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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Challenges in the Treatment of Ocular Connective Tissue Diseases.
Ophthalmology - Current Medical Literature, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 113-24Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInterferon-a: a key factor in autoimmune disease?
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 47, no. 9, pp. 3946-3950Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.06-0058
The roles of calcium signaling and ERK1/2 phosphorylation in a Pax6(+/-) mouse model of epithelial wound-healing delay
BMC Biology, vol. 4, 27Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-4-27
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/3684/1/The_roles_of_calcium.pdf
Sialoadhesin promotes the inflammatory response in experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis
The Journal of Immunology, vol. 177, pp. 2258-2264Contributions to Journals: ArticlesElectrical signals control wound healing through phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase-gamma and PTEN
Nature, vol. 442, pp. 457-460Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature04925
Involvement of CCR5 in the passage of Th-1-type cells across the blood-retina barrier in experimental autoimmune uveitis
Journal of Leukocyte Biology, vol. 79, no. 3, pp. 435-443Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1189/jlb.0305130
CD4 T cell-dependent autoimmunity against a melanocyte neoantigen induces spontaneous vitiligo and depends upon Fas-Fas ligand interactions
The Journal of Immunology, vol. 177, pp. 2055-3062Contributions to Journals: ArticlesProperties of porcine and recombinant human collagen matrices for optically clear tissue engineering applications
Biomacromolecules, vol. 7, pp. 1819-1828Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bm060160o
Ultra-wide-field fluorescein angiography of the ocular fundus
American Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 140, no. 3, pp. 525-527Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2005.02.055
CD34+ corneal stromal cells are bone marrow-derived and express hemopoietic stem cell markers
Stem Cells, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 507-515Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1634/stemcells.2004-0291
FTY720 in corneal concordant xenotransplantation
Transplantation, vol. 79, no. 3, pp. 297-303Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.TP.0000151005.37985.DE
Evaluation of MRI for in vivo monitoring of retinal damage and detachment in experimental ocular inflammation
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 61-68Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.20326
Choroidal dendritic cells require activation to present antigen and resident choroidal macrophages potentiate this resonse
British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 89, no. 3, pp. 369-377Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2004.054197
Cyclosporine vs tacrolimus therapy for posterior and itnermediate uveitis
Archives of Ophthalmology, vol. 123, pp. 634-641Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.123.5.634
Cytokine gene polymorphism in sympathetic ophthalmia
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 46, pp. 4245-4250Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.05-0126
Effect of TGF-(beta)2 and Anti-TGF(beta)2 antibody in a new in vivo rodent model of posterior capsule opacification
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 46, pp. 4260-4266Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.05-0168
Electrical inhibition of lens epithelial cell proliferation: an additional factor in secondary cararact?
The FASEB Journal, vol. 19, no. 7, pp. 842-844Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.04-2733fje
Photodynamic therapy for inflammatory choroidal neovascularisation unresponsive to immunosuppression
British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 89, pp. 147-150Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2004.046623
Posterior capsule opacification in mice
Archives of Ophthalmology, vol. 123, no. 1, pp. 71-77Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.123.1.71
Susceptibility of corneal allografts and xenografts to antibody-mediated rejection
Immunology Letters, vol. 100, no. 2, pp. 211-213Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imlet.2005.03.013
Th1 and Th2 lymphocytes in autoimmune disease
Critical Reviews in Immunology, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 72-102Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1615/CritRevImmunol.v25.i2.10
Nerve regeneration and wound healing are stimulated and directed by an endogenous electrical field in vivo
Journal of Cell Science, vol. 117, no. 20, pp. 4681-4690Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.01341
The scanning laser ophthalmoscope--a review of its role in bioscience and medicine
Physics in Medicine and Biology, vol. 49, no. 7, pp. 1085-1096Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/49/7/001
Lymph node removal enhances corneal graft survival in mice at high risk of rejection
BMC Ophthalmology, vol. 4, 3Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2415-4-3
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/3909/1/lymph_node_removal.pdf
Recruitment of IFN-γ-Producing (Th1-Like), Cells into the Inflamed Retina In Vivo Is Preferentially Regulated by P-Sellectin Glycoprotein Ligand 1:P/E-Selectin Interactions
Journal of Immunology, vol. 172, no. 5, pp. 3215-3224Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Recruitment of IFN-¿-producing (Th1-like) cells into the inflamed retina in vivo is preferentially regulated by P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1:P/E-selectin interactions
The Journal of Immunology, vol. 172, no. 5, pp. 3215-3224Contributions to Journals: ArticlesReduction in shear stress, activation of the endothelium, and leukocyte priming are all required for leukocyte passage across the blood--retina barrier
Journal of Leukocyte Biology, vol. 75, no. 2, pp. 224-232Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1189/jlb.1002479
Altered L-selectin expression in lymphocytes and increased adhesion to endothelium in patients with diabetic retinopathy
British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 88, no. 9, pp. 1137-1141Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2003.040329
Anti-TNFalpha therapy modulates the phenotype of peripheral blood CD4+ T cells in patients with posterior segment intraocular inflammation
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 170-176Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.03-0659
Corneal Transplantation: An Immunological Guide to the Clinical Problem
Unknown Publisher, Imperial College PressBooks and Reports: BooksDC Electric Fields Induce Distinct Preangiogenic Responses in Microvascular and Macrovascular Cells
Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, vol. 24, no. 7, pp. 1234-1239Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/01.ATV.0000131265.76828.8a
Epidemiology of diabetic retinopathy and macular oedema: a systematic review
Experimental Eye Research, vol. 18, pp. 963-983Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.eye.6701476
Incidence of Glaucome in Patients with Uveitis
Journal of Glaucoma, vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 461-465Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ijg.0000146391.77618.d0
Insulin, not leptin, promotes in vitro cell migration to heal monolayer wounds in human corneal epithelium
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 1088-1094Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.03-1064
Neutralising tumor necrosis factor activity leads to remission in patients with refractory non-infections posterior uveitis
Archives of Ophthalmology, vol. 122, no. 9, pp. 845-851Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.122.6.845
Protein kinase C inhibition and diabetic retinopathy: a shot in the dark at translational research
British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 145-151Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.88.1.145
Quantitative evaluation of the corneal endothelium in mouse after grafting
British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 9, no. 88, pp. 1209-1216Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2003.038703
Shedding light on a new eye protein
British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 88, no. 5, pp. 602-603Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2003.034918
Systemic CD4(+) T cell phenotype and activation status in intermediate uveitis
British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 88, no. 3, pp. 412-416Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2003.028506
The role of tumour Necrosis Factor (TNF-alpha) in experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU).
Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, vol. 23, pp. 617-637Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.preteyeres.2004.06.005
Automated Measurement of Microaneurysm Turnover
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 44, no. 12, pp. 5335-5341Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.02-0951
Electrical stimulation directly induces pre-angiogenic responses in vascular endothelial cells by signaling through VEGF receptors
Journal of Cell Science, vol. 117, no. 3, pp. 397-405Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1242/JCS.00868
Requirements for passage of T lymphocytes across non-inflamed retinal microvessels
Journal of Neuroimmunology, vol. 142, no. 1-2, pp. 47-57Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-5728(03)00258-3
Direct visualization of a stratified epithelium reveals that wounds heal by unified sliding of cell sheets
The FASEB Journal, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 397-406Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.02-0610com
Effect of anti-macrophage inflammatory protein-1a on leukocyte trafficking and disease progression in experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis
European Journal of Immunology, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 402-410Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/immu.200310014
Leukocyte trafficking in experimental autoimmune uveitis: breakdown of blood-retinal barrier and upregulation of cellular adhesion molecules
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 226-234Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.01-1202
A comparative evaluation of digital imaging, retinal photography and optometrist examination in screening for diabetic retinopathy
Diabetic Medicine, vol. 20, no. 7, pp. 528-534Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1464-5491.2003.00969.x
A new model of posterior capsule opacification in rodents
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 44, no. 8, pp. 3450-3457Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.02-1293
Antigen-specific inhibition of experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis by bone marrow-derived immature dendritic cells
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 1598-1607Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.02-0427
Atypical end-stage birdshot retinochoroidopathy
Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 305-307Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1076/ocii.11.4.305.18271