibrinogen and other cardiovascular disease risk factors and cataract. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 6:279-290, 1999 medline
  21. Hourihan F, Mitchell P, Cumming RG. Possible associations between computed tomography scan and cataract: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. American Journal of Public Health 89:1864-1866,1999 medline
  22. Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Cumming RG, Lim R. Cataract and age-related maculopathy: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 6:317-326, 1999 medline
  23. Mitchell P, Cumming RG, Mackey D. Inhaled corticosteroids, family history, and risk of glaucoma. Ophthalmology 106:2301-2306, 1999 medline
  24. Webb KL, Schofield WN, Lazarus R, Smith W, Mitchell P, Leeder SR. Prevalence and sociodemographic predictors of dietary goal attainment in an older population. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 23:578-584, 1999 medline

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