Peer-reviewed publications:

1. Guzowski M, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Rose KA, Mitchell P. Five-year refractive changes in an older population: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmology 2003;110(7):1364-70.
2. Rose K, Younan C, Morgan I, Mitchell P. Prevalence of undetected ocular conditions in a pilot sample of school children. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 2003;31(3):237-40.
3. Jee J, Wang JJ, Rose K, Landau P, Lindley R, Mitchell P. Incorporating vision and hearing tests into aged care assessment: Methods and the pilot study. Ophthalmic Epidemiol 2004;11(5):427-36.
4. Jee J, Wang JJ, Rose K, Lindley R, Landau P, Mitchell P. Vision and hearing impairment in aged care clients. Ophthalmic Epidemiol 2005; 12(3):199-205.
5. Cosstick M, Robaei D, Rose K, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P. Numerical confusion errors in ishihara testing: findings from a population-based study. Am J Ophthalmol 2005;140(1):154-6.
6. Huynh SC, Ojaimi E, Robaei D, Rose K, Mitchell P. Accuracy of the Lang II stereotest in screening for binocular disorders in 6-year-old children. Am J Ophthalmol 2005;140(6):1130-2.
7. Morgan I, Rose K. How genetic is school myopia? Prog Retin Eye Res 2005;24(1):1-38.
8. Ojaimi E, Robaei D, Rochtchina E, Rose KA, Morgan IG, Mitchell P. Impact of birth parameters on eye size in a population-based study of 6-year-old Australian children. Am J Ophthalmol 2005;140(3):535-7.
9. Robaei D, Rose K, Ojaimi E, Kifley A, Huynh S, Mitchell P. Visual acuity and the causes of visual loss in a population-based sample of 6-year-old Australian children. Ophthalmology 2005;112(7):1275-82.
10. Robaei D, Rose K, Kifley A, Mitchell P. Patterns of spectacle use in young Australian school children: findings from a population-based study. J AAPOS 2005;9(6):579-83.
11. Ojaimi E, Morgan I, Robaei D, Rose K, Smith W, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P. Effect of stature and other anthropometric parameters on eye size and refraction in a population-based study of Australian children. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2005; 46(12): 4424- 9.
12. Ojaimi E, Rose KA, Smith W, Morgan IG, Martin FJ, Mitchell P. Methods for a population-based study of myopia and other eye conditions in school children: the Sydney Myopia Study. Ophthalmic Epidemiol 2005;12(1):59-69.
13. Ojaimi E, Rose KA, Morgan IG, et al. Distribution of ocular biometric parameters and refraction in a population-based study of Australian children. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2005;46(8):2748-54.
14. Huynh SC, Kifley A, Rose K, Morgan I, Heller GZ, Mitchell P. Astigmatism and its components in 6-year-old children. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 47(1):55-64, 2006
15. Huynh SC, Wang XY, Ip J, Robaei D, Kifley A, Rose KA, Mitchell P. Prevalence and associations of anisometropia and aniso-astigmatism in a population-based sample of 6-year old children. British Journal of Ophthalmology 90(5):597-601, 2006
16. Huynh SC, Mai TQ, Kifley A, Wang JJ, Rose KA, Mitchell P. An evaluation of keratometry in 6-year-old children. Cornea 25(4):383-7, 2006
17. Robaei D, Wang JJ, Tan M, Rose K, Kifley A, Mitchell P. Patterns of eyecare utilization by young Australian children: Findings from a population-based study. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 13(3):153-8, 2006
18. Robaei D, Rose KA, Ojaimi E, Kifley A, Martin FJ, Mitchell P. Causes and associations of amblyopia in a population-based sample of 6-year old Australian children. Archives of Ophthalmology 124(6):878-84, 2006
19. Robaei D, Kifley A, Rose KA, Mitchell P. Refractive error and patterns of spectacle use in 12-year old Australian children Ophthalmology 113(9):1567-73, 2006
20. Pandian A, Sankaridurg PR, O’Leary D, Nauvilath T, Sweeney DF, Donovan L, Rose K, Morgan I, Mitchell P. Accommodative facility in children with and without myopia. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 47(11):4725-31, 2006
21. Martinez AA, Pandian A, Sankaridurg P, Rose K, Huynh S, Mitchell P. Comparison of aberrometer and autorefractor measures of refractive error in children. Optometry and Vision Science 83(11):811-17, 2006
22. Huynh SC, Kifley A, Rose KA, Morgan IG, Mitchell P. Astigmatism in 12-year-old Australian children: comparisons with a 6-year-old population. Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science 48(1):73-82, 2007
23. Ip JM, Huynh SC, Robaei D, Kifley A, Rose KA, Morgan IG, Wang JJ, Mitchell P. Ethnic differences in refraction and ocular biometry in a population-based sample of 11-15 year old Australian children. Eye February 2 [E-pub ahead of print], 2007
24. Robaei D, Kifley A, Rose KA, Mitchell P. The impact of amblyopia on vision at age 12 years: findings from a population-based study. Eye 2007 Mar 23; [Epub ahead of print]
25. Ip J, Robaei D, Rochtchina E, Rose KA, Smith W, Wang JJ, Mitchell P. Can information on the purpose of spectacle use and age at first use predict refractive error type? Ophthalmic Epidemiology 14(2):88-92, 2007
26. Ip JM, Huynh SC, Robaei D, Rose K, Morgan IG, Smith W, Kifley A, Mitchell P. Ethnic differences in the impact of parental myopia: findings from a population-based study of 12-year old Australian children. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science in press, accepted 6 February, 2007
27. Fotedar R, Rochtchina E, Morgan I, Wang JJ, Mitchell P, Rose KA. Necessity for cycloplegic refraction in 12-year old children. American Journal of Ophthalmology accepted April, 2007
28. Ip JM, Kifley A, Rose KA, Mitchell P. Refractive findings in children with astigmatic parents: the Sydney Myopia Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology accepted March, 2007
29. Ip JM, Robaei D, Kifley A, Wang JJ, Rose KA, Mitchell P. The prevalence of hyperopia and associations with eye findings in children aged 6 and 12 years. Ophthalmology accepted March, 2007
30. Ip JM, Huynh SC, Kifley A, Rose KA, Morgan IG, Varma R, Mitchell P. Variation of the contribution from axial length and other oculometric parameters to refraction by age and ethnicity. Submitted to Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 31 January, 2007
31. Rose KA, Morgan I, Smith W, Burlutsky G, Mitchell P, Saw S-M. Myopia, lifestyle and schooling in students of Chinese ethnicity in Singapore and Sydney. Archives of Ophthalmology, accepted June 2007

Other publications:

1. Rose KA. Morgan IG, Ojaimi E, Mitchell P. Invited author response to letter by Junghans and Crewther. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci eLetter, 17th February 2006
2. Rose K. How to treat myopia. Australian Doctor 30th September, 2005. (commissioned article)
3. Morgan IG, Rose KA, Smith W, Mitchell P. Re: Evidence for an “epidemic” of myopia. Annuals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2004; 33(4):541-3; author reply 543; discussion 544.
4. Myopic education, K. Rose and I. Morgan, New Scientist, June 14 2003, p.30

Invited conference talks:

2007 Invited and Funded Symposia Speaker: Environmental factors associated with the development of refractive error: is time spent outdoors crucial. Asia ARVO, Singapore
2006 Invited Symposia Speaker: Myopia: prevalence, risk factors and natural history. 10th International Conference on Myopia, Singapore
2006 Invited Symposia Speaker: Prevalence and risk factors for myopia, hypermetropia, strabismus and amblyopia: the Sydney Myopia Study European Society for Vision and Eye Research Meeting, Portugal
2005 Invited Speaker: A very low prevalence of myopia in 6 year old children in Sydney. 2nd Singapore Eye Research Institute - ARVO, Singapore
2005 Invited Speaker: Amblyopia and visual impairment: a public health perspective. Beijing Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Meeting, Beijing, China.
2005 Plenary ‘Pat Lance’ Lecture: The Sydney Myopia Study: implications for evidence-based practice and public health 62nd Annual Scientific Conference of the Australian Orthoptic Association, Hobart, Australia.
2005 Invited Symposia Speaker: ‘Myth Busters’ Development of refractive error: it’s not just a matter of eye length. Australian Ophthalmic and Vision Science Meeting, Melbourne, Australia

Peer-reviewed conference talks:

2007 Al/CR Ratio and Spherical Equivalent in Two Age Samples of Australian School Students ARVO, Florida, America.
2006 Environmental risk factors for myopia in Australian secondary school students of Caucasian and East Asian origin: The Sydney Myopia Study. ARVO, Florida, America.
2006 Myopia, near work and time spent outdoors: is time spent outdoors the key factor? Australian Ophthalmic and Vision Science Meeting, Canberra
2005 Distribution of myopia in Australian school children of Caucasian and East Asian origin: The Sydney Myopia Study. ARVO, Florida, America.
2004 Preliminary results from the Sydney Myopia Study. Vision Down Under. Satellite Meeting, XVI International Congress of Eye Research, Australia.

Invited seminars:

2004 Preliminary results of the Sydney Myopia Study of school-aged children. Greater Metropolitan Clinical Taskforce meeting, NSW Department of Health
2005 Distribution of myopia in Australian school children of Caucasian and East Asian origin: The Sydney Myopia Study. Wenzhou Medical College, Department of Optometry and Ophthalmology, China.
2005 Education and its link to myopia. Annual Meeting of the Principals of NSW Selective Schools, Australia.
2005 Myopia and the impact of environment. Annual Meeting of Deputy Principals of NSW Selective Schools, Australia.
2005 The Sydney Myopia Study: A study of eye health Sydney school children in Years 1 and 7. Orthoptic Association of Australia, NSW Branch Continuing Education weekend, Australia
2006 Refractive error, visual impairment and strabismus: the Sydney Myopia Study. Bristol University and the ALSPAC Study Centre, England
2006 Emmetropisation: is emmetropia the endpoint. Aston University, England
2006 How genetic is school myopia? Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangzhou, Peoples Republic of China
2006 Three phases of development of refractive error, Universität Tübingen, Germany

International refereed and published conference abstracts:

1. E.Ojaimi, K.A. Rose, E.Rochtchina, T.Q. Mai, P.Mitchell (2004) Axial length and its association with gender and anthropometric parameters in a cohort of 6 year old children. Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science 45: 894
2. K.A. Rose, S.C. Huynh, E.Ojaimi, T.Q. Mai, E.Rochtchina, P.Mitchell (2004) The effect of cycloplegia on anterior chamber depth measured by non-contact biometry in children aged 6 years. Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science 45: 2744.
3. K.A.Rose, Q T Mai, W.Smith, I.G. Morgan, and P. Mitchell (2004) Prevalence of myopia in school-aged children: comparative data from Sydney and Vietnam. Experimental Eye Research, Supplement 79: 120.
4. I.G. Morgan, and K.A.Rose (2005) How genetic is school myopia? American Journal of Ophthalmology, Supplement 139: S3
5. D Robaei, K.Rose, E.Ojaimi, A.Kifley, S.Huynh, P.Mitchell (2005) Visual acuity and the causes of visual loss in a population-based sample of 6-year-old Australian children. Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science 46: 1099
6. S.C. Huynh, A. Kifley, K.A. Rose, I. Morgan, P. Mitchell, and Sydney Myopia Study (2005)
   The Relationship Between Corneal and Refractive Astigmatism: Effects of Gender, Ethnicity and Refraction. Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science 46: 4333
7. E.Ojaimi, K.A. Rose, I.G. Morgan, W.Smith, F.J. Martin, A.Kifley, D.Robaei, P.Mitchell (2005) Distribution of ocular biometric parameters in a population-based study of Australian children. Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science 46: 5622

National refereed and published conference abstracts:

1. S. Huynh, A.Kifley, K.A. Rose, I.G. Morgan, G.Z. Heller, P.Mitchell (2005) Astigmatism and its components in 6 year-old children. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Supplement 33:A8
2. J.M. Ip, D Robaei, E Rochtchina, K.A. Rose, P.Mitchell (2005) Eyestrain and pattern of spectacle use amongst Sydney children. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Supplement 33:A42
3. D Robaei, K.A. Rose, A.Kifley, M. Cosstick, P.Mitchell (2005) Findings on strabismus in a population-based sample of 6 year-old Australian children. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Supplement 33:A43
4. D Robaei, K.A. Rose, E.Ojiami, A.Kifley, S. Huynh, P.Mitchell (2005) Visual impairment in 6 year-old Sydney school children. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Supplement 33:A63
5. S. Huynh, A.Kifley, J.M. Ip, X.Y. Wang, K.A. Rose, P.Mitchell (2005) Prevalence and associations of anisometropia in 6 year-old Australian children. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Supplement 33:A66
6. S. Huynh, E.Ojiami, D Robaei, K.A. Rose, P.Mitchell (2005) Is the Lang II Stereotest a useful screening test of binocular disorders. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Supplement 33:A74