By Associate Professor Nicole Ann Carnt

Journal articles

Knab A; Marupally AG; Anwer AG; Habibalahi A; Pattamatta U; Carnt N; Casson R; Goldys EM; White A, 2026, 'Assessing oxidative stress in retinal tissue using multispectral autofluorescence imaging', Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 256, pp. 609 - 617, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2026.09.017

Pattamatta U; Liang YG; Sundaram R; Qin M; Carnt N; Marcus A; White A, 2026, 'Irbesartan Promotes Retinal Ganglion Cell Survival and Modulates Mitochondrial and Inflammatory Pathways in Mouse Retinal Explant and in Optic Nerve Crush Models', American Journal of Pathology, 196, pp. 2287 - 2302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2026.07.008

Azzopardi M; Chong YJ; Smith EP; Barahim EK; Jenyon T; Elsheikha HM; Carnt N; Lakshminarayanan R; Mehta JS; Rauz S; Ting DSJ, 2026, 'Advances in medical and surgical management of Acanthamoeba keratitis: a comprehensive review', Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/cmr.00277-25

Qasim MSA; Kang P; Evans B; Madigan MC; Carnt NA, 2026, 'Corneal epithelial morphological changes in orthokeratology lens wearers', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2026.102667

Asrat Y; Bayleyegn B; Willcox M; Carnt N; Rayamajhee B, 2026, 'The Implication of Horizontal Gene Transfer Between Acanthamoeba and Its Intracellular Microbes on Pathogenicity: A Systematic Review', Pathogens, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens15060610

Hart K; Kumaran S; Carnt N; Stapleton F; Jaworski A, 2026, 'Infection Control in Optometric Practice: Evaluating the Impact of Guidelines on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Behaviours', Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 46, pp. 296 - 304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s44402-026-00055-x

Alemu HW; Kumaran SE; Carnt N; Assaye AK; Baral P; Pesudovs K, 2026, 'Evaluating quality of patient-reported outcome measures in keratitis: A systematic review', Optometry and Vision Science Official Publication of the American Academy of Optometry, 103, pp. e70052, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ovs2.70052

Baral P; Kumaran SE; Stapleton F; Khong JJ; Carnt N; Wolffsohn JS; Pesudovs K, 2026, 'Understanding the quality-of-life impacts of ocular surface disease', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2025.102482

Asrat Y; Rayamajhee B; Willcox M; Carnt N, 2026, 'Climate change and free-living amoebae: overlooked accelerators of antimicrobial resistance and virulence at the environment–human interface', Microbiology Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MA26032

Yeo SLS; Samuels A; Keay L; Faasse K; Carnt N, 2026, 'Impact of user-generated YouTube videos on knowledge and beliefs in contact lens wearers', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 109, pp. 1215 - 1224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08164622.2025.2589386

Pattamatta U; Qin M; Carnt N; White A, 2026, 'Organotypic Retinal Explant Culture as a Model for Neuroretinal Degenerative Disease and Future Applications', American Journal of Pathology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2025.12.014

Anbesse DH; Yeo S; Chong B; Angell B; Stapleton F; Petsoglou C; Carnt NA, 2025, 'Economic Cost Analysis of Acanthamoeba Keratitis Among Contact Lens Wearers', Eye and Contact Lens, 51, pp. 464 - 469, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICL.0000000000001216

Rayamajhee B; Willcox M; Henriquez FL; Shrestha GS; Yadav UN; Fazal A; Hong SC; Chorny A; Asrat Y; Petsoglou C; Carnt N, 2025, 'Clinical presentation, genotypic diversity, and intracellular bacteria in Acanthamoeba keratitis patients treated at a referral eye hospital in Sydney, Australia', IJID Regions, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2025.100690

Samuels AB; Keay LJ; Faasse KE; Carnt NA, 2025, 'Development of a text message intervention designed to promote safe contact lens wear', Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 45, pp. 1261 - 1269, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/opo.13538

Arshad S; Rana H; Truong NR; Pattamatta U; Bertram KM; White A; Chinnery HR; Carnt NA; Cunningham AL, 2025, 'Herpes simplex virus type-1 infection and spread in a novel porcine corneal explant model is restricted to the epithelium', Plos Pathogens, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1013162

Samuels A; Keay L; Faasse K; Carnt N, 2025, 'Effect of text messages designed to change contact lens compliance: A randomised controlled trial', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2024.102341

Caffery B; Pucker AD; Chidi-Egboka NC; Obinwanne CJ; Harkness B; Carnt NA; Liu SH; Ng A, 2024, 'Lubricating drops for contact lens discomfort in adults', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD015751.pub2

Morgan PB; Efron N; Papas E; Barnett M; Carnt N; Dutta D; Hepworth A; Little JA; Nagra M; Pult H; Schweizer H; Shen Lee B; Subbaraman LN; Sulley A; Thompson A; Webster A; Markoulli M, 2024, 'BCLA CLEAR Presbyopia: Management with contact lenses and spectacles', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 47, pp. 102158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2024.102158

Maldonado-Codina C; Carnt N; Wagner H; Stapleton F, 2024, 'Reimagining approaches to solving common contact lens conundrums', Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 44, pp. 679 - 685, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/opo.13320

Ilyas M; Stapleton F; Willcox MDP; Henriquez F; Peguda HK; Rayamajhee B; Zahid T; Petsoglou C; Carnt NA, 2024, 'Epidemiology of and Genetic Factors Associated with Acanthamoeba Keratitis', Pathogens, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13020142

Alenezi H; Parnell G; Schibeci S; Ozkan J; Willcox M; White AJR; Carnt N, 2024, 'Ocular surface immune transcriptome and tear cytokines in corneal infection patients', Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 14, pp. 1346821, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2024.1346821

Rayamajhee B; Willcox M; Henriquez FL; Vijay AK; Petsoglou C; Shrestha GS; Peguda HK; Carnt N, 2024, 'The role of naturally acquired intracellular Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the development of Acanthamoeba keratitis in an animal model', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 18, pp. e0011878, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011878

Rayamajhee B; Willcox M; Sharma S; Mooney R; Petsoglou C; Badenoch PR; Sherchan S; Henriquez FL; Carnt N, 2024, 'Zooming in on the intracellular microbiome composition of bacterivorous Acanthamoeba isolates', Isme Communications, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ismeco/ycae016

Rayamajhee B; Williams NLR; Siboni N; Rodgers K; Willcox M; Henriquez FL; Seymour JR; Potts J; Johnson C; Scanes P; Carnt N, 2023, 'Identification and quantification of Acanthamoeba spp. within seawater at four coastal lagoons on the east coast of Australia', Science of the Total Environment, 901, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165862

Wespiser S; Koestel E; Fabacher T; Sauer A; Aptel F; Arnould L; Asoklis R; Baillif S; Baudouin C; Becmeur PH; Bernheim D; Bocksei Z; Borderie V; Bouheraoua N; Bourges JL; Bron A; Burillon C; Carnt N; Chiquet C; Cochener B; Cochereau I; Creuzot-Garcher C; David T; Fogagnolo P; Dormegny L; Fournie P; Gaucher D; Gohier P; Gomart G; Grupcheva C; Gueudry J; Ho Wang Yin G; Hoffart L; Imhoff S; Ivekovic R; Knoeri J; Kodjikian L; Kosacki J; Labetoulle M; Legeais JM; Martinez-Costa R; Megevand-Sunaric G; Messerlin A; Meyer L; Meyer N; Merle H; Mouriaux F; Muraine M; Orignac I; Pisella PJ; Porro G; Prevost G; Priglinger S; Proust H; Quintyn JC; Riegel P; Robert PY; Rodriguez A; Rodriguez Garcia A; Roels D; Roth M; Rousseau A; Seitz B; Spadea L; Speeg-Schatz C; Ting DSJ; Touboul D; Trone MC; Vabres B; Welinder L; Wisse R; Wurtz M; Xirou T; Bourcier T, 2023, 'Practice patterns in the management of bacterial keratitis: a five-continent survey', Graefe S Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 261, pp. 1961 - 1969, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00417-023-06003-6

Peguda HK; Lakshminarayanan R; Carnt NA; Gu Z; Willcox MDP, 2023, 'Correction to: The Activity of Polyhomoarginine against Acanthamoeba castellanii (Biology, (2022), 11, 12, (1726), 10.3390/biology11121726)', Biology, 12, pp. 470, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology12030470

Shrestha GS; Vijay AK; Stapleton F; White A; Pickford R; Carnt N, 2023, 'Human tear metabolites associated with nucleoside-signalling pathways in bacterial keratitis', Experimental Eye Research, 228, pp. 109409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2023.109409

Carnt N; Minassian DC; Dart JKG, 2023, 'Acanthamoeba Keratitis Risk Factors for Daily Wear Contact Lens Users: A Case–Control Study', Ophthalmology, 130, pp. 48 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2022.08.002

Willcox MDP; Bahatheg G; Carnt N; Kalaiselvan P; Kumar N; Kuppusamy R; Rayamajhee B; Sara M; Stapleton F; Vijay AK; Yasir M; Yu TT, 2023, 'Biofilms and contact lenses: problems and solutions', Microbiology Australia, 44, pp. 96 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MA23027

Downie LE; Zhang X; Wu M; Karunaratne S; Loi JK; Senthil K; Arshad S; Bertram K; Cunningham AL; Carnt N; Mueller SN; Chinnery HR, 2023, 'Redefining the human corneal immune compartment using dynamic intravital imaging', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2217795120

Rayamajhee B; Sharma S; Willcox M; Henriquez FL; Rajagopal RN; Shrestha GS; Subedi D; Bagga B; Carnt N, 2022, 'Assessment of genotypes, endosymbionts and clinical characteristics of Acanthamoeba recovered from ocular infection', BMC Infectious Diseases, 22, pp. 757, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07741-4

Peguda HK; Lakshminarayanan R; Carnt NA; Gu Z; Willcox MDP, 2022, 'The Activity of Polyhomoarginine against Acanthamoeba castellanii', Biology, 11, pp. 1726, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology11121726

Peguda HK; Carnt NA; Gu Z; Kumar N; Willcox MDP; Kuppusamy R, 2022, 'The Anti-Amoebic Activity of a Peptidomimetic against Acanthamoeba castellanii', Microorganisms, 10, pp. 2377, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10122377

Arnous R; Arshad S; Sandgren K; Cunningham AL; Carnt N; White A, 2022, 'Tissue resident memory T cells inhabit the deep human conjunctiva', Scientific Reports, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09886-3

Rayamajhee B; Willcox MDP; Henriquez FL; Petsoglou C; Subedi D; Carnt N, 2022, 'Acanthamoeba, an environmental phagocyte enhancing survival and transmission of human pathogens', Trends in Parasitology, 38, pp. 975 - 990, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2022.08.007

Hoffman JJ; Dart JKG; De SK; Carnt N; Cleary G; Hau S, 2022, 'Comparison of culture, confocal microscopy and PCR in routine hospital use for microbial keratitis diagnosis', Eye Basingstoke, 36, pp. 2172 - 2178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41433-021-01812-7

Alenezi H; Ozkan J; Willcox M; Parnell G; Carnt N, 2022, 'Differential gene expression of the healthy conjunctiva during the day', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2021.101494

Chaudhry S; Dunn H; Carnt N; White A, 2022, 'Nutritional supplementation in the prevention and treatment of glaucoma', Survey of Ophthalmology, 67, pp. 1081 - 1098, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.12.001

Stapleton F; Shrestha GS; Vijay AK; Carnt N, 2022, 'Epidemiology, Microbiology, and Genetics of Contact Lens–Related and Non–Contact Lens-Related Infectious Keratitis', Eye and Contact Lens, 48, pp. 127 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICL.0000000000000884

Ye X; Kang P; Peguda R; Chau S; Chen M; Golebiowski B; Carnt N, 2022, 'A pilot study investigating the effect of extended contact lens wear on limbal and central corneal morphology', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2021.101524

Carnt NA; Man REK; Fenwick EK; Lamoureux EL; Keay LJ, 2022, 'Impact of Acanthamoeba Keratitis on the Vision-Related Quality of Life of Contact Lens Wearers', Cornea, 41, pp. 206 - 210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICO.0000000000002901

Carnt N; Gonzalez-Garcia MJ, 2022, 'The R-evolution of contact lenses: Will long-term contact lens wearers in the future be the same as now?', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2021.101557

Desmond T; Tran V; Maharaj M; Carnt N; White A, 2022, 'Correction to: Diagnostic accuracy of AS-OCT vs gonioscopy for detecting angle closure: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, (2022), 260, 1, (1-23), 10.1007/s00417-021-05271-4)', Graefe S Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 260, pp. 385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00417-021-05432-5

Desmond T; Tran V; Maharaj M; Carnt N; White A, 2022, 'Diagnostic accuracy of AS-OCT vs gonioscopy for detecting angle closure: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Graefe S Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00417-021-05271-4

Ramke J; Evans JR; Habtamu E; Mwangi N; Silva JC; Swenor BK; Congdon N; Faal HB; Foster A; Friedman DS; Gichuhi S; Jonas JB; Khaw PT; Kyari F; Murthy GVS; Wang N; Wong TY; Wormald R; Yusufu M; Taylor H; Resnikoff S; West SK; Burton MJ; Aghaji A; Adewole AT; Csutak A; Salam AS; Paduca A; Bron AM; Denniston AK; Lazo Legua A; Halim A; Tefera AW; Mwangi A; Jenkins AJ; Davis A; Meddeb-Ouertani A; Wali AH; Palis AG; Bastos de Carvalho A; Joshi A; Kreis AJ; Mueller A; Bastawrous A; Cooper A; Smith AF; Grzybowski A; Arvind A; Karanu AM; Orlina AO; Burnett A; Yashadhana A; Abeydeera AP; Abdurakhmanova A; Mohamed A; Bacchav A; Bernhisel A; Webson AW; Azuara-Blanco A; Hossain A; Ilhan B; Assumpta Lucienne B; Tousignant B; Shamanna BR; Wiafe B; Mueller B; Caglar C; Mpyet C; Abraham CH; Cheung CY; Thiel CL; Jan CL; Emedike C; Chuluunkhuu C; Chinyere C; Henein C; Gilbert CE; Bascaran C; Nitulescu CE; Patel D; Bachani D; Kiage D; Etya'ale D; Dahdal D; Woo Lawson D; Godin D; Nkanga DG; Ondeyo DM; O'Brien D; Mutie DM; Alalawi ESK; Mayorga E; Bin Hashim E; Ashrafi E; Kishiki EA; Kurian E; D'Esposito F; Masila F; Pena FY; Büsch F; Carnt N; Marmamula S; Khanna R; Keay L; Fricke T, 2022, 'Grand Challenges in global eye health: a global prioritisation process using Delphi method', Lancet Healthy Longevity, 3, pp. e31 - e41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2666-7568(21)00302-0

Abid A; Khan MA; Lee B; White A; Carnt N; Arshad S; Samarawickrama C, 2022, 'Ocular Distribution of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in the Context of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic', JRAAS Journal of the Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System, 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9970922

Ekkeshis I; Mason M; Watson M; Rowan B; Carnt N, 2022, 'The Co-Creation of a Patient Information Leaflet for Patients With the Rare Eye Infection Acanthamoeba keratitis', Journal of Patient Experience, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23743735221103031

Wu YTY; Ho A; Naduvilath T; Lim C; Carnt N; Keay LJ; Edwards KP; Stapleton F, 2021, 'Author's reply', Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 41, pp. 1387 - 1388, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/opo.12883

Peguda HK; Mahbub SB; Sherpa TD; Subedi D; Habibalahi A; Anwer AG; Gu Z; Willcox MDP; Goldys EM; Carnt NA, 2021, 'The autofluorescence patterns of acanthamoeba castellanii, pseudomonas aeruginosa and staphylococcus aureus: Effects of antibiotics and tetracaine', Pathogens, 10, pp. 894, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10070894

Carnt N; Stapleton F, 2021, 'Thirty years of “quiet eye” with etafilcon A contact lenses: Additional considerations', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2020.06.004

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