Conjoint Lecturer

Dr Anthea M Burnett

medicine-health
School of Optometry

Dr Anthea Burnett has over 10 years’ experience leading international eye health research projects. She has developed and led collaborative research projects in Papua New Guinea, Cambodia, Vietnam, Fiji, Colombia, Malawi and Australia. These projects have investigated equity in eye care, child eye health, the quality of eye health services, affordability of eye health services or the epidemiology of vision impairment. Her research focus is on the synthesis of evidence for researchers, advocacy efforts, service providers and policy makers. Anthea completed her PhD in 2010, which developed and conducted a project that investigated the impact of vision impairment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Phone
+61 2 9385 4639
Location
School of Optometry and Vision Science

Publications

  • Journal articles | 2021
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Yashadhana A; Fields T; Burnett A; Zwi AB, 2021, 'Re-examining the gap: A critical realist analysis of eye health inequity among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.', Soc Sci Med, vol. 284, pp. 114230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114230
    Journal articles | 2021
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Lee L; Burnett AM; D'esposito F; Fricke T; Nguyen LT; Vuong DA; Nguyen HTT; Yu M; Nguyen NVM; Huynh LP; Ho SM, 2021, 'Indicators for assessing the quality of refractive error care', Optometry and Vision Science, vol. 98, pp. 24 - 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000001629
    Journal articles | 2021
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Paudel P; Kovai V; Burnett A; Naduvilath T; Ho SM; Fricke T; Giap NV, 2021, 'Effects of a community-based health education intervention on eye health literacy of adults in Vietnam', International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2021.1905028
    Journal articles | 2021
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Burn H; Hamm L; Black J; Burnett A; Harwood M; Burton MJ; Evans JR; Ramke J, 2021, 'Eye care delivery models to improve access to eye care for Indigenous peoples in high-income countries: A scoping review', BMJ Global Health, vol. 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004484
    Journal articles | 2021
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Burnett A; Paudel P; Massie J; Kong N; Kunthea E; Thomas V; Fricke TR; Lee L, 2021, 'Parents' willingness to pay for children's spectacles in Cambodia', BMJ Open Ophthalmology, vol. 6, pp. e000654, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjophth-2020-000654
    Journal articles | 2020
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Yashadhana A; Morse A; Tatipata S; Lim N; Rogers A; Lee L; Burnett AM, 2020, 'Using quality improvement strategies to strengthen regional systems for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health in the Northern Territory', Australian Journal of Rural Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12575
    Journal articles | 2020
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Yashadhana A; Lee L; Massie J; Burnett A, 2020, 'Non‐clinical eye care support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: a systematic review', Medical Journal of Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50480
    Journal articles | 2020
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Lee L; Burnett AM; Panos JG; Paudel P; Keys D; Ansari HM; Yu M, 2020, '3-D printed spectacles: potential, challenges and the future', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, vol. 103, pp. 590 - 596, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cxo.13042
    Journal articles | 2019
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Burnett A; Lee L; D’Esposito F; Wabulembo G; Cama A; Guldan G; Nelisse M; Koim SP; Keys D; Poffley AJ; Limburg H; Garap J, 2019, 'Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness and diabetic retinopathy in people aged 50 years and older in the National Capital District of Papua New Guinea', British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 103, pp. 743 - 747, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-311803
    Journal articles | 2019
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Lee L; D'Esposito F; Garap J; Wabulembo G; Koim SP; Keys D; Cama AT; Limburg H; Burnett A, 2019, 'Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness in Papua New Guinea: A nationwide survey', British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 103, pp. 338 - 342, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-311802
    Journal articles | 2019
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Burn H; Black J; Harwood M; Gordon I; Burnett AM; Hamm LM; Evans J; Ramke J, 2019, 'Eye care delivery models to improve access to eye care for Indigenous people in high-income countries: Protocol for a scoping review', BMJ Open, vol. 9, pp. e029214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029214
    Journal articles | 2019
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Congdon N; Burnett A; Frick K, 2019, 'The impact of uncorrected myopia on individuals and society', Community Eye Health Journal, vol. 32, pp. 7 - 8
    Journal articles | 2018
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Burnett AM; Yashadhana A; Lee L; Serova N; Brain D; Naidoo K, 2018, 'Interventions to improve school-based eye-care services in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, vol. 96, pp. 682 - 694D, http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.18.212332
    Journal articles | 2018
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Fricke TR; Tahhan N; Resnikoff S; Papas E; Burnett A; Ho SM; Naduvilath T; Naidoo KS, 2018, 'Global Prevalence of Presbyopia and Vision Impairment from Uncorrected Presbyopia: Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Modelling', Ophthalmology, vol. 125, pp. 1492 - 1499, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2018.04.013
    Journal articles | 2016
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Burnett A; Yashadhana A; Cabrera Aguas M; Hanni Y; Yu M, 2016, 'Experiences of vision impairment in Papua New Guinea: Implications for blindness prevention programs', Rural and Remote Health, vol. 16
    Journal articles | 2016
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Ko R; Macleod C; Pahau D; Sokana O; Keys D; Burnett A; Willis R; Wabulembo G; Garap J; Solomon AW, 2016, 'Population-Based Trachoma Mapping in Six Evaluation Units of Papua New Guinea', Ophthalmic Epidemiology, vol. 23, pp. 22 - 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09286586.2016.1235715
    Journal articles | 2016
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Burnett AM; Morse A; Naduvilath T; Boudville A; Taylor HR; Bailie R, 2016, 'Delivery of Eye and Vision Services in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Healthcare Centers', FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH, vol. 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00276
    Journal articles | 2015
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Burnett A; Yu M; Paudel P; Naduvilath T; Fricke TR; Hani Y; Garap J, 2015, 'Perceptions of Eye Health and Eye Health Services among Adults Attending Outreach Eye Care Clinics in Papua New Guinea', Ophthalmic Epidemiology, vol. 22, pp. 361 - 369, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09286586.2015.1057604
    Journal articles | 2015
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Paudel P; Khadka J; Burnett A; Hani Y; Naduvilath T; Fricke TR, 2015, 'Papua New Guinea vision-specific quality of life questionnaire: A new patient-reported outcome instrument to assess the impact of impaired vision', Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, vol. 43, pp. 202 - 213, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ceo.12413
    Journal articles | 2008
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Holden BA; Fricke T; Ho SM; Wong PR; Schlenther G; Cronje S; Burnett A; Papas EB; Naidoo KS; Frick K, 2008, 'Global Vision Impairment Due to Uncorrected Presbyopia', Archives of Ophthalmology, vol. 126, pp. 1731 - 1739, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archopht.126.12.1731
    Journal articles | 2008
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Szczesniak MM; Fuentealba S; Burnett A; Cook IJ, 2008, 'Differential relaxation and contractile responses of the human upper esophageal sphincter mediated by interplay of mucosal and deep mechanoreceptor activation', American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, vol. 294, pp. G982 - G988, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpgi.00496.2007
  • Theses / Dissertations | 2019
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Yashadhana A, 2019, The Patient Experience in Eye Care Study: An exploration of the sociocultural and political determinants of diabetic eye care in rural Aboriginal communities, UNSW, http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/61532
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Ballreich J; Burnett A; Frick K; Ho A; Arkapaw L; Kleinert A, 2016, 'ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF AN AUTOMATED RETINAL IMAGE ANALYSIS IN AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER POPULATIONS FOR DETECTION OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY', in VALUE IN HEALTH, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, pp. A5 - A5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2016.03.021
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Yashadhana A; Fields T; Fernando W; Brown K; Blitner G; Hayes F; Stanley R; Donnelly B; Jerrard B; Burnett A; Zwi A, 2015, 'Indigenous Australians' perceptions of diabetic eye disease: Understanding prevention, access to care and social determinants', in Indigenous Australians' perceptions of diabetic eye disease: Understanding prevention, access to care and social determinants, World Diabetes Congress, Vancouver, Canada, presented at World Diabetes Congress, Vancouver, Canada, 30 November 2015 - 05 December 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.3263.8807
    Conference Posters | 2015
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Yashadhana A; Stanley R; Hayes F; Blitner G; Burnett A; Zwi A, 2015, 'Understanding eye health inequity through the experiences of Indigenous people in remote Australia', Durban, South Africa, presented at World Social Science Forum, Durban, South Africa, 13 September 2015 - 16 September 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.2443.5685
    Conference Posters | 2015
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Burnett AM; Brown H; Morse A; Waddell C; Naduvilath T, 2015, 'Eye care pathways for people with diabetes in Aboriginal community controlled health centres', Melbourne, presented at IDF 2013 World Diabetes Congress, Melbourne, 02 March 2015 - 06 March 2015
    Conference Posters | 2014
    Dr Anthea M Burnett
    Yashadhana A; Zwi A; Burnett AM, 2014, 'Patient & Community Perspectives in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health: A Meta-Narrative review protocol', Melbourne, presented at Lowitja Institute National Conference on CQI 2014 in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care, Melbourne, 17 March 2014 - 18 March 2015

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