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DR LUBA ROBMAN



Contact Details

Organization: Ophthalmology Eye and Ear Hospital
Position: SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
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Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Ophthalmic Epidemiology Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (Equiv) Alma-Ata State Medical Institute 05-Jul-1972
Doctor of Philosophy Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine 07-Mar-1984
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 21-Aug-2000

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member International Society of Geographical and Epidemiological Ophthalmology Full Member 01-Jan-2005
Member Public Health Association Associate Member 01-Jul-2001
Member Australian Epidemiologic Association Full Member 01-Jan-2004
Member Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Full Member 15-Nov-1995

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Journal Articles

  • Fat consumption and its association with age-related macular degeneration


    Year: 2009
    Journal: Archives of Ophthalmology
    Volume: 127
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 674-680
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  • Non-mydriatic digital macular photography: how good is the second eye photograph?
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Ophthalmic Epidemiology
    Volume: 16
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 254-261
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  • Red meat and chicken consumption and its association with age-related macular degeneration
    Year: 2009
    Journal: American Journal of Epidemiology
    Volume: 169
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: 867-876
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  • Red meat and chicken consumption and its association with age-related macular degeneration. Reply
    Year: 2009
    Journal: American Journal of Epidemiology
    Volume: 170
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 532-533
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Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Can HMG Co-A reductase inhibitors ("statins") slow the progression of age-related macular degeneration? The age-related maculopathy statin study (ARMSS)
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Clinical Interventions in Aging
    Volume: 3
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 581-593
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  • Gene-environment interaction in progression of AMD: the CFH gene, smoking and exposure to chronic infection
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Human Molecular Genetics
    Volume: 17
    Issue: 9
    Page numbers: 1299-1305
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  • Novel measures of cardiovascular health and its association with prevalence and progression of age-related macular degeneration: the CHARM study
    Year: 2008
    Journal: BMC Ophthalmology
    Volume: 8
    Issue: 25
    Page numbers: 1-10
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Chlamydia pneumoniae and age-related macular degeneration:  a role in pathogenesis or merely a chance association?
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
    Volume: 35
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 89-93
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  • Characteristics of progression of early age-related macular degeneration: the cardiovascular health and age-related maculopathy study
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Eye
    Volume: 21
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 169-176
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  • Dietary lutein, zeaxanthin, and fats and progression of age-related macular degeneration
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology
    Volume: 42
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 720-726
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  • Dietary lutein, zeaxanthin, and fats and the progression of age-related macular degeneration
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology
    Volume: 42
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 720-6
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  • Exposure to chlamydia pneumoniae  infection and age-related macular degeneration:  the Blue Mountains Eye Study. 
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
    Volume: 48
    Issue: 9
    Page numbers: 4007-4011
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Apolipoprotein (APOE) gene is associated with progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Human Mutation
    Volume: 27
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 337-342
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  • Dietary lutein and zeaxanthin: authors' response
    Year: 2006
    Journal: British Journal of Ophthalmology
    Volume: 90
    Issue: 9
    Page numbers: 1211-1212
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  • Dietary lutein and zeaxanthin:  authors' response.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: British Journal of Ophthalmology
    Volume: 90
    Issue: 9
    Page numbers: 1211-12
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  • Lutein and Zeaxanthin and the risk of cataract:  The Melbourne Visual Impairment Project.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
    Volume: 47
    Issue: 9
    Page numbers: 3783-3786
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Exposure to Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and progression of age-related macular degeneration.
    Year: 2005
    Journal: American Journal of Epidemiology
    Volume: 161
    Issue: 11
    Page numbers: 1013-1019
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  • External factors in the development of cataract
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Eye
    Volume: 19
    Page numbers: 1074-1082
    Publisher: Royal College of Opthalmologists(London)
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Methodology of the Cardiovascular Health and Age-Related Maculopathy (CHARM) Study
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Ophthalmic Epidemiology
    Volume: 11
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 161-179
    Publisher: Aeolus Press
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  • Vitamin E Supplementation and Cataract Randomized Controlled Trial
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Ophthalmology
    Volume: 111
    Page numbers: 75-84
    Publisher: Elsevier Science(New York)
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Iris colour, ethnic origin and progression of age-related macular degeneration
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
    Volume: 31
    Page numbers: 465-469
    Publisher: Blackwell Science Asia(Carlton)
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  • Localisation of Cortical Cataract in Subjects of Diverse Races and Latitude
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
    Volume: 44
    Issue: 10
    Page numbers: 4210-4214
    Publisher: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Inc(Maryland)
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Vitamin E supplementation and macular degeneration: randomized controlled trial
    Year: 2002
    Journal: British Medical Journal
    Volume: 325
    Page numbers: 11-16
    Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group(London)
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