MD FRCSE FRCSG FRCOphth
Emeritus Professor
- About
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- Email Address
- j.forrester@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
Room 4.24 Institute of Medical Sciences
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD
Tel: 01224 437507
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Professor Forrester received his MD, ChB from Glasgow University, Scotland in 1970. In 1980 he received his MD also from the University of Glasgow. Between 1979-1984 he was Consultant Ophthalmologist/Clinical Lecturer in Ophthalmology at Glasgow University. In 1984 he was appointed to his current post, Cockburn Professor of Ophthalmology University of Aberdeen/Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist, NHS Grampian.
He has over the years received 16 awards and Visiting Professorships including the London Hospital Prize for Original Research in Ophthalmology in 1977, the Duke Elder Medal and the Ida Mann Medal in 1991. He received the Spinoza Professorship in Amsterdam in 1998 and the Kimura Lectureship as Visiting Professor (UCSF) University of California, San Francisco in 2004.
His main areas of research are Diabetic Retinopathy, Angiogenesis, Endothelial Cell Function, Ocular Immunology, Uveitis, Autoimmune Disease, Imaging in Ophthalmology, Wound Healing and Corneal Transplantation and has published over 260 papers.
He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Glasgow, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Physicians of Edinburgh, Academy of Medical Sciences and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
He was Chairman of the RCOphth Medical Ophthalmology Training Sub-Committee and the RCOphth Diabetic Retinopathy Guidelines Committee and a member of the MRC Advisory Board. He was previously Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Ophthalmology 1992-2000. He is currently an Editorial Board member of the British Journal of Ophthalmology, European Journal of Ophthalmology and Current Eye Research.
- Publications
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Effect of short-term macrophage depletion in the development of posterior capsule opacification in rodents
British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 92, no. 11, pp. 1528-1533Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2007.130518
A clinical grading system for retinal inflammation in the chronic model of experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis using digital fundus images
Experimental Eye Research, vol. 87, no. 4, pp. 319-326Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2008.06.012
A rapid separation of two distinct populations of mouse corneal epithelial cells with limbal stem cell characteristics by centrifugation on Percoll gradient
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 49, no. 9, pp. 3903-3908Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.08-1987
Characterization of a spontaneous mouse retinal pigment epithelial cell line B6-RPE07
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 49, no. 8, pp. 3699-3706Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.07-1522
Immune privilege or privileged immunity?
Mucosal Immunology, vol. 1, no. 5, pp. 372-381Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/mi.2008.27
Fundus autofluorescence in the diagnosis of cystoid macular oedema
British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 92, no. 7, pp. 946-949Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2007.129957
Practical Manual of Intraocular Inflammation
Informa Healthcare, New York, USA. 216 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksRegeneration of corneal cells and nerves in an implanted collagen corneal substitute
Cornea, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 580-589Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMycophenolate mofetil in the treatment of ocular inflammation in ANCA-associated vasculitis
Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 249-254Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1089/jop.2007.0055
Lipopolysaccharide-activated IL-10-secreting dendritic cells suppress experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis by MHCII-dependent activation of CD62L-expressing regulatory T cells
The Journal of Immunology, vol. 180, no. 6, pp. 3889-3899Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAge-dependent accumulation of lipofuscin in perivascular and subretinal microglia in experimental mice
Aging Cell, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 58-68Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-9726.2007.00351.x
Inducible nitric oxide synthase isoform is a key mediator of leukostasis and blood-retinal barrier breakdown in diabetic retinopathy
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 48, no. 11, pp. 5257-5265Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.07-0112
Anti-inflammatory property of the cannaboinid receptor-2-selective agonist JWH-133 in a rodent model of autoimmune uveoretinitis
Journal of Leukocyte Biology, vol. 82, no. 3, pp. 532-541Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1189/jlb.0307159
Turnover of resident retinal microglia in the normal adult mouse
Glia, vol. 55, no. 11, pp. 1189-1198Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/glia.20535
Resolution of juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis after development of common variable immunodeficiency
European Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 666-668Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInterferon-alpha as an effective treatment for noninfectious posterior uveitis and panuveitis
American Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 144, no. 1, pp. 55-61Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2007.03.050
A new model of corneal transplantation in the miniature pig: efficacy of immunosuppressive treatment
Transplantation, vol. 83, no. 10, pp. 1401-1403Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.tp.0000261711.08833.a1
LYVE-1–Positive Macrophages Are Present in Normal Murine Eyes
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 48, no. 5, pp. 2162-2171Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.06-0783
Limited peripheral T cell anergy predisposes to retinal autoimmunity
The Journal of Immunology, vol. 178, no. 7, pp. 4276-4283Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIdentification of novel dendritic cell populations in normal mouse retina
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 1701-1710Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.06-0697
Synthesis of complement factor H by retinal pigment epithelial cells is down-regulated by oxidized photoreceptor outer segments
Experimental Eye Research, vol. 84, no. 4, pp. 635-645Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2006.11.015
The suprabasal layer of corneal epithelial cells represents the major barrier site to the passive movement of small molecules and trafficking leukocytes
British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 91, no. 3, pp. 372-378Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2006.097188
CD4(+)CD25(+) T regulatory cells induced by LPS-activated bone marrow dendritic cells suppress experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis in vivo
Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, vol. 245, no. 2, pp. 221-229Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-006-0356-9
Validity of using vision-related quality of life as a treatment end point in intermediate and posterior uveitis
British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 91, no. 2, pp. 154-156Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2006.105528
The spark of life: The role of electric fields in regulating cell behaviour using the eye as a model system
Ophthalmic Research, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 4-16Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000097901