By Dr Ashish Agar

Book Chapters

Shah PR; Agar A; Clement CI, 2019, 'Molteno Implants: Surgical Technique', in Glaucoma Drainage Devices, Springer Singapore, pp. 57 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-5773-2_9

Journal articles

Tong J; Phu J; Alonso-Caneiro D; Kugelman J; Khuu S; Agar A; Coroneo M; Kalloniatis M, 2024, 'Exploring the relationship between 24-2 visual field and widefield optical coherence tomography data across healthy, glaucoma suspect and glaucoma eyes', Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 44, pp. 1484 - 1499, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/opo.13368

Bastani Viarsagh S; Agar A; Lawlor M; Fraser C; Golzan M, 2024, 'Non-invasive assessment of intracranial pressure through the eyes: current developments, limitations, and future directions', Frontiers in Neurology, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2024.1442821

Wang H; Masselos K; Tong J; Connor HRM; Scully J; Zhang S; Rafla D; Posarelli M; Tan JCK; Agar A; Kalloniatis M; Phu J, 2024, 'ChatGPT for addressing patient-centred frequently asked questions in glaucoma clinical practice.', Ophthalmol Glaucoma, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ogla.2024.10.005

Spencer SKR; Ireland PA; Braden J; Hepschke JL; Lin M; Zhang H; Channell J; Razavi H; Turner AW; Coroneo MT; Shulruf B; Agar A, 2024, 'A Systematic Review of Ophthalmology Education in Medical Schools: The Global Decline', Ophthalmology, 131, pp. 855 - 863, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2024.01.005

Chan JS; Dasgupta A; Dimitrovski D; Huang W; Yang G; Tweedie PJ; Kopecny LR; Tipirneni S; Borchert GA; Ouyang CMH; Tsoi ATW; Vasanthan A; Rezkalla M; Fatima A; Lee NS; Gunasegaram JR; Allende A; Meades KV; Gaden SC; Agar A; Francis IC, 2024, 'Temporal arteritis: Neurological and ophthalmological involvement in the absence of documented systemic features', Survey of Ophthalmology, 69, pp. 661 - 663, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.survophthal.2024.02.003

Tan JCK; Agar A; Kalloniatis M; Phu J, 2024, 'Quantification and Predictors of Visual Field Variability in Healthy, Glaucoma Suspect, and Glaucomatous Eyes Using SITA-Faster', Ophthalmology, 131, pp. 658 - 666, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.12.018

Walker CEL; Lee BWH; Offord JE; Laue-Gizzi H; Watson S; Somerville E; Agar A; Coroneo MT; Francis IC, 2024, 'Recovery From Homonymous Hemianopia in Hyperglycemia-Induced Occipital Lobe Electroclinical Seizures Following Glycemic Control.', J Neuroophthalmol, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000002152

Sidhu AS; Walker CEL; Al Yassin A; Xiradis N; Tweedie PJ; Kim D; Wong ELS; Lee MK; Tsoi AT; Fu MY; Ouyang MH; Gunasegaram J; Fatima A; Borchert G; Nguyen I; Agar A; Francis IC, 2024, 'Re: "Associations Between Thyroid Eye Disease and Glaucoma Among Those Enrolled in the National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program"', Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 40, pp. 356, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/IOP.0000000000002580

Lee NSY; Woo TL; Agar A; Francis IC, 2023, 'Acute angle closure glaucoma misdiagnosed as sinusitis', Practical Neurology, 23, pp. 527 - 529, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/pn-2023-003864

Panahi A; Rezaee A; Hajati F; Shariflou S; Agar A; Golzan SM, 2023, 'Autonomous assessment of spontaneous retinal venous pulsations in fundus videos using a deep learning framework', Scientific Reports, 13, pp. 14445, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41110-8

Tan JCK; Phu J; Go D; Nguyen D; Masselos K; Bank A; Kalloniatis M; Agar A, 2023, 'Evaluation of the Consistency of Glaucomatous Visual Field Defects Using a Clustered SITA-Faster Protocol', Ophthalmology, 130, pp. 1138 - 1148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.06.018

Lim N; Hepschke J; Coroneo M; Agar A, 2023, 'Management of open angle glaucoma Medicines and laser', Medicine Today, 24, pp. 39 - 45

Tiong CJ; Tsoi AT; Vasanthan A; Chan JS; Tweedie PJ; Lee MK; Agar A; Francis IC, 2023, 'Re: Pupil Abnormalities in Orbital Cavernomas: The Pupil Matters Both Preoperatively and Postoperatively', Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 39, pp. 645 - 646, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/IOP.0000000000002506

Tweedie PJ; Lee MK; Chan JS; Tsoi AT; Vasanthan A; Maegraith J; Borchert GA; Gunasegaram JR; Tiong CJ; Agar A; Francis IC, 2023, 'Comment on: Thoughts about the cortex', Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 49, pp. 1082 - 1083, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000001268

Marshall HN; Mullany S; Han X; Qassim A; He W; Hassall MM; Schmidt J; Thomson D; Nguyen TT; Berry EC; Knight LSW; Hollitt GL; Ridge B; Schulz A; Mills RA; Healey PR; Agar A; Galanopoulos A; Landers J; Graham SL; Hewitt AW; Casson RJ; MacGregor S; Siggs OM; Craig JE, 2023, 'High Polygenic Risk Is Associated with Earlier Initiation and Escalation of Treatment in Early Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma', Ophthalmology, 130, pp. 830 - 836, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.03.028

Lee GA; Liu L; Casson RJ; Danesh-Meyer HV; Shah P; Agar A; Ashraff N; Baker M; Brogan K; Brooks A; Buller A; Chan H; Cheng J; Mellow GD; Dunn H; Gaskin JF; Gale J; Goldberg I; Green C; Gregory-Roberts E; Healey P; Hurley I; Karaconji T; Kaushik S; Kerr N; Kong G; Koppens J; Landers J; Lawlor M; Leaney J; Lee G; Lim R; Lusthaus J; Manning D; Martin K; Masselos K; Nielsen N; Ng S; Ng J; Perumal D; Shah R; Sindhu K; Skalicky S; Soares B; Spencer N; Symes RJ; Walland M; Wang B; White A; Yuen J; Zagora S, 2023, 'Current practice of trabeculectomy in a cohort of experienced glaucoma surgeons in Australia and New Zealand', Eye (Basingstoke), 37, pp. 1139 - 1144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41433-022-02034-1

Berry EC; Marshall HN; Mullany S; Torres SD; Schmidt J; Thomson D; Knight LSW; Hollitt GL; Qassim A; Ridge B; Schulz A; Hassall MM; Nguyen TT; Lake S; Mills RA; Agar A; Galanopoulos A; Landers J; Healey PR; Graham SL; Hewitt AW; MacGregor S; Casson RJ; Siggs OM; Craig JE, 2023, 'Physical Activity Is Associated With Macular Thickness: A Multi-Cohort Observational Study', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 64, pp. 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.64.3.11

Siggs OM; Qassim A; Han X; Marshall HN; Mullany S; He W; Souzeau E; Galanopoulos A; Agar A; Landers J; Casson RJ; Hewitt AW; Healey PR; Graham SL; Macgregor S; Craig JE, 2023, 'Association of High Polygenic Risk with Visual Field Worsening Despite Treatment in Early Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma', JAMA Ophthalmology, 141, pp. 73 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2022.4688

Marshall H; Berry EC; Torres SD; Mullany S; Schmidt J; Thomson D; Nguyen TT; Knight LS; Hollitt G; Qassim A; Kolovos A; Ridge B; Schulz A; Lake S; Mills RA; Agar A; Galanopoulos A; Landers J; Healey PR; Graham SL; Hewitt AW; Casson RJ; MacGregor S; Siggs OM; Craig JE, 2023, 'Association Between Body Mass Index and Primary Open Angle Glaucoma in Three Cohorts', American Journal of Ophthalmology, 245, pp. 126 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2022.08.006

Khan MA; Perera N; Doukas FF; Catran AJ; Ling DL; Agar A; Francis IC, 2023, 'Practising refraction in ophthalmology: instructive or outdated? A prospective study and literature review', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 106, pp. 290 - 295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08164622.2022.2030650

Lam D; Lai LT; Agar A; Lu TY-T; Coroneo MT; Francis IC, 2023, 'Total right visual loss due to Temporal Arteritis recognised only after left visual deterioration, necessitating maximal steroid therapy and tocilizumab', Neuroimmunology Reports, 3, pp. 100159 - 100159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nerep.2022.100159

Lam D; Blah TR; Lau FS; Agar A; Francis IC; Blah T, 2022, 'Apparent Defective Abduction Without Diplopia', Cureus, 14, pp. e29155, http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29155

Bastani Viarsagh S; Zhang ME; Shariflou S; Agar A; Golzan SM, 2022, 'Cognitive Performance on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test and Retinal Structural and Functional Measures in Glaucoma', Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11, pp. 5097, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11175097

Mullany S; Marshall H; Diaz-Torres S; Berry EC; Schmidt JM; Thomson D; Qassim A; To MS; Dimasi D; Kuot A; Knight LSW; Hollitt G; Kolovos A; Schulz A; Lake S; Mills RA; Agar A; Galanopoulos A; Landers J; Mitchell P; Healey PR; Graham SL; Hewitt AW; Souzeau E; Hassall MM; Klebe S; MacGregor S; Gharahkhani P; Casson RJ; Siggs OM; Craig JE, 2022, 'The APOE E4 Allele Is Associated with Faster Rates of Neuroretinal Thinning in a Prospective Cohort Study of Suspect and Early Glaucoma', Ophthalmology Science, 2, pp. 100159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xops.2022.100159

Marshall H; Mullany S; Han X; Berry EC; Hassall MM; Qassim A; Nguyen T; Hollitt GL; Knight LSW; Ridge B; Schmidt J; Crowley C; Schulz A; Mills RA; Agar A; Galanopoulos A; Landers J; Healey PR; Graham SL; Hewitt AW; Casson RJ; MacGregor S; Siggs OM; Craig JE, 2022, 'Genetic Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Is Associated with Macular Ganglion Cell–Inner Plexiform Layer Thinning in an Early Glaucoma Cohort', Ophthalmology Science, 2, pp. 100108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xops.2021.100108

Huang JJM; Jiang IW; Khan MA; Lin M; Trang E; Wong ELS; Selby A; Iyer A; Evens T; Pitman AG; Dawes LC; Agar A; Francis IC, 2022, 'Recovery from Charles Bonnet Syndrome Following Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome', Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, 42, pp. E420 - E422, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001206

Yang LY; Huang JJM; Toohey TP; Wong ELS; Khan MA; Jiang IW; Ting EL; Jiang J; Ruan CW; Agar A; Coroneo MT; Maloof AJ; Francis IC, 2022, 'Subpalpebral Antibiotic Lavage as Safe, Emergent, and Cost-Effective Management of Acute Infectious Keratitis Related to Contact Lens Overwear: Case Report and Literature Review', Cornea, 41, pp. 249 - 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICO.0000000000002745

Ting ER; Trethowan JA; Blah TR; Lin M; Kvopka M; Lee B; Cai TY; Li JXL; Fu MY; Lloyd DT; Ong RM; Taylor OAB; Xiradis N; Sidhu AS; Agar A; Francis IC, 2022, 'Bilateral Pseudomonas endophthalmitis after bilateral simultaneous cataract surgery: primum non-nocere', Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, 85, pp. 216 - 217, http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/0004-2749.20220097

Gheisari S; Shariflou S; Phu J; Kennedy PJ; Agar A; Kalloniatis M; Golzan SM, 2021, 'A combined convolutional and recurrent neural network for enhanced glaucoma detection', Scientific Reports, 11, pp. 1945, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81554-4

Chia MA; Trang E; Agar A; Vingrys AJ; Hepschke J; Kong GYX; Turner AW, 2021, 'Screening for Glaucomatous Visual Field Defects in Rural Australia with an iPad', Journal of Current Glaucoma Practice, 15, pp. 125 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10078-1312

Khou V; Khan MA; Jiang IW; Katalinic P; Agar A; Zangerl B, 2021, 'Evaluation of the initial implementation of a nationwide diabetic retinopathy screening programme in primary care: A multimethod study', BMJ Open, 11, pp. e044805, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044805

Qassim A; Mullany S; Awadalla MS; Hassall MM; Nguyen T; Marshall H; Kolovos A; Schulz AM; Han X; Gharahkhani P; Galanopoulos A; Agar A; Healey PR; Hewitt AW; Landers J; Casson RJ; Graham SL; MacGregor S; Souzeau E; Siggs OM; Craig JE, 2021, 'A Polygenic Risk Score Predicts Intraocular Pressure Readings Outside Office Hours and Early Morning Spikes as Measured by Home Tonometry', Ophthalmology Glaucoma, 4, pp. 411 - 420, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ogla.2020.12.002

Qassim A; Mullany S; Abedi F; Marshall H; Hassall MM; Kolovos A; Knight LSW; Nguyen T; Awadalla MS; Chappell A; Schulz AM; Galanopoulos A; Agar A; Healey PR; Hewitt AW; Graham SL; Landers J; Casson RJ; Siggs OM; Craig JE, 2021, 'Corneal Stiffness Parameters Are Predictive of Structural and Functional Progression in Glaucoma Suspect Eyes', Ophthalmology, 128, pp. 993 - 1004, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.11.021

Wong ELS; Yang Y; Eghtedari Y; Toohey TP; Jiang IW; Ting ER; Huang JJM; Agar A; Francis IC, 2021, 'Comment on: The Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Absolute Risk of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy', American Journal of Ophthalmology, 226, pp. 270 - 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2020.12.036

Toohey TP; Wong ELS; Ting E; Xiradis N; Khan M; Lim ZW; Blah T; Jiang J; Li Y; Coroneo MT; Agar A; Francis IC, 2021, 'Oculomotor Palsy Due to Malignant Nerve Sheath Tumor: Aberrant Regeneration of the Third Nerve but Without Pupil Involvement', Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, 41, pp. 138 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001093

Khan MA; Wong ELS; Trang E; Huang JJM; Jiang IW; Ting E; Crompton JL; Agar A; Francis IC, 2021, 'Re: "'Eyelid Parameter Changes in Patients With Marin-Amat Syndrome"', Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 37, pp. 191 - 192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/IOP.0000000000001945

Marshall H; Mullany S; Qassim A; Siggs O; Hassall M; Ridge B; Nguyen T; Awadalla M; Andrew NH; Healey PR; Agar A; Galanopoulos A; Hewitt AW; MacGregor S; Graham SL; Mills R; Shulz A; Landers J; Casson RJ; Craig JE, 2021, 'Cardiovascular Disease Predicts Structural and Functional Progression in Early Glaucoma', Ophthalmology, 128, pp. 58 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.06.067

Toohey TP; Cheung LM; Agar A; Francis IC, 2021, 'Outcome challenges for cataract surgery employing the New Zealand Cataract Risk Stratification criteria', Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 49, pp. 84 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ceo.13882

Lam D; Zhang H; Jain NS; Agar A; Francis IC, 2020, 'Low-Grade Versus Medium-Grade Nuclear Sclerotic Cataract Density Produces Identical Surgical and Visual Outcomes: A Prospective Single-Surgeon Study', Cureus, 12, pp. e11997, http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11997

Medeiros FA; Walters TR; Kolko M; Coote M; Bejanian M; Goodkin ML; Guo Q; Zhang J; Robinson MR; Weinreb RN; Agar A; Bathijia R; Liu L; Roberts T; Faschinger C; Vass C; Collignon N; Alves Pereira AC; Belfort de Mattos R; Dantas FJ; Lopes da Silva MJ; Kanadani F; Magacho dos Santos Silva L; Prata T; Bach-Holm D; Lai J; Tham C; Bátor G; Szalczer L; Varsányi B; Blumenthal E; Geyer O; Lavartovsky S; Pedut-Kloizman T; Shoham-Hazon N; Lujan S; Abela B; Ang RE; Leuenberger EU; Uy H; Yap-Veloso MI; Fryczkowski P; Jurowski P; Kalużny B; Kalużny J; Misiuk-Hojlo M; Raczynska K; Tomczyk-Dorozynska W; Wasyluk J; Zalewski S; Zarnowski T; Feijoó JG; Giménez-Gómez R; Griño EM; López AA; Miralles MG; Moreno JM; Polo V; Taulet EC; Zúñiga BP; Chen YY; Lee YC; Alpern L; Berlin MS; Brubaker J; Caldwell D; Camp A; Cantor LB; Caronia R; Crane CJ; Day D; Duzman E; Elfervig J; El-Harazi S; Evans R; Fisher AC; Flynn WJ; Foster CS; Frenkel R; Goyal R; Gross R; Hartman PJ; Haynes WL; Jerkins G; Kim J; Kim M; Kwapiszeski B; Lambright B; Larsen C; Lehmann J; Levenson JH; Logan D; McMillan B; Martel JR; Mayer H; Moroi S; Moyes A; Myers J; Nairn J, 2020, 'Phase 3, Randomized, 20-Month Study of Bimatoprost Implant in Open-Angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension (ARTEMIS 1)', Ophthalmology, 127, pp. 1627 - 1641, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.06.018

Lam D; Wong EL; Agar A; Coroneo MT; Francis IC, 2020, 'Curettage for Copious Conjunctival Concretions', Cureus, 12, pp. e11742, http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11742

Huang J; Yapp M; Hennessy MP; Ly A; Masselos K; Agar A; Kalloniatis M; Zangerl B; Hennessy M, 2020, 'Impact of referral refinement on management of glaucoma suspects in Australia', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 103, pp. 675 - 683, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cxo.13030

Ting RJE; Singh N; Ling M; Spencer SK; Khan MA; Desai A; Agar A; Francis IC, 2020, 'Assessment of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and Sleeping Laterality by Evaluating Upper Eyelid Distraction: A Prospective, Comparative Polysomnographic Study', Cureus, 12, pp. e9566, http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9566

Phu J; Agar A; Wang H; Masellos K; Kalloniatis M, 2020, 'Management of open‐angle glaucoma by primary eye‐care practitioners: Toward a personalised medicine approach', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cxo.13114

Qassim A; Souzeau E; Siggs OM; Hassall MM; Han X; Griffiths HL; Frost NA; Vallabh NA; Kirwan JF; Menon G; Cree AJ; Galanopoulos A; Agar A; Healey PR; Graham SL; Landers J; Casson RJ; Gharahkhani P; Willoughby CE; Hewitt AW; Lotery AJ; MacGregor S; Craig JE, 2020, 'An Intraocular Pressure Polygenic Risk Score Stratifies Multiple Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Parameters Including Treatment Intensity', Ophthalmology, 127, pp. 901 - 907, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.12.025

Phu J; Khuu SK; Agar A; Domadious I; Ng A; Kalloniatis M, 2020, 'Visualizing the Consistency of Clinical Characteristics that Distinguish Healthy Persons, Glaucoma Suspect Patients, and Manifest Glaucoma Patients', Ophthalmology Glaucoma, 3, pp. 274 - 287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ogla.2020.04.009

Qassim A; Walland MJ; Landers J; Awadalla M; Nguyen T; Loh J; Schulz AM; Ridge B; Galanopoulos A; Agar A; Hewitt AW; Graham SL; Healey PR; Casson RJ; Craig JE, 2020, 'Effect of phacoemulsification cataract surgery on intraocular pressure in early glaucoma: A prospective multi-site study', Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 48, pp. 442 - 449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ceo.13724

Ling MLH; Tynan D; Ruan CW; Lau FS; Spencer SKR; Agar A; Francis IC, 2020, 'Assessment of Saccadic Velocity at the Bedside', Neuro-Ophthalmology, 44, pp. 71 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01658107.2019.1616776

Ting ER; Lee BWH; Jiang IW; Agar A; Francis IC, 2020, 'Blindness from bilateral pseudomonas endophthalmitis following bilateral simultaneous cataract surgery: Primum non nocere', Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, 83, pp. 168 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/0004-2749.20200038

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