Browse the collection of peer-reviewed journal articles our team has published. These journal articles feature the research that underpins modern ocular prosthetics. Our partnerships with researchers locally and internationally drive best practice and patient care outcomes.
2026
Dingerkus VL, Stang-Veldhouse KN, Sloan BH and Pine KR Strategies for Conformer and Prosthetic Therapy in Children with Acquired Eye Loss and Congenital Microphthalmia or Anophthalmia J. Clin. Transl. Ophthalmol. 4(2), 12
2025
Yeoman JP, Sloan BH, Pine KR et al. Scleral shell prostheses in patient care: A survey of eyecare clinicians in New Zealand. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye 2025; 102510
2025
Rokohl AC, Pine KR, Pine NS, Gordon E, Yeoman JP et al. Prosthetic eye care – The current state of the art. Prog Retin Eye Res 2025; 105: 101337.
2024
Jacobs RJ, Yeoman JP, Pine KR et al. Ocular Prosthetics in New Zealand. NZ Dent J 2024; 120: 5-12.
2023
Rokohl AC, Pine NS, Adler W, Pine KR et al. Health Literacy in Patients Wearing Prosthetic Eyes: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study. Curr Eye Res 2023; 48: 11-17.
Rokohl AC, Trester M, Pine KR et al. How to diagnose dry anophthalmic socket syndrome (DASS) in the clinical routine. Graefe’s archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology 2023; 261: 2713-2715.
Rokohl AC, Wall K, Trester M, Pine KR et al. Novel point-of-care biomarkers of the dry anophthalmic socket syndrome: tear film osmolarity and matrix metalloproteinase 9 immunoassay. Graefe’s archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology 2023; 261: 821-831.
2022
Rokohl AC, Kopecky A, Trester M, Pine KR et al. Post-enucleation socket syndrome-a novel pathophysiological definition. Graefe’s archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology 2022; 260: 2427-2431.
2021
Heindl LM, Trester M, Guo Y, Pine KR et al. Anxiety and depression in patients wearing prosthetic eyes. Graefe’s archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology 2021; 259: 495-503.
Korani H, Pine KR, Sood M et al. Concerns regarding Indian prosthetic eye wearers. Clinical & experimental optometry 2021; 104: 85-89.
Korani H, Pine K, Sood D et al. Concerns of Prosthetic Eye Wearers. Do They Vary in Different Countries? Optom Open Access 2021; 6: 146.
Pine KR, De Silva K, Zhang F, Yeoman JP et al. Towards improving the biocompatibility of prosthetic eyes. Heliyon 2021; 7: e06234.
Rokohl AC, Trester M, Naderi P, Pine KR et al. Dry anophthalmic socket syndrome – morphological alterations in meibomian glands. Eye (London, England) 2021; 35: 3358-3366.
2020
Pine NS, Pine KR. Depression, Anxiety and Stress Indicators for Prosthetic Eye Wearers. Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, NZ) 2020; 14: 1715-1723.
Rokohl AC, Trester M, Guo Y, Pine KR et al. Dry anophthalmic socket syndrome – Standardized clinical evaluation of symptoms and signs. Ocul Surf 2020; 18: 453-459.
Shriver EM, Pine KR, Bohman E et al. Maintenance of the Anophthalmic Socket. In. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. p 129-137.
2019
Rokohl AC, Adler W, Koch KR, Pine KR et al. Cryolite glass prosthetic eyes-the response of the anophthalmic socket. Graefe’s archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology 2019; 257: 2015-2023.
Rokohl AC, Trester M, Pine KR et al. Risk of breakage of cryolite glass prosthetic eyes. Graefe’s archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology 2019; 257: 437-438.
2018
Rokohl AC, Koch KR, Adler W, Pine KR et al. Concerns of anophthalmic patients-a comparison between cryolite glass and polymethyl methacrylate prosthetic eye wearers. Graefe’s archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology 2018; 256: 1203-1208.
Rokohl AC, Koch KR, Trester M, Pine KR et al. Concerns of Anophthalmic Patients Wearing Cryolite Glass Prosthetic Eyes. Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery 2018; 34: 369-374.
2017
Pine N, de Terte I, Pine KR. Time Heals: An Investigation into How Anophthalmic Patients Feel about Eye Loss and Wearing a Prosthetic Eye. Ophthalmology and Vision Science 2017; 2: 1018.
Pine NS, De Terte I, Pine KR. The impact of eye loss and prosthetic eye wear on recreational, occupational and social areas of functioning. J Ophthalmol and Vis Sci. 2017;2(1): 1016.
Pine NS, de Terte I, Pine KR. An investigation into discharge, visual perception, and appearance concerns of prosthetic eye wearers. Orbit (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2017; 36: 401-406.
2015
Pine KR, Sloan BH, Jacobs RJ. Clinical ocular prosthetics (book) Springer. 2015.
2013
Pine KR, Sloan B, Han KI et al. Deposit buildup on prosthetic eye material (in vitro) and its effect on surface wettability. Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, NZ) 2013; 7: 313-319.
Pine KR, Sloan B, Jacobs RJ. The development of measurement tools for prosthetic eye research. Clinical & experimental optometry 2013; 96: 32-38.
Pine KR, Sloan B, Stewart J et al. The response of the anophthalmic socket to prosthetic eye wear. Clinical & experimental optometry 2013; 96: 388-393.
Pine KR, Sloan BH, Jacobs RJ. A proposed model of the response of the anophthalmic socket to prosthetic eye wear and its application to the management of mucoid discharge. Medical hypotheses 2013; 81: 300-305.
2012
Pine KR, Sloan B, Stewart J et al. A survey of prosthetic eye wearers to investigate mucoid discharge. Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, NZ) 2012; 6: 707-713.
Pine KR. Response of the anophthalmic socket to prosthetic eye wear. The University of Auckland, Doctoral Thesis, 2012.
Pine KR, Sloan B, Jacobs RJ. Deposit buildup on prosthetic eyes and implications for conjunctival inflammation and mucoid discharge. Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, NZ) 2012; 6: 1755-1762.
Pine KR, Sloan B, Jacobs RJ. Biosocial profile of New Zealand prosthetic eye wearers. The New Zealand medical journal 2012; 125: 29-38.
2011
Pine KR, Sloan B, Stewart J et al. Concerns of anophthalmic patients wearing artificial eyes. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2011; 39: 47-52.
As well as publishing in peer reviewed journals we have presented lectures at numerous international and local conferences. The scientific posters below demonstrate some of our topics at these conferences.
