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Wayne Smith is affiliated with the University of Newcastle Australia in Australia. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a specialization in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's work covers several subfields including:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Ophthalmology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Main topics within Wayne Smith's research include:

  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Retinal Imaging and Analysis
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Birth, Development, and Health

Frequent publication venues where Wayne Smith has contributed include:

  • Journal of Hypertension
  • Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Frontiers in Pediatrics
  • Heart Lung and Circulation
  • Microcirculation

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Wayne Smith are:

  • The Exercise, Arterial Modulation and Nutrition in Youth South Africa Study (ExAMIN Youth SA), 2020, Frontiers in Pediatrics
  • Vascular function and cardiovascular risk in a HIV infected and HIV free cohort of African ancestry: baseline profile, rationale and methods of the longitudinal EndoAfrica-NWU study, 2020, BMC Infectious Diseases
  • Characterization of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in Young Healthy Black Adults: The African Prospective Study on the Early Detection and Identification of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease (African-PREDICT Study), 2021, Hypertension
  • A demographic approach to assess elevated blood pressure and obesity in prepubescent children: the ExAMIN Youth South Africa study, 2021, Journal of Hypertension
  • Obesity, blood pressure and retinal microvascular phenotype in a bi-ethnic cohort of young children, 2022, Atherosclerosis

The scientist frequently collaborates with the following co-authors:

  • Ruan Kruger
  • Aletta E. Schutte
  • Catharina M. C. Mels
  • Lebo F. Gafane-Matemane
  • Yolandi Breet

Best Publications

  • Outdoor Activity Reduces the Prevalence of Myopia in Children

    Kathryn A Rose;Ian Morgan;Jenny M Ip;Annette Kifley

  • Risk factors for age-related macular degeneration : Pooled findings from three continents

    Wayne Smith;Jacqueline Assink;Ronald Klein;Paul Mitchell

  • Prevalence of Age-related Maculopathy in Australia: The Blue Mountains Eye Study

    Paul Mitchell;Wayne Smith;Karin Attebo;Jie Jin Wang

  • Prevalence of Open-angle Glaucoma in Australia: The Blue Mountains Eye Study

    Paul Mitchell;Wayne Smith;Karin Attebo;Paul R. Healey

  • Visual acuity and the causes of visual loss in Australia. The Blue Mountains Eye Study.

    Karin Attebo;Paul Mitchell;Wayne Smith

  • Effect of time spent outdoors at school on the development of myopia among children in China a randomized clinical trial

    Mingguang He;Fan Xiang;Yangfa Zeng;Jincheng Mai

  • Cohort profile: the 45 and up study.

    Emily Banks;Sally Redman

  • Risk factors for incident age-related macular degeneration: pooled findings from 3 continents.

    Sandra C. Tomany;Jie Jin Wang;Redmer van Leeuwen;Ronald Klein

  • Prevalence and associations of retinal vein occlusion in Australia : The blue mountains eye study

    Paul Mitchell;Wayne Smith;Andrew Chang

  • Solar Ultraviolet Radiation: Global burden of disease from solar ultraviolet radiation

    Anthony McMichael;Wayne T Smith;Bruce K Armstrong;Robyn Lucas

  • Myopia, Lifestyle, and Schooling in Students of Chinese Ethnicity in Singapore and Sydney

    Kathryn A. Rose;Ian G. Morgan;Wayne Smith;George Burlutsky

  • Prevalence and causes of amblyopia in an adult population

    Karin Attebo;Paul Mitchell;Robert Cumming;Wayne Smith

  • Open-angle glaucoma and diabetes: the Blue Mountains eye study, Australia.

    Paul Mitchell;Wayne Smith;Tien Chey;Paul R. Healey

  • Validation of self-reported hearing loss. The Blue Mountains Hearing Study

    Doungkamol Sindhusake;Paul Mitchell;Wayne Smith;Maryanne Golding

  • Prevalence and associations of epiretinal membranes. The Blue Mountains Eye Study, Australia.

    Paul Mitchell;Wayne Smith;Tien Chey;Jie Jin Wang

  • Dietary Antioxidants and the Long-term Incidence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: The Blue Mountains Eye Study

    Jennifer S.L. Tan;Jie Jin Wang;Victoria Flood;Elena Rochtchina

  • Association of Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome With Increased Vascular Risk

    Paul Mitchell;Jie Jin Wang;Wayne Smith

  • Ten-year incidence and progression of age-related maculopathy: the blue Mountains Eye Study.

    Jie Jin Wang;Elena Rochtchina;Anne J. Lee;Ee-Munn Chia

  • Impact of Bilateral Visual Impairment on Health-Related Quality of Life: the Blue Mountains Eye Study

    Ee-Munn Chia;Jie Jin Wang;Elena Rochtchina;Wayne Smith

  • Characteristics of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in the community: an echocardiographic survey

    Walter P Abhayaratna;Thomas H Marwick;Wayne T Smith;Niels G Becker

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Mitchell
Paul Mitchell University of Sydney
Jie Jin Wang
Jie Jin Wang University of Sydney
Elena Rochtchina
Elena Rochtchina University of Sydney
Stephen R. Leeder
Stephen R. Leeder University of Sydney
John Attia
John Attia University of Newcastle Australia
Robert G. Cumming
Robert G. Cumming University of Sydney
Philip B. Mitchell
Philip B. Mitchell University of New South Wales
Bruce Neal
Bruce Neal George Institute for Global Health
Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University
Ronald Klein
Ronald Klein University of Wisconsin–Madison

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