CLINICAL SERVICES - VITREO-RETINA

RESEARCH

The Vitreo-Retinal Service actively participates in clinical and translational research. 

1. Chavan R, Cheung CM, Yang Y. Massive subretinal Haemorrhage 9 months after stabilization  
   of choroidal neovascularisation with photodynamic therapy. Asian J Ophthalmol. 2008; 10:24-6.

2. Cheung N, Islam FM, Klein R, Klein BE, Wong TY. Plasma sphingomyelin is not associated with microvascular changes in the retina. Microvasc Res. 2008 Jan; 75:9.

3. Wang L, Wong TY, Sharrett AR, Klein R, Folsom AR, Jerosch-Herold M. Relationship between 
   retinal arteriolar narrowing and myocardial perfusion: multi- ethnic study of atherosclerosis. 
   Hypertension. 2008 Jan; 51:119-126.

4. 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. 2008 Jan; 115:116-126.

5. Cheung N, Wong TY. Diabetic retinopathy and systemic vascular complications. Prog Retin Eye Res. 2008 Mar; 27:161-176.

6. Lim Z, Wong D. Retinal pigment epithelial rip associated with idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy. Eye. 2008 Mar; 22:471-473.

7. Nguyen TT, Wang JJ, Sharrett AR, Islam FM, 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. 2008 Mar; 31:544- 549.

8. Loh BK, Bacsal K, Chee SP, Cheng BC, Wong D. Foveolitis associated with dengue Fever: a case series. Ophthalmologica. 2008; 222:317-320.

9. BakerML, Hand PJ, Wang JJ, Wong TY. Retinal signs and stroke: revisiting the link between the eye and brain. Stroke. 2008 Apr; 39:1371-1379.

10. Liew G, Wang JJ, Duncan BB, Klein R, Sharrett AR, Brancati F, Yeh HC, Mitchell P, Wong TY. Low birthweight is associated with narrower arterioles in adults. Hypertension. 2008 Apr; 51:933-938.

11. Wong MH, Yang M, Yeo KT. Elastic cord-related ocular injury. Singapore Med J. 2008 Apr; 49:e90-e92.

12. Sun C, Liew G, Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Saw SM, Aung T, Tai ES, Wong TY. Retinal vascular caliber, blood pressure, and cardiovascular risk factors in an Asian population: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008 May; 49:1784-1790

13. Chong EW, Kreis AJ, Wong TY, Simpson JA, Guymer RH. Dietary omega-3 fatty acid and fish intake in the primary prevention of age-related macular degeneration: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Ophthalmol. 2008 Jun; 126:826-833.

14. Lee KY, Vithana EN, Mathur R, Yong VH, Yeo IY, Thalamuthu A, Lee MW, Koh AH, Lim MC, How AC, Wong DW, Aung T. Association analysis of CFH, C2, BF, and HTRA1 gene polymorphisms in Chinese patients with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008 Jun; 49(6):2613-9.

15. Liew G, Cheung N, Wang JJ, Wong TY. Retinal vessels and retinopathy of prematurity. Arch Ophthalmol. 2008 Jun; 126:869-870.

16. Mitchell P, Liew G, Rochtchina E, Wang JJ, Robaei D, Cheung N, Wong TY. Evidence of arteriolar narrowing in low-birth-weight children. Circulation. 2008 Jul; 118:518-524.

17. Wang S, Tikellis G, Wong N, Wong TY, Wang JJ. Lack of knowledge of glycosylated hemoglobin in patients with diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2008 Jul; 81:e15-e17.

18. McGeechan K, Liew G, Wong TY. Are retinal examinations useful in assessing cardiovascular risk? Am J Hypertens. 2008 Aug; 21:847.

19. Cheung N, Rogers SL, Donaghue KC, Jenkins AJ, Tikellis G, Wong TY. Retinal arteriolar dilation predicts retinopathy in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2008 Aug; 31:1842-1846.

20. Jeganathan VS, Wang JJ, Wong TY. Ocular associations of diabetes other than diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes Care. 2008 Aug; 31:1905-1912.

21. Lim MC, Lee SY, Cheng BC, Wong DW, Ong SG, Ang CL, Yeo IY. Diabetic retinopathy in diabetics referred to a tertiary centre from a nationwide screening programme. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2008 Sep; 37:753-759.

22. Liew G, Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Wong TY. Retinal Vascular Imaging: A New Tool in Microvascular Disease Research. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2008 Sep; 1:156-161.

23. Cackett P, Tay WT, Aung T, Wang JJ, Shankar A, Saw SM, Mitchell P, Wong TY. Education, socio-economic status and age-related macular degeneration in Asians: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Brit J Ophthalmol. 2008 Oct; 92:1312-1315.

24. Kawasaki R, Wang JJ, Aung T, Tan DT, Mitchell P, Sandar M, Saw SM, Wong TY. Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in a Malay population: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Ophthalmology. 2008 Oct; 115:1735-1741.

25. Lim LL, Cheung N, Wang JJ, Islam FM, Mitchell P, Saw SM, Aung T, Wong TY. Prevalence and risk factors of retinal vein occlusion in an Asian population. Brit J Ophthalmol. 2008 Oct; 92:1316-1319.

26. Mitchell P, Wong TY. DIRECT new treatments for diabetic retinopathy. Lancet. 2008 Oct; 372:1361-1363.

27. Kreis AJ, Nguyen T, Rogers S, Wang JJ, Harper CA, Clark DJ, Farouque HM, Wong TY. Acute retinal arteriolar emboli after cardiac catheterization. Stroke. 2008 Nov; 39: 3086-3087 .

28. Liew G, Wang JJ, Cheung N, Zhang YP, Hsu W, Lee ML, Mitchell P, Tikellis G, Taylor B, Wong TY. The retinal vasculature as a fractal: methodology, reliability, and relationship to blood pressure. Ophthalmology. 2008 Nov; 115:1951-1956.

29. Wickremasinghe SS, Rogers SL, Gillies MC, Zhu M, Wong TY. Retinal vascular caliber changes after intravitreal triamcinolone treatment for diabetic macular edema. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008 Nov; 49: 4707-4711 .

30. Wirostko B, Wong TY, Simo R. Vascular endothelial growth factor and diabetic complications. Prog Retin Eye Res. 2008 Nov; 27:608-621.

31. Wong TY, Cheung N, Tay WT, Wang JJ, Aung T, Saw SM, Lim SC, Tai ES, Mitchell P. Prevalence and risk factors for diabetic retinopathy: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Ophthalmology. 2008 Nov; 115:1869-1875.

32. 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. Am J Ophthalmol. 2008 Dec; 146:960-967.

33. Jeganathan VS, Kawasaki R, Wang JJ, Aung T, Mitchell P, Saw SM, Wong TY. Retinal vascular caliber and age-related macular degeneration: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Am J Ophthalmol. 2008 Dec; 146:954-959.

34. Yau JW, Lee P, Wong TY, Best J, Jenkins A. Retinal vein occlusion: an approach to diagnosis, systemic risk factors and management. Intern Med J. 2008 Dec; 38:904-910.

35. Liew G, Klein R, Wong TY. The role of genetics in susceptibility to diabetic retinopathy. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2009 Jan; 49:35-52.

36. Liew G, Mitchell P, Wong TY. Systemic management of diabetic retinopathy. Brit Med J. 2009 Jan; 338:b441.

37. Hughes AD, Wong TY, Witt N, Evans R, Thom SA, Klein BE, Chaturvedi N, Klein R. Determinants of retinal microvascular architecture in normal subjects. Microcirculation. 2009 Jan; 16:159-166.

38. Kaushik S, Wang JJ, Wong TY, Flood V, Barclay A, Brand-Miller J, Mitchell P. Glycemic index, retinal vascular caliber, and stroke mortality. Stroke. 2009 Jan; 40:206-212.

39. Lee MW, Yeo I, Wong D, Ang CL. Argon laser photocoagulation for the treatment of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Eye. 2009 Jan; 23(1):145-8.

40. Sun C, Wang JJ, Mackey DA, Wong TY. Retinal vascular caliber: systemic, environmental, and genetic associations. Surv Ophthalmol. 2009 Jan; 54:74-95.

41. Cheng CL, Saw SM, Pang CE, Chee C. Age-related macular degeneration in Singapore. Singapore Med J. 2009 Feb; 50:126-131.

42. Hughes AD, Wong TY, Witt N, Evans R, Thom SA, Klein BE, Chaturvedi N, Klein R. Determinants of retinal microvascular architecture in normal subjects. Microcirculation. 2009 Feb; 16:159-166.

43. Lim LH, Lee SY, Ang CL. Factors affecting the predictability of SRK II in patients with normal axial length undergoing phacoemulsification surgery. Singapore Med J. 2009 Feb; 50:120-125.

44. Cackett P, Wong D, Yeo I. A Classification System for Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy. Retina. 2009 Feb; 29(2):187-91.

45. Sabanayagam C, Shankar A, Koh D, Chia KS, Saw SM, Lim SC, Tai ES, Wong TY. Retinal microvascular caliber and chronic kidney disease in an Asian population. Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Mar; 169:625-632.

46. Lee SY, Ong SG, Wong DW, Ang CL. Giant retinal tear management: an Asian experience. Eye. 2009 Mar; 23:601-605.

47. Ng CH, Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Amirul Islam FM, Wong TY. Prevalence and characteristics of choroidal nevi in an Asian vs white population. Arch Ophthalmol. 2009 Mar; 127:314-319.

48. Lee MW, Yeo I, Wong D, Ang CL. Photodynamic therapy with verteporfin for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Eye. 2009 Jun; 23(6):1417-22.

49. Loh BK, Siak JJ, Wong E, Loh R. Corneal endotheliopathy secondary to adherent triamcinolone acetonide endothelial plaque following triamcinolone acetonide-assisted posterior vitrectomy for myopic foveoschisis. Eye. 2008 Nov 14 [Epub ahead of print].

50. Cackett P, Wong D, Cheung CM. Combined intravitreal bevacizumab and argon laser treatment for Coats’ disease. Acta Ophthalmol. 2009 Jun 4 [Epub ahead of print].

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Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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Diabetic Retinopathy
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Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy
Retinal Detachment
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