Research Output
McCrann S, Flitcroft I, Strang NC, et al. Myopia Outcome Study of Atropine in Children (MOSAIC): an investigator-led, double-masked, placebo-controlled, randomised clinical trial protocol. HRB Open Res. 2019;2:15. Published 2019 Jul 23. doi:10.12688/hrbopenres.12914.1
Is the Optometry Profession Ready for Myopia Control?
McCrann S, Flitcroft I, Loughman J. Is optometry ready for myopia control? Education and other barriers to the treatment of myopia. HRB Open Research 2019,2:30
Association between Zinc and Myopia in US Children and Adolescents
Burke N, Butler JS, Flitcroft DI, McCartney D, Loughman J. Association of Total Zinc Intake with Myopia in US Children and Adolescents. Optometry and Vision Science. 2019;96:647-54. doi:10.1097/OPX.0000000000001418
McCrann S, Flitcroft DI, Lalor K, Bush A, Loughman J. Parental attitudes to myopia: A key agent of change for myopia control? Ophthalmic & Physiol Opt 2018; 38: 298–308. DOI: 10.1111/opo.12455
Analysis of Syndromic Forms of Myopia Reveals Novel Myopia Genes and Pathways
Flitcroft DI, Loughman J, Wildsoet CF, Williams C, Guggenheim JA, for the CREAM Consortium. Novel Myopia Genes and Pathways Identified From Syndromic Forms of Myopia. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2018;59(1):338-348. doi:10.1167/iovs.17-22173.
CHAMP – UK Atropine Trial Methods
Azuara-Blanco A, Logan N, Strang N, Saunders K, Allen PM, Weir R, Doherty P, Adams C, Gardner E, Hogg R, McFarland M, Preston J, Verghis R, Loughman J, Flitcroft DI, Mackey DA,Sze-Yee Lee S, Hammond C, Congdon N, Clarke M. Low-dose (0.01%) atropine eye-drops to reduce progression of myopia in children: a multicentre placebo-controlled randomised trial in the UK (CHAMP-UK)—study protocol. Br J Ophthalmol 2019;0:1–6. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2019-314819.
Retinal, Optical and Environmental Factors in Myopia
The complex interactions of retinal, optical and environmental factors in myopia aetiology Flitcroft DI. Progress in retinal and eye research (2012) 31 (6), 622-660.
Western Australia Atropine for the Treatment of Myopia (WA‐ATOM) study - Methods
Lee SSY, Mackey DA, Lingham G, Crew JM, Chen FK, Charng J, Fletcher N, Flitcroft DI, Loughman J et al. Western Australia Atropine for the Treatment of Myopia (WA‐ATOM) study: Rationale, methodology and participant baseline characteristics. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2020; 1– 11. Doi.org/10.1111/ceo.13736
Burke, N., Butler, J.S., Flitcroft, I. and Loughman, J., The relationship between serum zinc levels and myopia. Clin Exp Optom. (2020) doi:10.1111/cxo.13069 https://arrow.tudublin.ie/otpomart/81/
McCrann S, Loughman J, Butler JS, Paudel N, Flitcroft DI. Smartphone use as a possible risk factor for myopia. Clin Exp Optom. 2020. DOI:10.1111/cxo.13092
Choroidal Thickness Profiles and Associated Factors in Myopic Children
Kobia-Acquah E, Flitcroft DI, Lingham G, Paudel N, Loughman J. Choroidal Thickness Profiles and Associated Factors in Myopic Children. Optom Vis Sci. 2023 Jan 1;100(1):57-66.
Systematic review of clinical practice guidelines for uveitis
Ghadiri N, Reekie IR, Gordon I, Safi S, Lingham G, Evans JR, Keel S. Systematic review of clinical practice guidelines for uveitis. BMJ open ophthalmology. 2023;8(1)
Incidence and Prevalence of Keratoconus Based on Scheimpflug Imaging. Ophthalmology.
Chan E, Chong EW, Lee SS-Y, Franchina M, Yazar S, Eastwood P, McArdle N, Mackey DA, Lingham G. Incidence and Prevalence of Keratoconus Based on Scheimpflug Imaging. Ophthalmology. 2023;130(4):445-448
Impact of the digital environment on the ocular surface. Ocular Surface
Wolffsohn JS, Lingham G, Downie LE, Huntjens B, Inomata T, Jivraj S, Kobia-Acquah E, Muntz A, Mohamed-Noriega K, Plainis S, Read M, Sayegh RR, Singh S, Utheim TP, Craig JP. TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of the digital environment on the ocular surface. Ocular Surface. 2023;28:213-252
Evidence quality report: Advancing the evaluation and synthesis of research evidence. Ocular Surface
Downie LE, Britten-Jones AC, Hogg RE, Jalbert I, Li T, Lingham G, Liu S-H, Qureshi R, Saldanha IJ, Singh S, Craig JP. TFOS Lifestyle - Evidence quality report: Advancing the evaluation and synthesis of research evidence. Ocular Surface. 2023;28:200-212
Loughman J, Kobia-Acquah E, Lingham G, Butler J, Loskutova E, Mackey DA, Lee SSY, Flitcroft DI. Myopia outcome study of atropine in children: Two-year result of daily 0.01% atropine in a European population. Acta Ophthalmologica. 2023 [Online ahead of print].
Nilagiri VK, Lee SS-Y, Lingham G, Charng J, Yazar S, Hewitt AW, Griffiths LR, Sanfilippo PG, Tsai T-H, Mackey DA. Distribution of Axial Length in Australians of Different Age Groups, Ethnicities, and Refractive Errors. Translational Vision Science & Technology. 2023;12(8):14
Lee SS-Y, Lingham G, Wang CA, Diaz Torres S, Pennel CE, Hysi PG, Hammond CJ, Gharahkhani P, Clark R, Guggenheim JA, Mackey DA. Changes in Refractive Error During Young Adulthood: The Effects of Longitudinal Screen Time, Ocular Sun Exposure, and Genetic Predisposition. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2023;64(13):28.
Doyle M, O'Dwyer V, Harrington S. Comparison of cycloplegia at 20- and 30-minutes following proxymetacaine and cyclopentolate instillation in white 12-13-year-olds. 2023;106(8):890-95
Moore M, Lingham G, Flitcroft DI, Loughman J. Myopia progression patterns among paediatric patients in a clinical setting. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 2024. 44 (2), 258-269
Lingham G, Loughman J, Panah DS, Harrington S, Saunders KJ, Ying GS, Cui H, Kobia-Acquah E, Flitcroft DI. The long and short of it: a comprehensive assessment of axial length estimation in myopic eyes from ocular and demographic variables. Eye. 2024. 38 (7), 1333-1341.
Ability to Process Multisensory Information Is Impaired in Open Angle Glaucoma.
Loskutova E, Butler JS, Setti A, O’Brien C, Loughman J. Ability to Process Multisensory Information Is Impaired in Open Angle Glaucoma. Journal of Glaucoma. 2024 Feb 1;33(2):78-86.
2024 UK and Ireland modified Delphi consensus on myopia management in children and young people.
Dahlmann‐Noor, A. H., Ghorbani‐Mojarrad, N., Williams, K. M., Ghoneim, A., Allen, P. M., Beach, M. L., ... & Young, A. L. 2024 UK and Ireland modified Delphi consensus on myopia management in children and young people. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1111/opo.13381
Udensi, J., Loskutova, E., Loughman, J., & Byrne, H. J. (2024). Raman spectroscopic analysis of human blood serum of glaucoma patients supplemented with macular pigment carotenoids. Journal of biophotonics, 2024. 17(8), e202400060.
Loughman J, Kobia‐Acquah E, Lingham G, Butler J, Loskutova E, Mackey DA, Lee SS, Flitcroft DI. Myopia outcome study of atropine in children: two‐year result of daily 0.01% atropine in a European population. Acta Ophthalmologica. 2024 (May), e245-256.
Kobia-Acquah E, Flitcroft DI, Lingham G, Kerin E, Loughman J. Short-term effects of cyclopentolate and tropicamide eye drops on macular choroidal thickness in myopic children. Ophthalmic & Physiological optics. 2024. 44 (2), 280-291