Peer-reviewed publications
You can view a full list of Dr Alexis Ceecee Britten-Jones’ peer-reviewed publications via the links below:
Note: Dr Alexis Ceecee Britten-Jones was formerly known as Alexis Ceecee Zhang
Selected publications: Inherited retinal diseases
Britten-Jones AC, O’Hare F, Edwards TL, Ayton LN, The VENTURE consortium. Victorian evolution of inherited retinal diseases natural history registry (VENTURE study): Rationale, methodology and initial participant characteristics. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2022.
Britten-Jones AC, Jin R, Gocuk SA, Cichello E, O’Hare F, Hickey DG, Edwards TL, Ayton LN. The safety and efficacy of gene therapy treatment for monogenic retinal and optic nerve diseases: A systematic review. Genet Med. 2022;24:521-534.
McGuinness MB, Britten-Jones AC, Ayton LN, Finger RP, Chen FK, Grigg J, Mack HG. Measurement Properties of the Attitudes to Gene Therapy for the Eye (AGT-Eye) Instrument for People With Inherited Retinal Diseases. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2022;11:14
Selected publications: Corneal confocal microscopy and diabetic neuropathy
Britten-Jones AC, Kamel JT, Roberts LJ, Braat S, Craig JP, MacIsaac RJ, Downie LE. Investigating the Neuroprotective Effect of Oral Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation in Type 1 Diabetes (nPROOFS1): A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. Diabetes. 2021;70:1794-1806.
Britten-Jones AC, Rajan R, Craig JP, Downie LE. Quantifying corneal immune cells from human in vivo confocal microscopy images: Can manual quantification be improved with observer training? Exp Eye Res. 2022;216:108950.
De Silva MEH, Zhang AC, Karahalios A, Chinnery HR, Downie LE. Laser scanning in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) for evaluating human corneal sub-basal nerve plexus parameters: protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open. 2017;7:e018646.
Zhang AC, De Silva MEH, MacIsaac RJ, Roberts L, Kamel J, Craig JP, Busija L, Downie LE. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid oral supplements for improving peripheral nerve health: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutr Rev. 2020 Apr 1;78(4):323-341
Selected publications: Ocular surface disease and ocular nutrition
Zhang AC, Muntz A, Wang MTM, Craig JP, Downie LE. Ocular Demodex: a systematic review of the clinical literature. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2020;40:389-432.
Zhang AC, Singh S, Craig JP, Downie LE. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Eye Health: Opinions and Self-Reported Practice Behaviors of Optometrists in Australia and New Zealand. Nutrients. 2020;12(4).
Cote S, Zhang AC, Ahmadzai V, Maleken A, Li C, Oppedisano J, Nair K, Busija L, Downie LE. Intense pulsed light (IPL) therapy for the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020;3:CD013559.
Zhang AC, Downie LE. Preliminary Validation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire to Assess Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acid Intake in Eye Care Practice. Nutrients. 2019;11.
Marasini S, Zhang AC, Dean SJ, Swift S, Craig JP. Safety and efficacy of UV application for superficial infections in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ocul Surf. 2021;21:331-344.
Kamel JT, Zhang AC, Downie LE. Corneal Epithelial Dendritic Cell Response as a Putative Marker of Neuro-inflammation in Small Fiber Neuropathy. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2020;28:898-907.
Selected conference presentations
2021 | The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Poster presentation “Association between the systemic Omega-3 Index and corneal nerve architecture”
2020 | Australasian Diabetes Congress
Oral presentation “Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation promotes corneal nerve regeneration in type-1 diabetes: a randomised, placebo-controlled trial”
2019 | O=MEGA Optometry Professional conference
Poster presentation “Change to corneal sensitivity precede symptoms of peripheral neuropathy in diabetes”
2019 | The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Poster presentation “Change to corneal sensitivity precede symptoms of peripheral neuropathy in diabetes”
2018 | 15th Scientific and 9th Educators’ Meeting in Optometry
Poster presentation “A systematic review of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) supplementation for improving peripheral nerve health”
2015 | Pacific Eye Care Conference
Oral presentation “Amblyopia Treatment” (Doctors’ conference)
Oral presentation “Nerve Palsies” (Nurses’ conference)
Awards
Postgraduate awards
2020 | Travel Grant | The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
2019 | Postgraduate Travel Grant | Optometry Australia
2019 | Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship | University of Melbourne
2019 | Grand finalist – Three Minute Thesis (3MT) | Asia-Pacific Grand finals 2019
2019 | Winner – Three Minute Thesis (3MT) | University of Melbourne 2019
2017 | Best Student Presentation | 15th Scientific and 9th Educators’ Meeting in Optometry
Undergraduate awards
2015 | Dean’s Medal | University of Auckland
2015 | Senior Scholar of Optometry | University of Auckland
2015 | First in Course Research in Advanced Optometric Science | University of Auckland
2015 | Raymond Harry Hawkins Prize | University of Auckland
2015 | New Zealand College of Optometrists (NZCO) Prize
2015 | Fred Hollows Foundation Externship Scholarship | University of Auckland
2015 | Top Student entering optometry Part 5 | University of Auckland
2015 | First in course award (Contact lenses) | University of Auckland
2014-15 | Summer Research Scholarship | University of Auckland
Project “The role of aquaporin proteins in diabetic retinopathy”
2013-14 | Summer Research Scholarship | University of Auckland
Project “The spatial distribution of aquaporin diseases of the retina”
Highly Commended Award under the Wallath Prize for best research report in biomedical research
