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Overview

Karla Zadnik is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on epidemiology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and ophthalmology, with a substantial body of work in medicine overall. The scientist's work covers topics related to ophthalmology and visual impairment studies, corneal surgery and disorders, retinal diseases and treatments, glaucoma and retinal disorders, intraocular surgery and lenses, visual perception and processing mechanisms, and the impact of light on environment and health.

Their frequent publication venues include Optometry and Vision Science, Ophthalmology, JAMA Ophthalmology, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, and BMC Ophthalmology.

Recent publications by Karla Zadnik include:

  • Myopia Progression as a Function of Sex, Age, and Ethnicity, 2021, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • Reducing the Global Burden of Myopia by Delaying the Onset of Myopia and Reducing Myopic Progression in Children, 2020, Ophthalmology
  • Efficacy and Safety of 0.01% and 0.02% Atropine for the Treatment of Pediatric Myopia Progression Over 3 Years, 2023, JAMA Ophthalmology
  • Uncorrected Refractive Error and Distance Visual Acuity in Children Aged 6 to 14 Years, 2020, Optometry and Vision Science
  • Predicting the onset of myopia in children by age, sex, and ethnicity: Results from the CLEERE Study, 2024, Optometry and Vision Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Karla Zadnik include:

  • Donald O. Mutti
  • Loraine T. Sinnott
  • Susan A. Cotter
  • Lisa A. Jones-Jordan
  • Robert N. Kleinstein

The scientist's research contributions span multiple aspects of eye health, particularly focusing on myopia progression and management among pediatric populations. Their works address factors such as sex, age, ethnicity, and treatment efficacy, aiming to understand and reduce myopia's burden globally.

Best Publications

  • Parental Myopia, Near Work, School Achievement, and Children’s Refractive Error

    Donald O. Mutti;G. Lynn Mitchell;Melvin L. Moeschberger;Lisa A. Jones

  • Parental History of Myopia, Sports and Outdoor Activities, and Future Myopia

    Lisa A. Jones;Loraine T. Sinnott;Donald O. Mutti;Gladys L. Mitchell

  • Baseline findings in the Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study.

    Karla Zadnik;Joseph T. Barr;Timothy B. Edrington;Donald F. Everett

  • The repeatability of clinical measurements of dry eye.

    Kelly K Nichols;G Lynn Mitchell;Karla Zadnik

  • Refractive Error, Axial Length, and Relative Peripheral Refractive Error before and after the Onset of Myopia

    Donald O. Mutti;John R. Hayes;G. Lynn Mitchell;Lisa A. Jones

  • Refractive error and ethnicity in children.

    Robert N Kleinstein;Lisa A Jones;Sandral Hullett;Soonsi Kwon

  • Axial growth and changes in lenticular and corneal power during emmetropization in infants.

    Donald O. Mutti;G. Lynn Mitchell;Lisa A. Jones;Nina E. Friedman

  • The repeatability of measurement of the ocular components.

    K Zadnik;D O Mutti;A J Adams

  • The Effect of Parental History of Myopia on Children's Eye Size

    Karla Zadnik;William A. Satariano;Donald O. Mutti;Robert I. Sholtz

  • Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study: Methods and Findings to Date

    H. Wagner;J.T. Barr;K. Zadnik

  • Peripheral refraction and ocular shape in children.

    Donald O. Mutti;Robert I. Sholtz;Nina E. Friedman;Karla Zadnik

  • Ocular component data in schoolchildren as a function of age and gender

    Karla Zadnik;Ruth E Manny;Julie A Yu;G Lynn Mitchell

  • Biomicroscopic signs and disease severity in keratoconus. Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study Group.

    Karla Zadnik;Joseph T. Barr;Mae O. Gordon;Timothy B. Edrington

  • Accommodative Lag before and after the Onset of Myopia

    Donald O. Mutti;G. Lynn Mitchell;John R. Hayes;Lisa A. Jones

  • A randomized trial of the effects of rigid contact lenses on myopia progression.

    Jeffrey J. Walline;Lisa A. Jones;Donald O. Mutti;Karla Zadnik

  • Quality of life in keratoconus

    Steven M. Kymes;Jeffrey J. Walline;Karla Zadnik;Mae O. Gordon

  • Time Outdoors, Visual Activity, and Myopia Progression in Juvenile-Onset Myopes

    Lisa A. Jones-Jordan;Loraine T. Sinnott;Susan A. Cotter;Robert N. Kleinstein

  • Comparison of ocular component growth curves among refractive error groups in children.

    Lisa A. Jones;G. Lynn Mitchell;Donald O. Mutti;John R. Hayes

  • Prediction of Juvenile-Onset Myopia

    Karla Zadnik;Loraine T. Sinnott;Susan A. Cotter;Lisa A. Jones-Jordan

  • Optical and structural development of the crystalline lens in childhood

    D O Mutti;K Zadnik;R E Fusaro;N E Friedman

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher J. Murphy
Christopher J. Murphy University of California, Davis
Chris A. Johnson
Chris A. Johnson University of Iowa
Kenneth B. Schechtman
Kenneth B. Schechtman Washington University in St. Louis
Peihua Qiu
Peihua Qiu University of Florida
Mary L. Marazita
Mary L. Marazita University of Pittsburgh
Gary Cutter
Gary Cutter University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jeffrey C. Murray
Jeffrey C. Murray University of Iowa
Kimberly D. Siegmund
Kimberly D. Siegmund University of Southern California
Rebecca D. Jackson
Rebecca D. Jackson The Ohio State University
Elena V. Semina
Elena V. Semina Medical College of Wisconsin

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