By Associate Professor Nicole Ann Carnt

Journal articles

Arshad M; Carnt N; Tan J; Ekkeshis I; Stapleton F, 2019, 'Water Exposure and the Risk of Contact Lens-Related Disease', Cornea, 38, pp. 791 - 797, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICO.0000000000001898

Garbutcheon-Singh KB; Carnt N; Pattamatta U; Samarawickrama C; White A; Calder V, 2019, 'A Review of the Cytokine IL-17 in Ocular Surface and Corneal Disease', Current Eye Research, 44, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02713683.2018.1519834

Green M; Carnt N; Apel A; Stapleton F, 2019, 'Queensland Microbial Keratitis Database: 2005-2015', British Journal of Ophthalmology, 103, pp. 1481 - 1486, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-312881

Carnt N; Subedi D; Lim AW; Lee R; Mistry P; Dutta D, 2019, 'The prevalence and seasonal variation of Acanthamoeba in domestic tap-water in greater Sydney region, Australia', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 42, pp. e37 - e37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2019.10.124

Carnt N; Hoffman JJ; Verma S; Hau S; Radford CF; Minassian DC; Dart JKG, 2018, 'Acanthamoeba keratitis: Confirmation of the UK outbreak and a prospective case-control study identifying contributing risk factors', British Journal of Ophthalmology, 102, pp. 1621 - 1628, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-312544

Do VQ; McCluskey P; Palagyi A; White A; Stapleton FJ; Carnt N; Keay L, 2018, 'Patient perspectives of cataract surgery: protocol and baseline findings of a cohort study', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 101, pp. 732 - 739, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cxo.12686

Carnt N; Robaei D; Minassian DC; Dart JKG, 2018, 'Acanthamoeba keratitis in 194 patients: Risk factors for bad outcomes and severe inflammatory complications', British Journal of Ophthalmology, 102, pp. 1431 - 1435, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-310806

Kwon MS; Carnt NA; Truong NR; Pattamatta U; White AJ; Samarawickrama C; Cunningham AL, 2018, 'Dendritic cells in the cornea during Herpes simplex viral infection and inflammation', Survey of Ophthalmology, 63, pp. 565 - 578, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.survophthal.2017.11.001

Do VQ; McCluskey P; Palagyi A; Stapleton FJ; White A; Carnt N; Keay L, 2018, 'Are cataract surgery referrals to public hospitals in Australia poorly targeted?', Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 46, pp. 364 - 370, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ceo.13057

Gilbert C; Keay L; Palagyi A; Do VQ; McCluskey P; White A; Carnt N; Stapleton F; Laba TL, 2018, 'Investigation of attributes which guide choice in cataract surgery services in urban Sydney, Australia', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 101, pp. 363 - 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cxo.12653

Ong HS; Setterfield JF; Minassian DC; Dart JK; Booth D; Reid E; Carnt N; Gugliemetti S; Shanmuganathan V; Watson M; Saw V; Wilkins M; McCudden V; Ahmad S; Calder V; Waseem N; Scott B; Bunce C; Gage W; Gleeson M; Lund V; Sandhu G, 2018, 'Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid with Ocular Involvement: The Clinical Phenotype and Its Relationship to Direct Immunofluorescence Findings', Ophthalmology, 125, pp. 496 - 504, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.10.004

Kim D; Pattamatta U; Kelly E; Healey PR; Carnt N; Zoellner H; White AJR, 2018, 'Inhibitory effects of angiotensin II receptor blockade on human tenon fibroblast migration and reactive oxygen species production in cell culture', Translational Vision Science and Technology, 7, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/tvst.7.2.20

Carnt N; Kilvington S; Connor S; Dart J, 2018, 'DALLOS: The relationship between environmental sources and the susceptibility and severity of Acanthamoeba keratitis in the United Kingdom', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 41, pp. S34 - S34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2018.04.191

Ung L; Pattamatta U; Carnt N; Wilkinson-Berka JL; Liew G; White AJR, 2017, 'Oxidative stress and reactive oxygen species: A review of their role in ocular disease', Clinical Science, 131, pp. 2865 - 2883, http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/CS20171246

Sadik CD; Bischof J; van Beek N; Dieterich A; Benoit S; Sárdy M; Worm M; Meller S; Gläser R; Zillikens D; Homey B; Setterfield J; Minassian D; Schmidt E; Dart J; Ibrahim SM; Booth D; Reid E; Carnt N; Gugliemetti S; Shanmuganathan V; Watson M; Saw V; Wilkins M; McCudden V; Ahmad S; Bunce C; Günther C; Hadaschik E; Pföhler C; Schmieder A; Steinbrink K; Sticherling M, 2017, 'Genomewide association study identifies GALC as susceptibility gene for mucous membrane pemphigoid', Experimental Dermatology, 26, pp. 1214 - 1220, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/exd.13464

Carnt N; Samarawickrama C; White A; Stapleton F, 2017, 'The diagnosis and management of contact lens-related microbial keratitis', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 100, pp. 482 - 493, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cxo.12581

Stapleton F; Naduvilath T; Keay L; Radford C; Dart J; Edwards K; Carnt N; Minassian D; Holden B, 2017, 'Risk factors and causative organisms in microbial keratitis in daily disposable contact lens wear', PLoS ONE, 12, pp. e0181343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0181343

Carnt N, 2017, 'The TFOS 8th International Conference on the Tear Film & Ocular Surface: Basic Science and Clinical Relevance (Montpellier, France, September 7–10, 2016). Highlights from the Platform Sessions', Ocular Surface, 15, pp. 257 - 263, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2017.01.002

Carnt N; Montanez VM; Galatowicz G; Veli N; Calder V, 2017, 'Tear cytokine levels in contact lens wearers with acanthamoeba keratitis', Cornea, 36, pp. 791 - 798, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICO.0000000000001238

Samarawickrama C; Li Y; Carnt N; Willcox M; Dutta D; Watson S, 2017, 'Reducing oral contamination during corneal scrapes.', Bmj open ophthalmology, 1, pp. e000044 - e000044, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjophth-2016-000044

Chidambaram JD; Prajna NV; Larke NL; Palepu S; Lanjewar S; Shah M; Elakkiya S; Lalitha P; Carnt N; Vesaluoma MH; Mason M; Hau S; Burton MJ, 2016, 'Prospective Study of the Diagnostic Accuracy of the In Vivo Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope for Severe Microbial Keratitis', Ophthalmology, 123, pp. 2285 - 2293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.07.009

Evans CJ; Davidson AE; Carnt N; Rojas Lòpez KE; Veli N; Thaung CM; Tuft SJ; Hardcastle AJ, 2016, 'Genotype-phenotype correlation for TGFBI corneal dystrophies identifies p.(G623D) as a novel cause of epithelial basement membrane dystrophy', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 57, pp. 5407 - 5414, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.16-19818

Robaei D; Carnt N; Watson S, 2016, 'Established and emerging ancillary techniques in management of microbial keratitis: A review', British Journal of Ophthalmology, 100, pp. 1163 - 1170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2015-307371

Liskova P; Evans CJ; Davidson AE; Zaliova M; Dudakova L; Trkova M; Stranecky V; Carnt N; Plagnol V; Vincent AL; Tuft SJ; Hardcastle AJ, 2016, 'Heterozygous deletions at the ZEB1 locus verify haploinsufficiency as the mechanism of disease for posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy type 3', European Journal of Human Genetics, 24, pp. 985 - 991, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ejhg.2015.232

Kaye S; Sueke H; Romano V; Chen JY; Carnt N; Tuft S; Neal T, 2016, 'Impression membrane for the diagnosis of microbial keratitis', British Journal of Ophthalmology, 100, pp. 607 - 610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2015-307091

Carnt N; Robaei D; Watson SL; Minassian DC; Dart JKG, 2016, 'The Impact of Topical Corticosteroids Used in Conjunction with Antiamoebic Therapy on the Outcome of Acanthamoeba Keratitis', Ophthalmology, 123, pp. 984 - 990, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.01.020

Carnt N; Stapleton F, 2016, 'Strategies for the prevention of contact lens-related Acanthamoeba keratitis: A review', Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 36, pp. 77 - 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/opo.12271

Carnt N; Stapleton F, 2016, 'Strategies for the prevention of contact lens-related Acanthamoeba keratitis: A review', Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/opo.12271

Lim CHL; Carnt NA; Farook M M; LAM J; TAN DT; MEHTA JS; STAPLETON FJ, 2016, 'Risk factors for contact lens-related microbial keratitis in Signapore', Eye, 30, pp. 447 - 455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/eye.2015.250

Robaei D; Carnt N; Minassian DC; Dart JKG, 2015, 'Therapeutic and optical keratoplasty in the management of Acanthamoeba keratitis: Risk factors, outcomes, and summary of the literature', Ophthalmology, 122, pp. 17 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2014.07.052

Carnt N; Robaei D; Minnasian D; Dart J, 2015, 'Presentation and outcomes of Acanthamoeba Keratitis at Moorfields Eye Hospital, 1991–2012', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 38, pp. e35 - e35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2014.11.055

Carnt N; Connor S; Parayoganathan V; Dart J, 2015, 'The quality of life of contact lens wearers experiencing acanthamoeba keratitis', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 38, pp. e9 - e9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2014.11.108

Iovieno A; Gore DM; Carnt N; Dart JK, 2014, 'Acanthamoeba sclerokeratitis: Epidemiology, clinical features, and treatment outcomes', Ophthalmology, 121, pp. 2340 - 2347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2014.06.033

Davidson AE; Cheong SS; Hysi PG; Venturini C; Plagnol V; Ruddle JB; Ali H; Carnt N; Gardner JC; Hassan H; Gade E; Kearns L; Jelsig AM; Restori M; Webb TR; Laws D; Cosgrove M; Hertz JM; Russell-Eggitt I; Pilz DT; Hammond CJ; Tuft SJ; Hardcastle AJ, 2014, 'Association of CHRDL1 mutations and variants with X-linked megalocornea, Neuhäuser syndrome and central corneal thickness', PLoS ONE, 9, pp. e104163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0104163

Carnt NA; Dart JKG, 2014, 'Diagnosing Acanthamoeba keratitis: what does the future hold?', International Journal of Ophthalmic Practice, 5, pp. 129 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/ijop.2014.5.4.129

Robaei D; Carnt N; Minassian DC; Dart JKG, 2014, 'The impact of topical corticosteroid use before diagnosis on the outcome of Acanthamoeba keratitis', Ophthalmology, 121, pp. 1383 - 1388, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2014.01.031

Dart JKG; Robaei D; Carnt N; Minassian DC, 2014, 'The Impact of Topical Corticosteroid Use before Diagnosis on the Outcome of Acanthamoeba Keratitis', Ophthalmology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2014.01.031

Shovlin JP; Argüeso P; Carnt N; Chalmers RL; Efron N; Fleiszig SMJ; Nichols JJ; Polse KA; Stapleton F; Wiley L; Willcox M; Bright FV; Jones LW; Keir N; Peterson RC, 2013, '3. Ocular surface health with contact lens wear', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1367-0484(13)60005-3

Carnt N; Stapleton FJ, 2013, 'Silicone hydrogel lens-solution interaction and inflammation', Eye and Contact Lens, 39, pp. 37 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICL.0b013e31827d4ba1

Carnt N; Willcox MD; Hua S; Garthwaite LL; Evans VE; Dart JK; Chakrabarti S; Stapleton FJ, 2012, 'Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms of Interleukins 1â, 6 and 12B with contact lens keratitis susceptibility and severity', Ophthalmology, 119, pp. 1320 - 1327, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.01.031

Stapleton FJ; Carnt N, 2012, 'Contact lens-related microbial keratitis: How have epidemiology and genetics helped us with pathogenesis and prophylaxis', Eye, 26, pp. 185 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/eye.2011.288

Carnt N; Willcox MD; Hua S; Keay LJ; Dart JK; Chakrabarti S; Stapleton FJ, 2012, 'Immune defense single nucleotide polymorphisms and recruitment strategies associated with contact lens keratitis', Ophthalmology, 119, pp. 1997 - 2002, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.05.020

Carnt NA; Willcox MDP; Hau S; Keay L; Dart J; Chakrabarti S; Stapleton F, 2012, 'Immune defense single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with contact lenskeratitis', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 35, pp. e34 - e34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2012.10.006

Stapleton FJ; Carnt N, 2012, 'Some pressing questions for tomorrow', Review of Cornea & Contact Lenses, November, pp. 27 - 30

Carnt N; Keay L; Willcox MDP; Evans V; Stapleton F, 2011, 'Pilot study of contact lens practitioner risk-taking propensity', Optometry and Vision Science, 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0b013e31821ddd9c

Markoulli M; Francis I; Yong J; Jalbert I; O Hare N; Cole NA; Papas EB, 2011, 'A histopathological study of bulbar conjunctival flaps occurring in 2 contact lens wearers', Cornea, 30, pp. 1037 - 1041, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICO.0b013e318207ec82

Carnt N; Keay LJ; Willcox MD; Evans VE; Stapleton FJ, 2011, 'Higher risk taking propensity of contact lens wearers is associated with less compliance', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 34, pp. 202 - 206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2010.10.004

Carnt N; Keay LJ; Willcox MD; Flanagan JL; Stapleton FJ, 2011, 'Pathogenesis of contact lens related microbial keratitis', Optometry and Vision Science, 87, pp. 612 - 613

Carnt N; Keay LJ; Willcox MD; Evans VE; Stapleton FJ, 2011, 'Pilot study of optometrist risk-taking propensity and contact lens prescribing behaviour in Australia', Optometry and Vision Science, 88, pp. e981 - e987, http://journals.lww.com/optvissci/Abstract/2011/08000/Pilot_Study_of_Contact_Lens_Practitioner.13.aspx

Stapleton FJ; Kealy L; Szczotka-Flynn L; Carnt N; Lindsley K; Schein O, 2011, 'Silicone hydrogel contact lenses versus hydrogel daily wear contact lenses for the correction of simple refractive error (Protocol)', The Cochrane Library

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