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Publications for the Past 3 Years

Singapore Cohort study Of the Risk factors for Myopia (SCORM)
Sumatra Eye Survey
Tanjong Pagar Survey
The Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities Study
Medical Image Analysis and Visualization Study
Others - Myopia
Others - Cataract
Others - Glaucoma
Others - Retina
Others - Miscellaneous




Singapore Cohort study Of the Risk factors for Myopia (SCORM)

Saw SM, Wu HM, Hong CY, Chua WH, Chia KS, Tan D. Myopia and night lighting in Singapore children. Br J Ophthalmol 2001;85:527-8.

Saw SM, Hong CY, Chia KS, Stone RA, Tan Dd. Nearwork and myopia in young children Lancetb 2001;357:390.

Saw SM, Hong RZ, Zhang MZ, Fu ZF, Ye M, Tan D, Chew SJ. Near work and myopia in schoolchildren in Xiamen, ChinaJ Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2001 May-Jun;38(3):149-55.

Tong L, Carkeet A, Saw SM, Tan DT. Corneal and Refractive error astigmatism in Singaporean school children: a vector based Javal's rule. Optom Vis Sci 2001 Dec 78(12): 881-7.

Saw SM, Chua WH, Hong CY, Wu HM, Chan WY, Chia KS, Stone RA, Tan D. Nearwork in early onset myopia. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2002;43:332-9.

Saw SM, Chua WH, Hong CY, Wu HM, Chia KS, Stone RA, Tan DTH. Height and its relationship to refraction and biometry parameters in Singapore Chinese children. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2002;43:1408-13.

Saw SM, Zhang MZ, Hong RZ, Fu ZF, Pang MH, Tan DTH. Near-Work Activity, Night-lights, and Myopia in the Singapore-China Study. Arch Ophthalmol. 2002 May;120(5):620-7.

Tong L, Saw SM, Carkeet A, Chan WY, Wu WM, Tan DTH. Prevalence rates and epidemiological risk factors for astigmatism in Singapore school children. Optom Vis Sci 2002 Sep;79(9):606-13.

Carkeet A, Luo HD, Tong L, Saw SM, Tan DT. Refractive error and monochromatic aberrations in Singaporean children. Vision Res. 2002 Jun;42(14):1809-24.


Saw SM, Carkeet A, Chia KS, Stone RA, Tan DTH. Component dependent risk factors for ocular parameters in Singapore Chinese children. Ophthalmology 2002;109:2065-71.

Tong L, Saw SM, Tan D, Chia KS, Chan WY, Carkeet A, Chua WH, Hong CY. Sensitivity and specificity of visual acuity screening for refractive errors in school children. Optom Vis Sci. 2002 ;79(10):650-7.

Tong L, Saw SM, Chia KS, Tan DTH. Anisometropia in Singapore school children. Am J Ophthalmol 2004; 137:474-9.

Saw SM, Tong L, Chia KS, Koh D, Lee YS, Katz J, Tan DTH. The relationship between birth size and the results of refractive error and biometry measurements in children. Br J Ophthalmol 2004;88 538-542

Lee AJ, Saw SM, Gazzard G, Cheng A, Tan DTH. Intraocular pressure associations with refractive error and axial length in children. Br J Ophthalmol 2004;88:5-7.


Saw SM, Tan SB, Fung D, Chia KS, Koh D, Tan DTH, Stone RA. IQ and the association with myopia in children. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2004;45:2943-8.




Sumatra Eye Survey

Saw SM, Gazzard G, Koh D, Farook M, Widjaja D, Lee J, Tan DTH. Prevalence rates of refractive errors in Sumatra, Indonesia. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2002;43:3174-80.

Lee AJ, Lee JM, Saw SM, Gazzard G, Koh D, Widjaja D, Tan DTH. Prevalence and risk factors associated with dry eye symptoms: A population-based study in Indonesia. Br J Ophthalmol 2002;86:1341-6.

Gazzard G, Saw SM, Farook M, Koh D, Widjaja D, SE Chia, CY Hong, Tan DTH. Pterygia in Indonesia: Prevalence, Severity and Risk Factors. Br J Ophthalmol 2002;86:1347-51.

Saw SM, Rahat H, Gazzard G, Koh D, Widjaja D, Tan DTH. Causes of low vision and blindness in rural Indonesia. Br J Ophthalmol 2003;87 1075-1078.




Tanjong Pagar Survey

Wong TY, Foster PJ, Johnson GJ, Klein BEK, Seah SKL. The relationship between ocular dimensions, refraction and stature: The Tanjong Pagar Survey. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences 2001;42:1237-42.

Wong TY, Foster PJ, Johnson GJ, Seah SKL, Tan DTH. The prevalence and risk factors for pterygium in adult Chinese in Singapore: The Tanjong Pagar Survey. American Journal of Ophthalmology 2001; 131:176-83.

Wong TY, Foster PJ, Ng TP, Tielsch JM, Johnson GJ, Seah SKL. Variations in ocular biometry in an adult Chinese population in Singapore: The Tanjong Pagar Survey. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences 2001; 42: 73-80.

Seah SKL, Wong TY, Foster PJ, Tze Pin Ng, Johnson GJ. The prevalence of cataract in Chinese residents in Singapore: The Tanjong Pagar Survey. Ophthalmology 2002; 109:2058-64.

Wong TY, Foster PJ, Johnson GJ, Seah SKL. Education, socio-economic factors and ocular dimensions: The Tanjong Pagar Survey. British Journal off Ophthalmology 2002; 86: 863-8.

Seah SKL. Determinants of intraocular pressure and its association with glaucomatous optic neuropathy in Chinese Singaporeans: The Tanjong Pagar study. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 2003;44:3885-91.

Foster PJ, Wong TY, Johnson GJ, Seah SKL. Risk factors for nuclear, cortical and posterior subcapsular cataract in Chinese: The Tanjong Pagar Survey. British Journal of Ophthalmology 2003; 87: 1112-20.

Wong TY, Foster PJ, Johnson GJ, Seah SKL. Refractive errors, ocular dimensions and age-related cataract: The Tanjong Pagar Survey. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences 2003; 44:1479-85.


Saw SM, Foster PJ, Gazzard G, Seah S. Causes of blindness, low vision and questionnaire-assessed poor visual function in Singapore Chinese Adults: The Tanjong Pagar Survey. Ophthalmol 2004; 111:1161-8


Saw SM, Foster PJ, Gazzard G, Seah S. Causes of blindness, low vision and questionnaire-assessed poor visual function in Singapore Chinese Adults: The Tanjong Pagar Survey. Ophthalmol 2004; 111:1161-8




The Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities Study

Wong TY, Klein R, Couper DJ, Cooper LS, Shahar E, Hubbard LD, Wofford MR, Sharrett AR. Retinal microvascular abnormalities and incident clinical strokes. The Atherosclerosis Risk in the Communities Study. Lancet 2001: 358: 1134-40.

Wong TY, Klein R, Sharrett AR, Nieto FJ, Boland LL, Couper DJ, Mosley TH, Klein BE, Hubbard LD, Szklo M. Retinal microvascular abnormalities and cognitive impairment in middle-aged persons. The Atherosclerosis Risk in the Communities Study. Stroke 2002; 33: 1487-92.

Wong TY, Klein R, Sharrett AR, Duncan BB, Couper DJ, Tielsch JM, Klein BEK, Hubbard LD. Retinal arteriolar narrowing and incident coronary heart disease in men and women: The Atherosclerosis Risk in the Communities Study. JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) 2002; 287:1153-9.

Wong TY, Klein R, Nieto FJ et al. Is age-related maculopathy related to cognitive function? The Atherosclerosis Risk in the Communities Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology 2002; 134: 828-35.

Wong TY, Klein R, Sharrett AR, Couper DJ, Klein BE, Liao DP, Hubbard LD, Mosley TH. Cerebral white matter lesion, retinopathy and risk of clinical stroke: The Atherosclerosis Risk in the Communities Study. JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) 2002;288:67-74.

Klein R, Sharrett AR, Klein BEK, Moss SE, Folosm AR, Wong TY, Brancati FL, Hubbard LD, Couper DJ. The association of atherosclerosis, vascular risk factors, and retinopathy in adults with diabetes. The Atherosclerosis Risk in Community Study. Ophthalmology 2002; 109: 1225-34.


Couper DJ, Klein R, Hubbard LD, Wong TY, Sorlie PD, Cooper LS, Brothers RJ, Nieto FJ. Reliability of retinal photography in the assessment of retinal microvascular characteristics: The Atherosclerosis Risk in the Communities Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology 2002;133:78-88.

Wong TY, Mosley T, Klein R, Klein BEK, Sharrett AR, Couper DJ, Hubbard LD. Retinal microvascular abnormalities and MRI signs of cerebral atrophy in healthy, middle-aged people. Neurology 2003; 61:806-11.

Wong TY. Cerebral white matter lesions, retinopathy and stroke. Stroke 2003; 34: e212.

Wong TY, Klein R, Duncan BB, Nieto FJ, Klein BEK, Couper DJ, Hubbard LD, Sharrett AR. Racial difference in the prevalence of hypertensive retinopathy. Hypertension 2003;41:1086-91

Wong TY, Klein R, Sharrett AR, Duncan BB, Couper DJ, Klein BEK, Hubbard LD, Nieto FJ. Retinal arteriolar diameters and risk of hypertension. Annals of Internal Medicine 2004; 140: 248-255.




Medical Image Analysis and Visualization Study

Bin Fang, Wynne Hsu and Mong Li Lee. Reconstruction of Vascular Structures in Retinal Images, in IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, 2003.

Huiqi Li, Wynne Hsu, Mong Li Lee and Hongyu Wang. A Piecewise Gaussian Model for Profiling and Differentiating Retinal Vessels, in IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, 2003.




Others - Myopia

Wu HM, Seet B, Yap EPH, Saw SM, Lim TH, Chia KS. Does education explain ethnic differences in myopia prevalence ? A population-based study of young adult males in Singapore. Optom Vis Sci. 2001;78:234-9.

Seet B, Wong TY, Tan DTH, Saw SM, Balakrishnan V, Lee LKH, Lim ASM. Myopia in Singapore: taking a public health approach Br J Ophthalmol 2001;85:521-6.

Saw SM, Chan B, Seenyen L, Yap M, Tan D, Chew SJ. Myopia in Singapore kindergarten children. Optometry. 2001 May;72(5):286-91.

Saw SM, Wu HM, Seet B, Wong TY, Yap E, Chia KS, Stone RA, Lee L. Academic achievement, closeup work parameters, and myopia in Singapore military conscripts. Br J Ophthalmol 2001;85:855-60.

Saw SM, Chan E, Koh A, Tan D. Interventions to retard myopia progression in children: an evidence-based update. Ophthalmology 2002; 109:415-21.

Katz J, Schein OD, Levy B, Cruisculllo T, Saw SM, Rajan U, Chan TK, Khoo CY. A randomized trial of rigid gas permeable contact lenses to reduce progression of children's myopia Am J Ophthalmol 2003; 136:82-90.

Saw SM, Tan DTH. Interventions to retard myopia progression. Author's reply. Ophthalmology 2003;110:1287-88.

Saw SM. A synopsis of the prevalence rates and environmental risk factors for myopia. Clin Exp Optom 2003;86:289-94 [Invited Review]

Saw SM, Hong CY, Cheng A, Au Eong KG. Update on treatment of childhood myopia progression. Sin Fam Phys 2003;29:50.

Quek TPL, Chua CG, Chong CS, Chong JH, Hey HW, Lee J, Lim YF, Saw SM. Prevalence of refractive errors in teenage high school students in Singapore. Ophthal Physiol Opt 2004:24:47-55.

Saw SM, Wong TY. Is it possible to slow the progression of myopia? Annals
Academy of Medicine 2004; 33: 1-3.

Wong TY, Saw SM. Issues and challenges for myopia research. Annals Academy of Medicine 2004:33: 4-6.


Saw SM, Gazzard G, Au-Eong KG, Tan DTH. Myopia: attempts to arrest progression. Br J Ophthalmol 2002;86(11):1306-1311.

Saw SM, Gazzard G, Au-Eong KG, Koh D. Utility values and myopia in teenage school students. Br J Ophthalmol 2003; 87:341-5.

Wong TY, Klein R, Klein BEK, Tomany S, Lee K. Refractive errors and age-related cataract: The Beaver Dam Eye Study. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences 2001; 42:1449-54.

Wong TY, Klein R, Klein BEK, Tomany SC. Refractive errors and ten-year incidence of age-related maculopathy. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences 2002;43:2869-73

Wong TY. Interventions to retard myopia progression in children: An evidence-based update. Invited commentary. Ophthalmology 2002; 109: 423-424.

Lee KE, Klein R, Klein BEK, Wong TY. Changes in Refraction Over 10 Years in an Adult Population. The Beaver Dam Eye Study. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences 2002;43:2566-71

Wong TY, Klein BEK, Klein R, Knudtson M, Lee K. Refractive errors, intraocular pressure and glaucoma in a white population. Ophthalmology 2003; 110: 211-7.

Aung T, Foster PJ, Seah SKL, Chan SP, Lim WK, Wu HM, Lim ATH, Lee L, Chew SJ. Automated static perimetry: The influence of myopia and its method of correction. Ophthalmology 2001; 108: 290-295.


Saw SM, Chia KS, Lindstrom J, Tan DTH, Stone RA. Childhood myopia and parental smoking. Br J Ophthalmol 2004; 88:934-7.

Tong L, Saw SM, Chua WH, Chi L, Cheng B, Yeo I, Wong E, Tan DTH, Koh A. Optic disc and retinal characteristics in myopic children. Am J Ophthalmol 2004;138: 160-2.

 




Others - Cataract

Saw SM, Tseng P, Chan WK, Chan TK, Ong SG, Tan D. Visual function and outcome following cataract surgery in a Singapore population. J Cataract Ref Surgery 2002:28:445-53.

Wong TY. Cataract extraction rates among Chinese, Malays and Indians in Singapore: A population-based analysis. Archives of Ophthalmology 2001; 119: 727-32.

Wong TY. The benefits and risks of cataract surgery: Is old age an issue? British Medical Journal 2001;322:1104-6.

Klein R, Klein BEK, Wong TY, Tomany SC. The association of cataract and cataract surgery with the long-term incidence of age-related maculopathy. The Beaver Dam Eye Study. Archives of Ophthalmology 2002; 120:1551-8.

Wong TY, Klein R, Klein BEK, Tomany S. Ocular trauma and age-related cataract: The Beaver Dam Eye Study. British Journal Ophthalmology 2002;86:152-5.

Wong TY, Chee SP. Risk factors of acute endophthalmitis after cataract extraction: a case-control study in Asian eyes. British Journal of Ophthalmology 2004;88:29-31

Wong TY. Localization of cortical cataract in subjects of diverse races and latitude. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science (Jan 16th 2004, published online)

Au Eong L, Low CH, Heng WJ, Aung T, Lim TH, Ho SH, Yong VSH. Retained visual sensation during cataract surgery: author's reply. Ophthalmology 2001; 108: 1003

Au Eong L, Low CH, Heng WJ, Aung T, Lim TH, Ho SH, Yong VSH. Retained visual sensation during cataract surgery: author's reply. Ophthalmology 2001; 108: 1005




Others - Glaucoma

Saw SM, Gazzard G, Friedman D, Foster PJ, Devereux J, Wong ML, Seah S. Awareness of glaucoma, and health beliefs of patients suffering primary acute angle-closure Br J Ophthalmol 2003;87:446-449.

Saw SM, Gazzard G, Friedman D. Interventions for Angle Closure Glaucoma: An Evidence-based Update Ophthalmol 2003;110:1869-1878

Zhang MZ, Lim ASM, Wong TY. A pilot study of lens extraction in the management of acute primary angle-closure glaucoma. American Journal of Ophthalmology 2003; 135: 534-6.

Aung T, Friedman DS, Chew PTK, Ang LP, Gazzard G, Lai YF, Yip L, Lai H, Quigley H, Seah SK. Long-term outcomes in Asians after acute primary angle-closure. Ophthalmology-in press.

Aung T, Husain R, Gazzard G, Chan YH, Devereux JG, Hoh ST, Seah SKL. Changes in retinal nerve fiber layer thickness after acute primary angle closure. Ophthalmology-in press. (Corresponding author)

Lim LS, Aung T, Husain R, Wu YJ, Gazzard G, Seah SKL. Acute primary angle closure: Configuration of the drainage angle in the first year after laser peripheral iridotomy. Ophthalmology-in press. (Corresponding author)

Ang LPK, Aung T, Chua WH, Yip LW, Chew PTK. Visual field loss from primary angle closure glaucoma: A comparative study of symptomatic and asymptomatic disease. Ophthalmology-in press. (Corresponding author)

Tay E, Andreou P, Xing W, Aung T, Franks WA. A questionnaire survey of patient acceptability of optic disc imaging by HRT II and GDx. Br J Ophthalmol- in press.

Aung T, Oen FTS, Wong HT, Chan YH, Khoo BK, Liu YP, Ho CL, See JLS, Thean LH, Viswanathan AC, Seah SKL, Chew PTK. Randomized controlled trial comparing the effect of brimonidine and timolol on visual field loss after acute primary angle closure. Br J Ophthalmol 2004; 88: 88-94. (Corresponding author)

Foster PJ, Aung T, Nolan WP, Machin D, Baasanhu J, Khaw PT, Alsbirk PH, Lee PS, Seah SKL, Johnson GJ. Defining "occludable" angles in population surveys: drainage angle width, peripheral anterior synechiae, and glaucomatous optic neuropathy in east Asian people. Br J Ophthalmol 2004;88 486-490

Chew PTK, Aung T, Aquino MV, Rojanapongpun P. Intraocular pressure-reducing effects and safety of latanoprost versus timolol in patients with chronic angle closure glaucoma. Ophthalmology 2004; 111: 427-34.

Chung AN, Aung T, Wang JC, Chew PTK. Surgical outcomes of combined phacoemulsification and glaucoma drainage implant surgery for Asian patients with refractory glaucoma and cataract. Am J Ophthalmol 2004; 137: 294-300. (Corresponding author)

Yong VKY, Umapathi T, Aung T, Tan NC, Lee JJ, Liew GC, Yip CC, Foster PJ, Chew PTK. Systemic autonomic function in subjects with primary angle closure glaucoma: A comparative study of symptomatic and asymptomatic disease presentation. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2004;32:137-141

Aung T, Ebenezer ND, Brice G, Child AH, Prescott Q, Lehmann OJ, Hitchings RA, Bhattacharya SS. Prevalence of optineurin sequence variants in adult primary open angle glaucoma: Implications for diagnostic testing. J Med Genet 2003; 40: e101.(Corresponding author)

Aung T, Okada K, Poinoosawmy D, Membrey L, Brice G, Child AH, , Bhattacharya SS, Lehmann OJ, Garway-Heath DF, Hitchings RA. The phenotype of normal tension glaucoma patients with and without OPA1 polymorphisms. Br J Ophthalmol 2003 ;87:149-52. (Corresponding author)

Seah SKL, Gazzard G, Aung T. Intermediate-term Outcome of Baerveldt Glaucoma Implants in Asian Eyes. Ophthalmology 2003; 110: 888-894. (Corresponding author)

Aung T, Ocaka L, Ebenezer ND, Morris AG, Krawczak M, Thiselton DL, Alexander C, Votruba M, Brice G, Child AH, Francis PJ, Hitchings RA, Lehmann OJ, Bhattacharya SS. A major marker for normal tension glaucoma: Association with polymorphisms in the OPA1 gene. Hum Genetics 2002; 110: 52-56. (Corresponding author)

Aung T, Ocaka L, Ebenezer ND, Morris AG, Brice G, Child AH, Hitchings RA, Lehmann OJ, Bhattacharya SS. Investigating the association between OPA1 polymorphisms and glaucoma: Comparison between normal tension and high tension primary open angle glaucoma. Hum Genetics 2002; 110: 513-514. (Corresponding author)

Aung T, Chew PTK. Review of recent advancements in the understanding of primary angle closure glaucoma. Curr Opinion Ophthalmol 2002; 13: 89-94


Aung T, Alsagoff Z, Ang LPK, Chew PTK. Angle-closure glaucoma: author reply. Ophthalmology 2002; 109: 1-2

Rosman M, Aung T, Ang LPK, Chew PTK, Liebmann J, Ritch R. Chronic Angle-Closure with Glaucomatous Damage: Long-term Clinical Course in a North American population and comparison with an Asian Population. Ophthalmology 2002; 109: 2227-31

Chew PTK, Hung PT, Aung T. Efficacy of latanoprost in reducing intraocular pressure in patients with primary angle closure glaucoma. Surv Ophthalmol 2002; 47: S125-128

Hoh ST, Aung T, Chew PTK. Medical management of angle closure glaucoma. Seminars in Ophthalmology 2002;17: 79-83

Aung T, Ang LPK, Chan SP, Chew PTK. Acute primary angle-closure: Long-term intraocular pressure outcome in Asian eyes. Am J Ophthal 2001; 131: 7-12. (Corresponding author)

Aung T, Chew PTK, Yip CC, Chan YH, See JLS, Khng CG, Hoh ST, Ng LH, Lee HM. A randomised double-masked crossover study comparing latanoprost with unoprostone in patients with primary open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension. Am J Ophthal 2001; 131: 636-642. (Corresponding author)

Aung T, Looi ALG, Chew PTK. The visual field following acute primary angle closure. Acta Ophth Scand 2001; 79(3): 298-300. (Corresponding author)
Aung T, Seah SK. Trabeculectomy for acute primary angle closure: author's reply. Ophthalmology 2001; 108: 1008

Chew PTK, Aung T. Primary angle closure glaucoma in Asia. J Glaucoma 2001; 10(5): S6-7.

Tow SLC, Aung T, Oen FTS, Seah SKL. Combined phacoemulsification, intraocular lens implantation and trabeculectomy in Asian patients with chronic angle closure glaucoma. Int Ophthalmol. 2001; 24:: 283-9. (Corresponding author)


Aung T, Chew PTK, Oen FTS, Chan YH, Thean LH, Yip L, Lim BA, Soh J, Seah SKL. Additive effect of unoprostone and latanoprost in patients with elevated intraocular pressure. Br J Ophthalmol 2002; 86: 75-79. (Corresponding author)

Alsagoff Z, Chew PTK, Chee CKL, Wong JS, Aung T. Indocyanine green anterior segment angiography for studying conjunctival vascular changes after trabeculectomy. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2001; 29: 22-6




Others - Retina

Rosman M, Wong TY, Ong SG, Ang CL. Retinal detachment in Chinese, Malay and Indian residents in Singapore: a comparative study on risk factors, clinical presentation and surgical outcomes. International Ophthalmology 2001;24:101-6.

Wong TY, Klein R, Klein BEK, Tielsch JM, Hubbard LD, Nieto FJ. Retinal microvascular abnormalities, and their relation to hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and mortality. Survey of Ophthalmology 2001; 46: 59-80.

Wong TY, Moss SE, Klein R, Klein BEK. Is the pulse rate useful in assessing risk of diabetic retinopathy and macular edema? The Wisconsin Epidemiological Study of Diabetic Retinopathy. British Journal of Ophthalmology 2001;85:925-7

Wong TY, Klein R, Sharrett AR, Schmidt MI, Pankow JS, Couper DJ, Klein BE, Hubbard LD, Duncan BB. Retinal arteriolar narrowing and risk of diabetes in middle-aged persons. JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) 2002; 287: 2528-33.

Wong TY, Cruickshanks KJ, Klein R, Klein BEK, Moss SE, Palta M, Riley WJ, Maclaren NK, Rotter JI. HLA-DR3 and DR4 and their relation to the incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy. Ophthalmology 2002;109:275-81

Wong TY, Klein R. Retinal arteriolar emboli: epidemiology and risk of stroke. Invited review Current Opinion in Ophthalmology 2002;13:142-6


Wong TY, Hubbard LD, Klein R, Marino EK, Kronmal R, Sharrett AR, Siscovick DS, Burke G, Tielsch JM. Retinal microvascular abnormalities and blood pressure in older people: The Cardiovascular Health Study. British Journal of Ophthalmology 2002; 86: 1007-13.

Sherry L, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Wong TY, Klein R, Hubbard LD, Mitchell P. The Reliability of Computer-Assisted Retinal Vessel Measurement In a Population. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 2002; 30: 179-82.

Duncan BB, Wong TY, Tyroler HA, Davis CE, Fuchs FD. Hypertensive retinopathy independently predicts coronary heart disease: The Lipids Research Clinics Coronary Primary Prevention Trial. British Journal of Ophthalmology 2002; 86: 1002-6

Moss S, Klein R, Klein BEK, Wong TY. Retinal vascular changes and 20-year incidence of lower extremity amputations in a cohort with diabetes. Archives of Internal Medicine 2003; 163:2505-10.

Klein R, Klein BEK, Moss S, Wong TY, Hubbard LD, Cruickshanks KJ. Retinal vascular abnormalities in persons with Type 1 diabetes. The Wisconsin Epidemiological Study of Diabetic Retinopathy. Ophthalmology 2003; 110: 2118-25

Wong TY, Klein R, Klein BEK, Meuer SM, Hubbard LD. Retinal vessel diameters and their associations with age and blood pressure. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 2003;44:4644-50.

Knudtson MD, Lee KE, Hubbard LD, Wong TY, Klein R, Klein BEK. A revised method for summarizing retinal vessel diameters. Current Eye Research 2003;27:143-9.

Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Leung H, Rochtchina E, Wong TY, Klein R. Hypertensive retinal vessel wall signs in the general older population: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Hypertension 2003; 42: 534-41.

Tan AG, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Klein R, Wong TY, Hubbard LD, Mitchell P. Correlation between generalised and focal retinal arteriolar narrowing in an older population. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 2003; 31:322-25

Leung H, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Tan AG, Wong TY, Hubbard LD, Klein R, Mitchell P. Computer-assisted retinal vessel measurement in an older population: Correlation between right and left eyes. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 2003; 31:326-30

Leung H, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Tan AG, Wong TY, Klein R, Hubbard LD, Mitchell P. Relationships between age, blood pressure and retinal vessel diameters in an older population. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences 2003; 44:2900-4

Wong TY, Klein R, Nieto FJ, Klein BEK, Sharrett AR, Meuer SM, Hubbard LD, Tielsch JM. Retinal microvascular abnormalities and ten-year cardiovascular mortality. A population-based case-control study. Ophthalmology 2003; 110:933-40.

Wong TY, Klein R, Sharrett AR, Manolio TA, Hubbard LD, Marino EK, Kuller L, Burke G, Tracey RP, Polak JF, Gottdiener JS, Siscovick DS. The prevalence and risk factors of retinal microvascular abnormalities in older people: The Cardiovascular Health Study. Ophthalmology 2003; 110: 658-66.

Wong TY, Shankar A, Klein R, Klein BE. Retinal vessel diameters and the incidence of gross proteinuria and renal insufficiency in people with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes 2004;53:179-84

Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Rochtchina E, Tan AG, Wong TY, Klein R. Retinal vessel wall signs and the 5 year incidence of age related maculopathy: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. British Journal of Ophthalmology 2004;88:104-109

Knudtson MD, Klein BE, Klein R, Wong TY, Hubbard LD, Lee KE, Meuer SM, Bulla CP. Variation associated with measurement of retinal vessel diameters at different points in the pulse cycle. British Journal of Ophthalmology 2004;88:57-61.

Leung H, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Wong TY, Klein R, Mitchell P. Does hormone replacement therapy influence microvascular caliber? Microvascular Research 2004; 67: 48-54

Klein R, Klein BE, Moss SE, Wong TY, Hubbard L, Cruickshanks KJ, Palta M. The relation of retinal vessel caliber to the incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy: XIX: the Wisconsin Epidemiologic Study of Diabetic Retinopathy. Arch Ophthalmology 2004; 122: 76-83.

Wong TY. Is retinal photography useful for evaluating stroke risk? Lancet Neurology 2004; 3:179-83.

Klein R, Klein BEK, Tomany S, Wong TY. The relation of retinal microvascular characteristics to age-related eye diseases. The Beaver Dam Eye Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology 2004; 137:435-44




Others - Miscellaneous

Voon LW, See J, Wong TY. The epidemiology of ocular trauma in Singapore: perspective from the major emergency service of a large tertiary hospital. Eye 2001;15:75-81.

Seet B, Wong TY. Military laser weapons: Current controversies. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 2001; 8:215-26.

Wong TY. Epidemiological characteristics of ocular trauma in the US Army. Archives of Ophthalmology 2002;120:1236

Wong TY, Tan DTH. The SERI-ARVO Meeting and future challenges of ophthalmic research in Asia. British Journal of Ophthalmology 2003;87:379-80

Wang JC, Tow S, Aung T, Lim SA, Cullen JF. The presentation, aetiology, management and outcome of optic neuritis in an Asian population. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2001; 29: 312-5.

Yap SK, Aung T, Yap EY. Frontal sinus mucoceles causing proptosis. Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore 1998; 27: 744-7

Aung T, Chan TK. Nosocomial Klebsiella Pneumoniae Conjunctivitis resulting in endophthalmitis and bilateral corneal perforation. Cornea 1998; 17(5): 558-61.

Aung T, Oen FTS, Fu ERY. Orbital colour Doppler Imaging in carotid-cavernous sinus fistula. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology 1996; 24(2): 121-126.

Aung T, Yap SK, Yap EY, Fam HB. Spasmus Nutans. Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore 1996; 25: 596-8.

Aung T, Yeo KT. Management of Epiretinal Membranes: A review. Asia Pac J Ophthal 1996; Vol. 8(2): 15-18

Tan LCS, Venketasubramanian N, Hong CY, Sahadevan S, Chin JJ, Krsihnamoorthy ES, Tan AKY, Saw SM. Prevalence of Parkinson's Disease in Singapore: Chinese vs Malays vs Indians. Neurology 2004;62:1999-2004.