Centre for Vision across the Life Span

Research output

Research output per year 2021 2022 2023 2025

• 26 Article
• 2 Comment/debate
• 2 Letter
• 1 Book
• 3 More
  • 1 Meeting Abstract
  • 1 Editorial
  • 1 Review article

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2025

  Paracrine role of endothelial IGF-1 receptor in depot-specific adipose tissue adaptation in male mice

  Luk, C., Bridge, K. I., Warmke, N., Simmons, K. J., Drozd, M., Moran, A., MacCannell, A. D. V., Cheng, C. W., Straw, S., Scragg, J. L., Smith, J., Ozber, C. H., Wilkinson, C. G., Skromna, A., Makava, N., Prag, H. A., Simon Futers, T., Brown, O. I., Bruns, A. F., Walker, A. M. N., & 17 othersWatt, N. T., Mughal, R., Griffin, K. J., Yuldasheva, N. Y., Limumpornpetch, S., Viswambharan, H., Sukumar, P., Beech, D. J., Vidal-Puig, A., Witte, K. K., Murphy, M. P., Hartley, R. C., Wheatcroft, S. B., Cubbon, R. M., Roberts, L. D., Kearney, M. T. & Haywood, N. J., 2 Jan 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 15 p., 170.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2024

  Characterising the Time Course of the Dilatory Response of Healthy Retinal Arteries during Flicker-Light Provocation

  Summers, R. J. & Heitmar, R., 19 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Vascular Research. 9 p., 541443.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• Impact of blur on clinical and occupational colour vision test results

  Álvaro, L., Formankiewicz, M. A. & Waugh, S. J., 1 Sep 2024, In: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 44, 6, p. 1058-1071 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• Landolt C-Tests With "Fixed" Arcmin Separations Detect Amblyopia But Underestimate Crowding in Moderate-to-Severe Amblyopic Children and Adults

  Waugh, S. J. & Fronius, M., 1 Aug 2024, In: Investigative ophthalmology & visual science. 65, 10, 12 p., 33.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• Longitudinal studies assessing retinal vascular characteristics in childhood and adolescence must account for ocular growth

  Rauscher, F. G. & Heitmar, R., 1 Sep 2024, In: Atherosclerosis. 396, 2 p., 117611.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

• Retinal vascular dynamics: A window for observing an irregular heartbeat. A case report

  Heitmar, R., Kirchhoff, P., Blann, A. D. & Kotliar, K., 1 May 2024, In: Microcirculation. 31, 4, 7 p., e12844.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• Simulation techniques in optometric education: Is a model eye for tonometry a valuable instruction tool?

  Doorduyn, K., Heitmar, R. & Coetzee, L., 1 Nov 2024, In: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 44, 7, p. 1569-1581 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2023

  British Congress of Optometry and Vision Science 2022

  Strong, S., Khatoon, A., Fulcher, C., Hallam, E., Collins, H., Rountree, L., Aujla, M. & Travé-Huarte, S., 1 Sep 2023, In: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 43, 5, p. 1294-1298 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

  • Optometry 100%
  • Ocular Vision 57%

• Dual wavelength retinal vessel oximetry – influence of fundus pigmentation

  Hirsch, K., Cubbidge, R. P. & Heitmar, R., 1 Aug 2023, In: Eye. 37, 11, p. 2246-2251 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Oximetry 100%
  • Retinal Vessels 97%
  • Pigmentation 94%
  • Oxygen 49%
  • Skin Pigmentation 33%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Editorial: Functional assessments of the ocular circulation

  Heitmar, R., Link, D., Kotliar, K., Schmidl, D. & Klee, S., 8 Jun 2023, In: Frontiers in Medicine. 10, 4 p., 1222022.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  Open Access

• Impact of color vision deficiency on the quality of life in a sample of Indian population: Application of the CVD-QoL tool

  Male, S. R., Shamanna, B. R., Bhardwaj, R., Gandhi, R., Bhagvati, C. & Theagarayan, B., 1 May 2023, In: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 71, 5, p. 2204-2211 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Color Vision Defects 100%
  • Color Vision 89%
  • Quality of Life 43%
  • Population 26%
  • Vision Tests 14%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Influence of prismatic effect due to decentration of optical center in ophthalmic lens

  Madrolu, V. S. K., Male, S. R., Bhardwaj, R. & Theagarayan, B., 1 Aug 2023, In: Health Science Reports. 6, 8, 6 p., e1472.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Perceived Facilitators and Barriers to Participation in Golf for People With Vision Impairment: A Qualitative Study

  Beukes, E., Hynes, N., Mann, D. L., Hawkes, R., Jayabalan, P. & Allen, P. M., 1 Sep 2023, In: American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 102, 9, p. 829-835 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Golf 100%
  • Ocular Vision 57%
  • Sports 14%
  • Financial Support 11%
  • Insurance Benefits 8%

• The Differential Contribution of Macular Pigments and Foveal Anatomy to the Perception of Maxwell’s Spot and Haidinger’s Brushes

  Misson, G., Heitmar, R., Armstrong, R. & Anderson, S., 1 Mar 2023, In: Vision (Switzerland). 7, 1, 12 p., 11.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Macular Pigment 100%
  • Anatomy 51%
  • Entoptic Vision 18%
  • Lighting 10%
  • Eye 5%

• The effect of obstructive sleep apnea on retinal arterial and venous oxygen saturations: further evidence from a randomised study

  Turnbull, C. D., Stradling, J. R. & Heitmar, R., 1 Jun 2023, In: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 261, 6, p. 1757-1759 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea 100%
  • Oxygen 69%
  • Retinal Diseases 60%
  • Retinal Vessels 57%
  • Vascular Diseases 47%
• 2022

  A guide to COVID-19 for health care professionals

  Blann, A. D. & Heitmar, R., 19 Aug 2022, Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 155 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review

  • Health care professionals 100%
  • health care workers 29%
  • pharmacist 25%
  • vaccination 25%
  • further education 24%

• Angiogenesis, Metabolism, Endothelial and Platelet Markers in Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

  Blann, A. D., Brown, J. E. & Heitmar, R., 22 Mar 2022, In: British Journal of Biomedical Science. 79, 6 p., 10313.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Leptin 100%
  • Marker 68%
  • Blood Platelets 60%
  • Pharmacological Metabolism 60%
  • Angiogenic 57%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• British Congress of Optometry and Vision Science 2021: Meeting report

  Strong, S., Hobby, A., Zahidi, A., Fulcher, C., McConnell, E., Collins, H., Young, L., Rountree, L., Joshi, M., Vaughan, M., McCullough, S., Dave, S. & Jonuscheit, S., 1 Jan 2022, In: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 42, 1, p. 226-229 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

• Color vision devices for color vision deficiency patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

  Male, S. R., Shamanna, B. R., Bhardwaj, R., Bhagvati, C. & Theagarayan, B., 22 Sep 2022, In: Health Science Reports. 5, 5, 12 p., e842.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Color Vision Defects 100%
  • Color Vision 89%
  • Meta-Analysis 50%
  • Equipment and Supplies 40%
  • Color Perception 28%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Coloured filters can simulate colour deficiency in normal vision but cannot compensate for congenital colour vision deficiency

  Álvaro, L., Linhares, J. M. M., Formankiewicz, M. A. & Waugh, S. J., 1 Dec 2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 1, 19 p., 11140.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • color vision 100%
  • color 45%
  • color sorting 8%
  • analysis of variance 7%
  • games 7%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparative quantification of focal and diffuse visual field loss by the SPARK Precision threshold algorithm and SITA

  Foo, S. K., Cubbidge, R. P. & Heitmar, R., 1 Jun 2022, In: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 260, 6, p. 1983–1993 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Visual Fields 100%
  • Glaucoma 94%
  • Cataract 39%
  • Scotoma 19%
  • Angle Closure Glaucoma 18%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Crowding can impact both low and high contrast visual acuity measurements

  Pluháček, F., Siderov, J. & Macháčová, I., 29 Sep 2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 1, 9 p., 16338.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Crowding 100%
  • Visual Acuity 62%
  • Ocular Vision 10%

• Crowding distance beats acuity and crowded acuity in detecting strabismic amblyopia

  Waugh, S., Haine, L. A., Formankiewicz, M. A. & Pelli, D. G., 1 Dec 2022, In: Journal of Vision. 22, 14, 1 p., 4370.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Crowding 100%
  • Amblyopia 90%
  • Eye 39%
  • Ocular Vision 20%
  • Child 17%

• Differences in stereoacuity between crossed and uncrossed disparities reduce with practice

  Clayton, R. & Siderov, J., 1 Nov 2022, In: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 42, 6, p. 1353-1362 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Direction compound 100%
  • Binocular Vision 47%
  • Depth Perception 46%
  • Analysis of Variance 27%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Effect of obstructive sleep apnoea on retinal microvascular function: a randomised controlled trial

  Turnbull, C. D., Stockley, J. A., Madathil, S., Huq, S. S. A., Cooper, B. G., Ali, A., Wharton, S., Stradling, J. R. & Heitmar, R., 1 Jul 2022, In: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 260, 7, p. 2129-2139 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure 100%
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea 86%
  • Randomized Controlled Trials 57%
  • Light 14%
  • Area Under Curve 11%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Evidence-based classification in golf for athletes with a vision impairment: A Delphi study

  Hynes, N., Beukes, E., Hawkes, R., Bennett, H. A., Hamilton, C., Jayabalan, P. & Allen, P. M., 1 Nov 2022, In: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 42, 6, p. 1193-1203 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Golf 100%
  • Delphi Technique 91%
  • Athletes 61%
  • Ocular Vision 57%
  • Visual Acuity 16%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Oxygen saturation in retinal vessels and their correlation with endothelial microparticles in diabetes mellitus and/or cardiovascular disease

  Heitmar, R. & Blann, A. D., 1 Jul 2022, In: Microvascular Research. 142, 7 p., 104336.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Retinal Vessels 100%
  • Retinal 98%
  • Oxygenation 80%
  • Diabetes Mellitus 67%
  • Cardiovascular Diseases 61%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: A Narrative Review

  Blann, A. D. & Heitmar, R., 6 Sep 2022, In: British Journal of Biomedical Science. 79, 21 p., 10426.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • SARS Virus 100%
  • Pandemics 72%
  • Vaccination 54%
  • Cause of Death 53%
  • Epidemiology 53%
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Size and position of the optic disc crescent in a white European population with myopia

  Hill, D., Heitmar, R. & Logan, N. S., 1 Sep 2022, In: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 42, 5, p. 1115-1123 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Optic Disk 100%
  • Myopia 99%
  • Eye 37%
  • Population 35%
  • Astigmatism 17%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• The application of arterio-venous ratio (AVR) cut-off values in clinic to stratify cardiovascular risk in patients

  French, C., Cubbidge, R. P. & Heitmar, R., 1 Jul 2022, In: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 42, 4, p. 666-674 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Retinal Vessels 100%
  • Cardiovascular Diseases 61%
  • Blood Pressure 54%
  • Atherosclerosis 46%
  • Retinal Vein 41%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• The effect of image resolution of display types on accommodative microfluctuations

  Hynes, N. J., Cufflin, M. P., Hampson, K. M. & Mallen, E. A., 1 May 2022, In: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 42, 3, p. 514-525 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Smartphone 100%
  • Refractive Errors 48%
  • Lead 37%
  • Equipment and Supplies 24%
  6 Citations (Scopus)
• 2021

  Comparison of Static Retinal Vessel Caliber Measurements by Different Commercially Available Platforms

  French, C. & Heitmar, R., 1 Sep 2021, In: Optometry and Vision Science. 98, 9, p. 1104-1112 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Retinal Vessels 100%
  • Retinal Artery 88%
  • Retinal Vein 62%
  • Eye 52%
  • Blood Pressure 40%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Detection of anomalies in the red reflex test requires adequate training

  Rose, L., Siderov, J., Bhopal, H. & Mok, S., 1 Jan 2021, In: Clinical and Experimental Optometry. 104, 1, p. 95-100 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Optometry 100%
  • Midwifery 76%
  • Reflex 60%
  • Students 47%
  • Ophthalmoscopy 43%

• Number of flankers influences foveal crowding and contour interaction differently

  Pluháček, F., Musilová, L., Bedell, H. E. & Siderov, J., 1 Feb 2021, In: Vision Research. 179, p. 9-18 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Direction compound 100%
  • Stroke 94%
  4 Citations (Scopus)