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Insight News
17 February 2021

Professor Stephanie Watson, a corneal specialist and the head of the Corneal Research Group at the University of Sydney’s Save Sight Institute, and the head of the Corneal Unit at the Sydney Eye Hospital, is leading the BOSS study alongside Professor Monica Lahra from NSW Health Pathology.

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Soapbox - Insight News
10 November 2020

"Keratoconus is common. In fact, it’s so prevalent that I see it most days I’m in the clinic.

The typically young patient will be struggling with their vision at a time when they are facing major life hurdles. COVID-19 has exacerbated these difficulties whilst they work towards finishing school or university or start their career. The move to spending more time online, face masks which fog glasses and obscure lip movements and facial expressions, have all had an impact."

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Save Sight Institute
September 2020

News - University of Sydney
13 August 2018

Prof Watson was featured in The University of Sydney's celebration of National Science Week.

"STEMM is an exciting and rewarding vocation for women. We can transform lives by discovering and applying knowledge to complex problems. At times the journey can seem long, but in my experience the different paths you take and what you learn along the way is the most interesting part of all."

"I use research to bring innovation into the eye clinic, preventing vision loss and restoring sight. I also teach and mentor the next generation of eye experts, clinicians and scientists. Both priorities are impactful because the burden of eye disease in Australia and across the world is growing. My career has made a difference to the lives of people, and this is something I’m very proud of."

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News - University of Sydney
13 August 2018

Prof Watson was featured in The University of Sydney's celebration of National Science Week.

"STEMM is an exciting and rewarding vocation for women. We can transform lives by discovering and applying knowledge to complex problems. At times the journey can seem long, but in my experience the different paths you take and what you learn along the way is the most interesting part of all."

"I use research to bring innovation into the eye clinic, preventing vision loss and restoring sight. I also teach and mentor the next generation of eye experts, clinicians and scientists. Both priorities are impactful because the burden of eye disease in Australia and across the world is growing. My career has made a difference to the lives of people, and this is something I’m very proud of."

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Most children with Vitamin A deficiency live in developing countries but recently I reported cases in Australia in children on a diet of chips and coke. Supplementation with Vitamin A is only needed if there is dietary deficiency. Care must be taken with Vitamin A supplements as in excess Vitamin A can have toxic effects on vision, the bones and skin. In pregnant women excess Vitamin A can harm the baby’s eyes, skull, lung and heart.

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"Conjunctivitis is very common and highly contagious. Once you've got it, you're infectious for two weeks and you've go a 50 per cent chance of passing it on to somebody else," she said.

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Studio10 - youtube channel
Apr 19, 2016 - Professor Stephanie Watson joins us to bust the most common myths we hear about our eyes and eyesight!

UNSW - youtube channel
Dry eyes affect 3.15 million Australians. This UNSW innovation is a new eye drop that treats the underlying cause of blepharitis, an extremely painful dry eye condition.

UNSW - youtube channel
In a world-first breakthrough, UNSW medical researchers have used stem cells cultured on a simple contact lens to restore sight to sufferers of blinding corneal disease.

Catalyst - ABC, 24 March 2011

"The cornea has a very unique architecture to ensure that it remains transparent. And so when that architecture is disrupted such as in stem cell failure it becomes hazy" - Dr Stephanie Watson

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Save Sight Institute - Sept 2, 2015
“According to Professor Stephanie Watson from the Save Sight Institute, “Eye rubbing is often caused by allergies, and this can become a problematic habit. In chronic eye rubbers, more severe keratoconus often corresponds with the dominant hand.”

The Daily Telegraph - Dec 19, 2014
Laura Aubusson
During summer Stephanie Watson, professor at Sydney Eye Hospital, notices a spike in the number of people presenting with eye problems due to poor eye care.

“We see many young people at this time of year who have gone out partying and forgot to take their contact lenses out before falling asleep, or who have gone swimming in contact lenses,” she said.

“This leads to an increase in the number of cases of eye infection which can result in loss of vision and corneal scarring.”

The New York Times - Nov 3, 2014
Sindya N. Bhanoo
“One recent report in the journal Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology found that infections from ortho-k lenses led to corneal scarring and permanent vision loss in four children in Australia.”

mivision - Aug 11, 2014
According to Prof. Watson, “many therapies, devices and surgical procedures have been developed to treat Keratoconus, but few have been evaluated using post -market surveillance, and there is no system in place to collect such data nationally. Keratoconus tends to affect young adults and has a significant public health impact”.

The Daily Telegraph - Aug 3, 2014
Jordan Baker
“It struck me you could ­ make a difference. You can change people’s lives, you can restore vision in people who can’t see,” she said.

mivision - July 29, 2014
Professor Stephanie Watson from the Sydney Eye Hospital and Save Sight Institute, said many young workers in particular don’t fully understand the dangers of working with chemicals and are unaware of the need to wear protective eyewear. She is calling on eye care professionals to advise their patients on the importance of eye safety.

“Alkali is worse than acid because it penetrates the eye, whereas acid sits on the surface,” said Professor Watson, adding that alkaline chemicals can be found in products such as commercial cleaners and liquid concrete.

Diffusion Science Radio - Dec 9, 2013

Professor Stephanie Watson spoke with Ian Woolf about how she heals corneas with stem cells.

MedIndia - March 30, 2010 - Rajshri

In a welcome development, Australian scientists have developed a surgical glue from crab shells, which could be used to replace sutures in eye surgeries.

New Inventors - ABC, Episode 30 - 26 August 2009

"When ready, an eye surgeon removes damaged cells from the patient's eye before inserting the cultured contact lens and within two weeks, the healthy cells re-colonise the damaged eye surface and restore the patient's eyesight "