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Carla Lança is an independent researcher based in Abu Dhabi since August 2023. She was an Assistant Professor at Lisbon School of Health Technology (ESTeSL) in Portugal for 13 years. Carla has graduated in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in Orthoptics and obtained her PhD in Public Health in 2014. At ESTeSL Carla lectured on several topics, such as myopia, binocular vision, strabismus and amblyopia, low vision, public health, epidemiology, and research methods to undergraduate students in the Orthoptics and Vision Sciences BSc programme. She was a research Fellow at the Singapore Eye Research Institute between 2018 and 2021. At the time she was involved in the clinical coordination of the Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) myopia study (9-year visit). Currently, she supervises Master and PhD students, and she is on the editorial board of the British and Irish Orthoptic Journal. She has published several peer-reviewed papers and presented at several conferences. Her areas of research expertise include myopia, binocular vision, and strabismus.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Carla Lança

Citation names

  • Lança, Carla

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
601A-6412-BF2F
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9918-787X

Email addresses

  • carla.rita.costa@gmail.com (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2014
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Saúde Pública, especialização em Promoção da Saúde (Doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Portugal
"Função visual e desempenho na leitura em crianças do 1º ciclo do ensino básico do Concelho de Lisboa" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovada por unanimidade
2011
Concluded
 Saúde Pública (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade: Promoção da Saúde
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Portugal
"Função visual e desempenho na leitura em crianças do 1º ciclo do ensino básico do Concelho de Lisboa" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2010
Concluded
 Mestrado em Intervenção Sócio-Organizacional na Saúde (Mestrado)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
"Relação entre Competências e Prática profissional dos Ortoptistas integrados nos Programas de Rastreio Visual Infantil" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2007
Concluded
 Licenciatura em Ortóptica (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
"Factores Determinantes na Adesão Parental ao Tratamento Oclusivo em Crianças Amblíopes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2006
Concluded
 Bacharelato (Bacharelato)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
"Não aplicável" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016 - 2018 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Saúde Pública, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2013 - 2015 Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/09/01 - Current Professora Adjunta a tempo integral da Área Científica de Ortóptica Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2016/08/31 Professora Adjunta Convidada a tempo integral da Área Científica de Ortóptica Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2008/09/01 - 2015/08/31 Assistente do 1º Triénio da Área Cientifica de Ortóptica. Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Lança, Carla Costa; Oliveira, Manuel; Van Daele, Odile; Dangla, Jacques. "European orthoptic education survey: facilitating lifelong learning". 2017.
  2. Lança, Carla Costa; Oliveira, Manuel; Van Daele, Odile; Dangla, Jacques; van Wijnen-Segeren, Ingrid. "Contribution of education in orthoptics for a better public health to eye care in Europe". 2017.
  3. Lança, Carla Costa. "A importância da acuidade visual na fluência leitora: como melhorar o aproveitamento do aluno em sala de aula". 2017.
  4. Reich-d'Almeida, F.; Lança, Carla Costa; Reich-d'Almeida, Isabel. "Binocular function years after surgery". 2017.
  5. Lança, Carla Costa; Oliveira, Manuel; Mendanha, Luís; Quintino, Wilson; Semedo, Aldenir; Dias, João. "A bachelor degree in Orthoptics to meet increasing demand for public health to eye care in an African Island: Saint Vincent in Cape Verde". 2016.
  6. Viegas, Carla; Faria, Tiago; Pacífico, Cátia; Lança, Carla Costa; Monteiro, Ana; Cabo Verde, Sandra. "Microbiota assessment in optical shops: an ignored concern to public health". 2016.
  7. Borgen, R.; Ma, V.; Kelly, J.; Scragg, B.; Aspin, R.; Millington, S.; Lança, Carla Costa; Hogg, Peter. "Comparison of 2.3 & 5 mega pixel (MP) resolution monitors when detecting mammography image blurring". 2016.
  8. Lança, Carla Costa; Rowe, Fiona. "Fusional vergence measurements for eso versus exo deviations: is there a difference?". 2016.
  9. Dias, Sara; Casimiro, Conceição; Lança, Carla Costa. "Avaliação da acuidade visual em crianças no ACeS Dão Lafões". 2016.
  10. Lança, Carla Costa. "An exploratory study of orthoptic student satisfaction in a blended learning environment". 2016.
  11. Varandas, Filipe; Lança, Carla Costa. "Retinopatia diabética: impacto dos novos hábitos alimentares e do aumento da esperança de vida". 2015.
  12. Pedro, Luísa; Lança, Carla Costa. "Função visual e risco de quedas em idosos do concelho de Loures: um estudo exploratório". 2015.
  13. Fernandes, Nádia; Lança, Carla Costa. "Assessment of visual function in children with multiple disabilities: two case studies of children with cerebral palsy". 2015.
  14. Lança, Carla Costa. "Estrabismo, acuidade visual e erro refrativo não corrigido na criança em idade escolar". 2015.
  15. Pedro, Luísa; Clérigo, Anália; Almeida, Ana; Monteiro, Ana; Lança, Carla Costa; Ladeira, Carina; Marques, Carina; et al. "Envelhecimento ativo e saúde dos idosos de Loures: uma perspetiva multidisciplinar". 2015.
  16. Plácido, Susana; Neves, Carolina; Francisco, Vanessa; Marques, Sónia; Ceia, Susana; Oliveira, Manuel; Lança, Carla Costa. "A influência do computador na integridade da visão binocular". 2015.
  17. Monteiro, Nádia; Lança, Carla Costa; Monteiro, Ana; Almeida, Ana. "Efeito de filtros ópticos na função visual de espeleologistas". 2015.
  18. Lança, Carla Costa. "Heterophoria, fusional amplitudes and stereoacuity in school aged children". 2014.
  19. Ferreira, João; Lança, Carla Costa; Oliveira, Manuel; Quintino, Wilson. "Boas práticas no rastreio visual infantil". 2014.
  20. Lança, Carla Costa. "Função visual e envelhecimento: reflexões a propósito de um estudo exploratório em idosos do Concelho de Loures". 2013.
  21. Lança, Carla Costa; Serra, Helena; Prista, João. "Desempenho na leitura em crianças: alterações da visão binocular ou dislexia?". 2013.
  22. Fernandes, Nádia; Lança, Carla Costa. "Retinopatia diabética: do diagnóstico à intervenção reabilitacional". 2013.
  23. Ferreira, João; Quintino, Wilson; Lança, Carla Costa; Oliveira, Manuel. "O ortoptista nos cuidados de saúde primários: contributo para uma referenciação de qualidade". 2013.
  24. Oliveira, Manuel; Lança, Carla Costa. "A baixa visão: apresentação e conceito". 2013.
  25. Lança, Carla Costa; Serra, Helena; Prista, João. "Binocular vision and reading ability in a Portuguese population of school age children". 2013.
  26. Lança, Carla Costa. "Importância da visão binocular no desempenho da leitura em crianças". 2012.
  27. Lança, Carla Costa. "Children visual screening protocol: validation by a focus group panel of experts". 2012.
  28. Silva, Clara; Santos, Daniela; Gonçalves, Magda; Mendanha, Luís; Lança, Carla Costa. "A relação entre a insuficiência de convergência e a visão funcional na performance de leitura". 2012.
  29. Carla Costa Lança; Ana Margarida Veiga; Maria João Carapinha; Carla Nunes; ; Lança, Carla Costa; Veiga, Ana Costa; Carapinha, Maria João; Nunes, Carla. "A Saúde da Visão no idoso institucionalizado: Identificação de Necessidades em Saúde Pública". 2011.
    10.13140/2.1.2092.1283
  30. Antunes, Joana; Ferreira, Maria Helena; Lopes, Marta; Lança, Carla Costa; Costa, Ana Margarida; Oliveira, Manuel; Mendanha, Luís. "Avaliação da visão binocular e da secreção lacrimal nos técnicos de farmácia em contexto de produção de nutrição parentérica". 2011.
  31. Louro, Marta; Maia, Ana; Fernandes, Diana; Vicente, Nídia; Oliveira, Manuel; Lança, Carla Costa. "Repercussões do envelhecimento no funcionamento visual: uma meta-análise". 2011.
  32. Lança, Carla Costa; Carolino, Elisabete. "Contributo para a validação da escala de avaliação de competências dos ortoptistas no rastreio visual infantil". 2011.
  33. Lança, Carla Costa. "Competências dos ortoptistas no rastreio visual infantil". 2010.
  34. Lança, Carla Costa; Carolino, Elisabete. "Factors influencing amblyopia rehabilitation in occlusive therapy". 2009.
  35. Lança, Carla Costa; Carolino, Elisabete. "Risk factors for non compliance using occlusive therapy: a case study". 2009.
  36. Lança, Carla Costa; Carolino, Elisabete; Cunha, Ana; Estrada, Inês; Matos, Joana; Vitorino, Daniela; d'Almeida, Isabel Reich; Andrade, Graça. "Factores de risco para a não adesão ao tratamento oclusivo em crianças amblíopes". 2008.
  37. Lança, Carla Costa; Cunha, Ana; Gonçalves, Sandra. "Integração profissional do deficiente visual". 2007.
Journal article
  1. Hassan Hashemi; Mehdi Khabazkhoob; Carla Lança; Mohammad Hassan Emamian; Akbar Fotouhi. "Prevalence of anisometropia and its associated factors in school-age children". Strabismus (2024): https://doi.org/10.1080/09273972.2023.2293883.
    10.1080/09273972.2023.2293883
  2. Hassan Hashemi; Mehdi Khabazkhoob; Elham Azizi; Rafael Iribarren; Carla Lanca; Andrzej Grzybowski; Jos J. Rozema; Mohammad Hassan Emamian; Akbar Fotouhi. "Longitudinal changes in crystalline lens thickness and power in children aged 6-12 years old". Eye (2023): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-023-02882-5.
    10.1038/s41433-023-02882-5
  3. Alejandra Iurescia; Rafael Iribarren; Carla Lanca; Andrzej Grzybowski. "Accommodative–vergence disorders in a paediatric ophthalmology clinical setting in Argentina". Acta Ophthalmologica (2023): https://doi.org/10.1111/aos.15785.
    10.1111/aos.15785
  4. Kanclerz P; Bazylczyk N; Lanca C. "The Prevalence of Astigmatism and Spectacle Wear in Polish Schoolchildren.". Journal of binocular vision and ocular motility (2023): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/37526941.
  5. Carla Lanca; Mohammad Hassan Emamian; Yee Ling Wong; Hassan Hashemi; Mehdi Khabazkhoob; Andrzej Grzybowski; Seang Mei Saw; Akbar Fotouhi. "Three-year change in refractive error and its risk factors: results from the Shahroud School Children Eye Cohort Study". Eye (2023): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-022-02219-8.
    10.1038/s41433-022-02219-8
  6. Felipe Vejarano; Jorge Alió; Rafael Iribarren; Carla Lança. "Non-Miotic Improvement in Binocular Near Vision with a Topical Compound Formula for Presbyopia Correction". Ophthalmology and Therapy (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s40123-023-00648-6.
    10.1007/s40123-023-00648-6
  7. Dovile Simonaviciute; Andrzej Grzybowski; Carla Lanca; Chi Pui Pang; Arvydas Gelzinis; Reda Zemaitiene. "The Effectiveness and Tolerability of Atropine Eye Drops for Myopia Control in Non-Asian Regions". Journal of Clinical Medicine (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12062314.
    10.3390/jcm12062314
  8. Nádia Fernandes; Marta Castro Araújo; Carla Lança. "The Roles of Vitamin D and Polyphenols in the Management of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Narrative Review". Future Pharmacology (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/futurepharmacol3010020.
    10.3390/futurepharmacol3010020
  9. Lanca C; Pang CP; Grzybowski A. "Effectiveness of myopia control interventions: A systematic review of 12 randomized control trials published between 2019 and 2021.". Frontiers in public health (2023): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/37033047.
    10.3389/fpubh.2023.1125000
  10. Mijie Li; Carla Lanca; Chuen-Seng Tan; Li-Lian Foo; Chen-Hsin Sun; Fabian Yap; Raymond P Najjar; Charumathi Sabanayagam; Seang-Mei Saw. "Association of time outdoors and patterns of light exposure with myopia in children". British Journal of Ophthalmology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2021-318918.
    10.1136/bjophthalmol-2021-318918
  11. Foo LL; Lim GYS; Lanca C; Wong CW; Hoang QV; Zhang XJ; Yam JC; et al. "Deep learning system to predict the 5-year risk of high myopia using fundus imaging in children.". NPJ digital medicine (2023): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/36702878.
    10.1038/s41746-023-00752-8
  12. Kanclerz P; Lanca C; Radomski SA; Nowak MS. "The outdoor time in non-myopic children has decreased to that of myopic children during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.". Romanian journal of ophthalmology (2023): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/37089804.
    10.22336/rjo.2023.6
  13. Carla Lanca; Chen Hsin Sun; Rachel Chong; Yee Ling Wong; Monisha Esther Nongpiur; Hla M Htoon; Sahil Thakur; et al. "Visual field defects and myopic macular degeneration in Singapore adults with high myopia". British Journal of Ophthalmology (2022): https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-318674.
    10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-318674
  14. Lanca C; Repka MX; Grzybowski A. "Topical Review: Studies on Management of Myopia Progression from 2019 to 2021.". Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/36705712.
    10.1097/opx.0000000000001947
  15. Lanca C; Szeps A; Iribarren R; Myopia and Schooling Study Group. "Role of tutorial classes and full day schooling on self-reported age of myopia onset: findings in a sample of Argentinian adults.". Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/36265752.
    10.1016/j.jaapos.2022.08.525
  16. Lanca C; Parssinen O; Mehravaran S; Nordhausen K; Emamian MH; Grzybowski A. "Comment on: Development and Validation of a Novel Nomogram for Predicting the Occurrence of Myopia in Schoolchildren: A Prospective Cohort Study.". American journal of ophthalmology (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/36265613.
    10.1016/j.ajo.2022.09.021
  17. Iribarren R; Grzybowski A; Lanca C. "Editorial: Myopia: Public health challenges and interventions.". Frontiers in public health (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/36187666.
    10.3389/fpubh.2022.1008858
  18. Li M; Xu L; Tan CS; Lanca C; Foo LL; Sabanayagam C; Saw SM. "Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Lifestyle on Myopia.". Asia-Pacific journal of ophthalmology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/36179338.
    10.1097/apo.0000000000000559
  19. Carla Lanca; Jason C. Yam; Wen-Jun Jiang; Yih-Chung Tham; Mohammad Hassan Emamian; Chuen-Seng Tan; Yin Guo; et al. "Near work, screen time, outdoor time and myopia in schoolchildren in the Sunflower Myopia AEEC Consortium". Acta Ophthalmologica 100 3 (2022): 302-311. https://doi.org/10.1111/aos.14942.
    10.1111/aos.14942
  20. Kassam I; Foo LL; Lanca C; Xu L; Hoang QV; Cheng CY; Hysi P; Saw SM. "The Potential of Current Polygenic Risk Scores to Predict High Myopia and Myopic Macular Degeneration in Multiethnic Singapore Adults.". Ophthalmology (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/35358591.
    10.1016/j.ophtha.2022.03.022
  21. Chia A; Descarpentrie A; Cheong RN; Toh JY; Natarajan P; Sugianto R; Cai S; et al. "Family-focused contextual factors associated with lifestyle patterns in young children from two mother-offspring cohorts: GUSTO and EDEN.". The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/35292047.
    10.1186/s12966-022-01266-4
  22. Lanca, Carla. "Myopia risk factors". Acta Ophthalmologica (2022): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/58539879/.
    10.1111/J.1755-3768.2022.15478
  23. Foo LL; Lanca C; Wong CW; Ting D; Lamoureux E; Saw SM; Ang M. "Cost of Myopia Correction: A Systematic Review.". Frontiers in medicine (2021): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/34926485.
    10.3389/fmed.2021.718724
  24. Beverly Wen-Xin Wong; Jia Ying Toh; Ray Sugianto; Airu Chia; Mya Thway Tint; Wen Lun Yuan; Natarajan Padmapriya; et al. "Associations of Childcare Arrangements with Adiposity Measures in a Multi-Ethnic Asian Cohort: The GUSTO Study". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18 22 (2021): 12178-12178. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212178.
    10.3390/ijerph182212178
  25. Natarajan Padmapriya; Mya-Thway Tint; Suresh Anand Sadananthan; Navin Michael; Bozhi Chen; Shirong Cai; Jia Ying Toh; et al. "The longitudinal association between early-life screen viewing and abdominal adiposity—findings from a multiethnic birth cohort study". International Journal of Obesity (2021): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-021-00864-9.
    10.1038/s41366-021-00864-9
  26. Lanca C; Kassam I; Patasova K; Foo LL; Li J; Ang M; Hoang QV; et al. "New Polygenic Risk Score to Predict High Myopia in Singapore Chinese Children.". Translational vision science & technology (2021): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/34319387.
    10.1167/tvst.10.8.26
  27. Airu Chia; Muhammad Naeem Jia Sheng Chew; Sarah Yi Xuan Tan; Mei Jun Chan; Marjorelee T Colega; Jia Ying Toh; Padmapriya Natarajan; et al. "A Web-Based Time-Use Application to Assess Diet and Movement Behavior in Asian Schoolchildren: Development and Usability Study of My E-Diary for Activities and Lifestyle (MEDAL)". Journal of Medical Internet Research (2021): https://doi.org/10.2196/25794.
    10.2196/25794
  28. Lanca C; Foo LL; Ang M; Tan CS; Kathrani B; Htoon HM; Tan D; et al. "Rapid Myopic Progression in Childhood Is Associated With Teenage High Myopia.". Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (2021): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/33851974.
    10.1167/iovs.62.4.17
  29. Gabrielle Wann Nii Tay; Mei Jun Chan; Gayatri Kembhavi; Jubilee Lim; Salome A. Rebello; Hazyl Ng; Congren Lin; et al. "Children’s perceptions of factors influencing their physical activity: a focus group study on primary school children". International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being 16 1 (2021): https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2021.1980279.
    10.1080/17482631.2021.1980279
  30. Arumugam R. Muralidharan; Carla Lança; Sayantan Biswas; Veluchamy A. Barathi; Low Wan Yu Shermaine; Saw Seang-Mei; Dan Milea; Raymond P. Najjar. "Light and myopia: from epidemiological studies to neurobiological mechanisms". Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology (2021): https://doi.org/10.1177/25158414211059246.
    10.1177/25158414211059246
  31. Li, Mijie; Lanca, Carla; Tan, Chuen Seng; Sun, Chen-Hsin; Yap, Fabian Kok Peng; Najjar, Raymond; Sabanayagam, Charumathi; Saw, Seang Mei. "The association of time outdoors and patterns of light exposure with myopia in children: implications for prevention". Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (2021): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/50122889/.
  32. Baird PN; Saw SM; Lanca C; Guggenheim JA; Smith Iii EL; Zhou X; Matsui KO; et al. "Myopia.". Nature reviews. Disease primers (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/33328468.
    10.1038/s41572-020-00231-4
  33. Matsumura S; Lanca C; Htoon HM; Brennan N; Tan CS; Kathrani B; Chia A; et al. "Annual Myopia Progression and Subsequent 2-Year Myopia Progression in Singaporean Children.". Translational vision science & technology (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/33344056.
    10.1167/tvst.9.13.12
  34. Yee Ling Wong; Xiangjia Zhu; Yih Chung Tham; Jason C S Yam; Keke Zhang; Charumathi Sabanayagam; Carla Lanca; et al. "Prevalence and predictors of myopic macular degeneration among Asian adults: pooled analysis from the Asian Eye Epidemiology Consortium". British Journal of Ophthalmology (2020): https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-316648.
    10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-316648
  35. Pärssinen O; Soh ZD; Tan CS; Lanca C; Kauppinen M; Saw SM. "Comparison of myopic progression in Finnish and Singaporean children.". Acta ophthalmologica (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/32706181.
    10.1111/aos.14545
  36. Li J; Lanca C; Htoon HM; Wong YL; Nyunt SZ; Tan D; Sabanayagam C; Saw SM. "High Myopes in Singapore: 19-Year Progression from Childhood to Adulthood.". Ophthalmology (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/32445655.
    10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.05.031
  37. Carla Lanca; Seang-Mei Saw. "The association between digital screen time and myopia: A systematic review". Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 40 2 (2020): 216-229. https://doi.org/10.1111/opo.12657.
    10.1111/opo.12657
  38. Fan Q; Pozarickij A; Tan NYQ; Guo X; Verhoeven VJM; Vitart V; Guggenheim JA; et al. "Genome-wide association meta-analysis of corneal curvature identifies novel loci and shared genetic influences across axial length and refractive error.". Communications biology (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/32193507.
    10.1038/s42003-020-0802-y
  39. Jun S. Lai; Vaishnavi O. Veetil; Carla Lanca; Bee Lan Lee; Keith M. Godfrey; Peter D. Gluckman; Lynette P. Shek; et al. "Maternal Lutein and Zeaxanthin Concentrations in Relation to Offspring Visual Acuity at 3 Years of Age: The GUSTO Study". Nutrients 12 2 (2020): 274-274. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12020274.
    10.3390/nu12020274
  40. Chen B; Bernard JY; Padmapriya N; Ning Y; Cai S; Lança C; Tan KH; et al. "Associations between early-life screen viewing and 24 hour movement behaviours: findings from a longitudinal birth cohort study.". The Lancet. Child & adolescent health (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/32004497.
    10.1016/s2352-4642(19)30424-9
  41. Grzybowski A; Kanclerz P; Tsubota K; Lanca C; Saw SM. "A review on the epidemiology of myopia in school children worldwide.". BMC ophthalmology (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/31937276.
    10.1186/s12886-019-1220-0
  42. Preeti Gupta; Carla Lanca; Alfred T. L. Gan; Pauline Soh; Sahil Thakur; Yijin Tao; Neelam Kumari; et al. "The Association between Body Composition using Dual energy X-ray Absorptiometry and Type-2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational studies". Scientific Reports 9 1 (2019): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-49162-5.
    10.1038/s41598-019-49162-5
  43. Lança, Carla. "The Effects of Different Outdoor Environments, Sunglasses and Hats on Light Levels: Implications for Myopia Prevention.". Translational vision science & technology (2019): https://doi.org/10.1167/tvst.8.4.7.
    10.1167/tvst.8.4.7
  44. Lança, Carla. "Axial Growth and Lens Power Loss at Myopia Onset in Singaporean Children.". Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (2019): https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.18-26247.
    10.1167/iovs.18-26247
  45. Grzybowski, Andrzej; Kanclerz, Piotr; Tsubota, Kazuo; Lanca, Carla; Saw, Seang-Mei. "The epidemiology of myopia in school children worldwide". Acta Ophthalmologica (2019): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/34125165/.
    10.1111/J.1755-3768.2019.5485
  46. Saw, Seang-Mei; Soh, Zhi-Da; Tan, Chuen Seng; Lanca, Carla; Kauppinen, Markku; Tan, Donald T. H.; Parssinen, Olavi. "Three-year myopia progression rates in children in Finland and Singapore". Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (2019): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/34125206/.
  47. Li, Jonathan; Lanca, Carla; Htoon, Hla Myint; Wong, Yee Ling; Tan, Donald; Sabanayagam, Charumathi; Saw, Seang-Mei. "Longitudinal 19-year myopia progression among Singaporean children with high myopia". Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (2019): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/32808831/.
  48. Lança, Carla Costa; Bjerre, Anne; Carla Lança; Anne Bjerre. "A retrospective study of orthoptic students’ and teaching experience with the introduction of technology promoting a blended learning environment". British and Irish Orthoptic Journal (2018): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/9239.
    10.22599/bioj.119
  49. Reich-d'Almeida, Isabel; Lança, Carla Costa; Reich-d'Almeida, F.. "Infantile esotropia: emergence of binocular function years after surgery". (2017): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/10826.
  50. Viegas, Carla; Faria, Tiago; Pacífico, Cátia; Santos, Mateus dos; Monteiro, Ana; Lança, Carla Costa; Carolino, Elisabete; et al. "Microbiota and particulate matter assessment in Portuguese optical shops providing contact lens services". Healthcare (2017): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/7006.
    10.3390/healthcare5020024
  51. Ma, Wang Kei; Borgen, Rita; Kelly, Judith; Millington, Sara; Hilton, Beverley; Aspin, Rob; Lança, Carla Costa; Hogg, Peter. "Blurred digital mammography images: an analysis of technical recall and observer detection performance". (2017): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/7331.
    10.1259/bjr.20160271
  52. Thompson, J. D.; Lança, Carla Costa; Lança, Luís; Hogg, Peter; J.D. Thompson; C. Lança; L. Lança; P. Hogg. "A method to determine the impact of reduced visual function on nodule detection performance". Radiography (2017): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/6337.
    10.1016/j.radi.2016.07.002
  53. Ma, Wang Kei; Borgen, Rita; Kelly, Judith; Millington, Sara; Hilton, Beverley; Aspin, Rob; Lança, Carla; Hogg, Peter. "Blurred digital mammography images". (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85014524144&partnerID=8YFLogxK.
    https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20160271
  54. Carla Lança; Lisbon School of Health Technology; Portugal; Nádia Fernandes; Ana Monteiro; Ana Almeida; Western Lisbon Hospital; et al. "Lighting conditions and optical filters effects on visual performance of speleologists exposed to cave environments". IJS 45 1 (2016): 27-33. http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1827-806x.45.1.1933.
    10.5038/1827-806x.45.1.1933
  55. Lança, Carla Costa; Rowe, Fiona J.; Carla Costa Lança; Fiona J. Rowe; Costa Lança C; Rowe FJ; Rowe, Fiona. "Variability of fusion vergence measurements in heterophoria". Strabismus 27 2 (2016): 88-113. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/6657.
    10.3109/09273972.2016.1159234
  56. Lança C; Thompson JD; Lança L; Hogg P; Lança, Carla Costa; Thompson, John D.; Lança, Luís; Hogg, Peter. "Visual Function Assessment in Medical Imaging Research.". (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/26538216.
  57. Cunha, Tânia; Pinto, Sara; Sargo, Joana; Mendanha, Luís; Lança, Carla; Oliveira, Manuel. "Convergence insufficiency and visual attention: exploratory study in graduate students". (2015): https://web.estesl.ipl.pt/ojs/index.php/ST/article/view/574.
    10.25758/set.574
  58. Castro, Inês; Marques, Ismael; Magalhães, Tânia; Oliveira, Manuel; Mendanha, Luís; Lança, Carla. "Relationship between aging and binocular visual field in everyday chores". (2015): https://web.estesl.ipl.pt/ojs/index.php/ST/article/view/584.
    10.25758/set.584
  59. Monteiro, Ana; Lança, Carla Costa; Fernandes, Nádia. "Avaliação das condições de iluminância das actividades de espeleólogos em ambiente de gruta". (2015): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/6418.
  60. Lança, Carla Costa; Serra, Helena; Prista, João; Lança, Carla. "Rendimiento escolar e tipos de errores en la lectura en los niños con alteraciones de la función visual". (2015): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/6401.
  61. Lança, Carla Costa. "Type of strabismus and changes to fusion measures". (2015): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/6293.
  62. Lanca, Carla; Serra, Helena; Prista, Joao. "Scholar performance and types of reading errors in children with visual function anomalies". Revista de Educacion Inclusiva (2015): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/34125208/.
  63. Lança C; Lança, Carla Costa. "Reply to letter to the Editor: Expert Opinion on Best Practice Guidelines and Competency Framework for Visual Screening in Children.". (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/24738950.
    10.3109/09273972.2014.905123
  64. Lança, Carla Costa; Lança C; Serra H; Prista J. "Strabismus, visual acuity, and uncorrected refractive error in Portuguese children aged 6 to 11 years". (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/3730.
    10.3109/09273972.2014.932395
  65. Serra, Helena; Lança, Carla; Prista, João; Lança, Carla Costa. "Reading Performance in Children with Visual Function Anomalies". (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11796/2345.
  66. Castro, Inês; Marques, Ismael; Magalhães, Tânia; Oliveira, Manuel; Mendanha, Luís; Lança, Carla Costa. "Relação entre o envelhecimento e o campo visual binocular em tarefas do quotidiano". (2013): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/2526.
  67. Cunha, Tânia; Pinto, Sara; Sargo, Joana; Mendanha, Luís; Lança, Carla Costa; Oliveira, Manuel. "Insuficiência de convergência e atenção visual: estudo exploratório em estudantes do ensino superior". (2013): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/2525.
  68. Lança, Carla Costa; Carolino, Elisabete; Nunes, Carla. "Visual Screening Competencies Questionnaire (VSCQ) and orthoptic practice". (2012): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/1783.
  69. Lança, Carla Costa; Reis, Cláudia; Lança, Luís. "Perceção visual na avaliação diagnóstica em mamografia: uma revisão sistemática". (2012): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/1867.
  70. Lança, Carla Costa; Carolino, Elisabete; Lança, C.C.; Carolino, E.. "Diagnostic performance of visual screening tests in the elderly". AIP Conference Proceedings 1389 (2011): 1553-1556. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/196.
    10.1063/1.3637925
  71. Lança, Carla Costa; Carolino, Elisabete. "Parental predictors of poor visual outcome with occlusion treatment for unilateral amblyopia". (2010): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/197.
  72. Lança, Carla Costa; Cunha, Ana; Estrada, Inês; Matos, Joana; Vitorino, Daniela; D'Almeida, Isabel Reich; Andrade, Graça; Carolino, Elisabete. "Factores determinantes na adesão parental ao tratamento oclusivo em crianças amblíopes". (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/126.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Rolim, Beatriz Henriques. "Prevenção da deficiência visual na retinopatia diabética: uma revisão sistemática da evidência económica". Master, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/15398.
  2. Nascimento, Fábio Fialho. "Paquimetria ultrassónica e Pentacam HR: estudo comparativo das medições de espessura corneana central". Master, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/8539.
  3. Lança, Carla Rita dos Santos Costa. "Função visual e desempenho na leitura em crianças do 1º ciclo do ensino básico do concelho de Lisboa". PhD, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/13608.
  4. Lança, Carla Costa. "Relação entre competências e prática profissional dos ortoptistas integrados nos programas de rastreio visual infantil". Master, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/189.

Other

Other output
  1. A Web-Based Time-Use Application to Assess Diet and Movement Behavior in Asian Schoolchildren: Development and Usability Study of My E-Diary for Activities and Lifestyle (MEDAL) (Preprint). 2020. Airu Chia; Muhammad Naeem Jia Sheng Chew; Sarah Yi Xuan Tan; Mei Jun Chan; Marjorelee T Colega; Jia Ying Toh; Padmapriya Natarajan; et al. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.25794.
    10.2196/preprints.25794
  2. Abordagens pedagógicas no ensino da ortóptica e ciências da visão na ESTeSL. Digital strategy in higher education institutions: advances in knowledge have resulted in an increasing use of technology for personal and educational purposes; online learning is the delivery of a learning, training or education program by electronic means; a range of online learning management system software is available for educators such as Moodle, Blackboard, and Canvas; the use of online le. 2018. Lança, Carla Costa. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/8621.
  3. Nistagmos: da avaliação ao tratamento. O nistagmo consiste num movimento periódico e involuntário dos olhos de causa idiopática ou associado a defeitos do sistema visual aferente, como o albinismo, distrofias congénitas retinianas ou outras disfunções da retina (acromatopsia e cegueira noturna estacionária congénita), atrofia ótica congénita, hipoplasia do nervo ótico ou cataratas congénitas. Pode manifestar-se como entidade isolada ou. 2015. Lança, Carla Costa; Fernandes, Nádia; Plácido, Susana. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/5451.
  4. Visual functional analysis in medical imaging. Aims of study: 1) Describe the importance of human visual system on lesion detection in medical imaging perception research; 2) Discuss the relevance of research in medical imaging addressing visual function analysis; 3) Identify visual function tests which could be conducted on observers prior to participation in medical imaging perception research.. 2015. Lança, Carla Costa; Thompson, John D.; Lança, Luís; Hogg, Peter. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/4892.
  5. Exploração e otimização da visão funcional em indivíduos com baixa visão. Conteúdos do workshop: avaliação da visão funcional, cálculo da ampliação, critérios de seleção (ajuda ótica, eletrónica, filtros), ensaio e adaptação, intervenção reabilitacional - otimização do resíduo visual.. 2012. Lança, Carla Costa; Fernandes, Nádia; Vaz, Rita Barbosa; Oliveira, Manuel. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/1540.
  6. Utilização de prismas no diagnóstico e tratamento da visão binocular. 2011. D'Almeida, Isabel Reich; Lança, Carla Costa. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/213.
  7. Reabilitação e funcionalidade: um caso clínico. 2009. Lança, Carla Costa; Oliveira, Manuel; Mouga, Emília. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/352.
  8. Avaliação da visão funcional em baixa visão. Funções visuais: dão informação sobre o funcionamento do olho. Visão funcional: dá informação sobre a forma como o indivíduo executa as suas actividades visuais no dia-a-dia. Conceito visão funcional não se limita à descrição do órgão - capacidades do indivíduo. Avalia o seu desempenho na realização de tarefas - é uma propriedade do indivíduo que se reflecte na execução das actividades da vida diá. 2009. Lança, Carla Costa; Oliveira, Manuel; Mouga, Emília. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/346.
  9. Reabilitação ortóptica com auxiliares ópticos em casos de baixa visão. De acordo com a Organização Mundial de Saúde existem 180 milhões de pessoas em todo o mundo com incapacidade visual. Nas sociedades ocidentais, o ser humano tornou-se um ser exclusivamente visual. Cada vez mais se privilegia a visão em detrimento dos outros sentidos, sendo constantes os apelos à imagem. Nesse sentido, quando a capacidade visual é perdida, mesmo que parcialmente, despoletam-se prob. 2007. Lança, Carla Costa. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/353.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/02/03 Contact Lens Treatment for Nystagmus 21st Emirates Society of Ophthalmology Conference
Emirates Society of Ophthalmology (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
2024/02/02 Nystagmus Workup 21st Emirates Society of Ophthalmology Conference
Emirates Society of Ophthalmology (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/01/02 Cost-effectiveness of basic vision rehabilitation in Portugal
Thesis Member
 Laura Hernández Moreno (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2023/06/15 - 2023/06/16 Public Health Congress 2023, Portuguese society of public health Lisbon Portugal
Distinctions

Other distinction

2023 Peer review achievement: Exceptionally Good Review".
2016 Menção Honrosa de Comunicação em Poster com o trabalho “AVALIAÇÃO DA ACUIDADE VISUAL EM CRIANÇAS NO ACES DÃO LAFÕES”
2015 Diploma de Mérito pela visibilidade da sua produção científica no repositório do IPL
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal