Books:

Andrew Coombes has published two successful books:

Cataract Surgery: Fundamentals of Clinical Ophthalmology. Coombes AGA, Gartry DS. London: BMJ Books 2003

Reviews:

Irish Medical Journal: "In my view, this is the best text available to date on cataract surgery, and is a must for all ophthalmologists, not just ophthalmologists in training."

New Zealand Medical Journal: "Put simply, it should be owned by every registrar in ophthalmology in Australia and New Zealand and they should use this as their core reference for learning cataract surgery"

Clinical Optics and Refraction. Lehmann OJ, Verity DH, Coombes AGA, Ah-Fat FG, Francis P, Ionides AC. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann 1998

Reviews:

British Journal of Ophthalmology: “The authors are to be congratulated on condensing a vast amount of information into a small space, and for dividing it conveniently into digestible chunks"

Publications in peer reviewed journals:

Kasp E, Stanford MR, Brown E, Coombes AGA, Dumonde DC. Circulating immune complexes may play a regulatory and pathogenic role in experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis. Clin Exp Immunol 1992;8:307-312

Whitfield PC, Coombes AGA. Pneumocephalus following base of skull fracture. Int J Care Injured 1994;25(2):120-121

Coombes AGA, Mawer RJ. Ocular perforation during peribulbar anaesthesia. Eye 1997;11(3):427-428 (Letter)

Coombes AGA, Ellison DW, Evans B, Manners RM. Lacrimal gland epithelioid haemangioma. Br J Ophthalmol 1997;81:1020

Mawer RJ, Coombes AGA. Current practice of local anaesthesia for routine ocular surgery. Br J Anaesthesia 1998;80:241-242

Reddy G, Coombes AGA, Hubbard A. Horner’s syndrome following internal jugular vein cannulation. Intensive care medicine 1998;24:194-196

Coombes AGA, Seward HC. Posterior capsular opacification prevention: IOL design versus material. Br J Ophthalmol1999;83(6):640-641

Booth A, Coombes AGA, Rostron CK. Bilateral cataract extraction within 48 hours? BMJ 1999;7209(319):979 (letter)

Kychenthal A, Coombes AGA, Greenwood J, Pavesio C, Alyward GW. Bilateral acute retinal necrosis and herpes type 2 encephalitis in a neonate. Br J Ophthalmol 2001;85(5):629-30

Coombes AGA, Kirwan JF, Rostron CK. Deep lamellar keratoplasty with lyophilized tissue in the management of keratoconus. Br J Ophthalmol 2001;85(7):788-91

Coombes AGA, Sheard R, Gartry DS, Allan BDS. Plate haptic lens injection without prior incision enlargement. J Cataract Refract Surg 2001;27(10)1542-4

Pérez-Santonja JJ, Lee AG, Fulcher T, Coombes AGA, Dart JKG. Acanthamoeba Keratitis in Clinical Practice. Comprehensive Ophthalmol Update 2001;2(3):93-104

Coombes AGA, Zaman A, Hall M, Cawley M. Preseptal cellulitis in systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Eye 2003;17(2):258-60

Skillman J, WNA Kirkpatrick Coombes AGA, WHA, Kelly M, Joshi N and Waterhouse N. The use of vacuum drains following exenteration. Orbit 2003;22(1):63-5

Smith G, Coombes AGA,, Sheard R, Gartry DS. Unexpected posterior capsule rupture with unfolding silicone plate haptic lenses. J Cataract Refract Surg 2004;30:180-85

Presentations at national & international meetings:

Orbital floor reconstruction with a new resorbable polydioxanon plate. Coombes AGA, Kirkpatrick WNA, Coghlan BA, Joshi N, Waterhouse N. British Oculoplastic Surgeons Society (BOPSS), Manchester, May 02 (winner of the best paper prize)

Cranial bone grafts: Harvest techniques and use in orbital reconstruction surgery. Coombes AGA, Kirkpatrick WHA, Kelly M, Joshi N and Waterhouse N. British Oculoplastic Surgeons Society (BOPSS), Manchester, May 02

Techniques and indications for bicoronal incisions in orbital surgery. Coombes AGA, Kirkpatrick WHA, Kelly M, Joshi N and Waterhouse N. British Oculoplastic Surgeons Society (BOPSS), Manchester, May 02

Outcomes of partial interference biometry. Maurino V, Coombes AGA, Stevens JD.
SOI annual meeting (Italian society of Ophthalmology), Naples, Nov 00

Intraoperative capsule rupture with injectable foldable silicone plate haptic lenses. Coombes AGA, Sheard R, Gartry DS. United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (UKISCRS) annual meeting, Chester, Sept 00

Night vision following refractive surgery Coombes AGA, Gill B, Stevens JD. European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) XVIII congress, Brussels, Sept 00

Deep Lamellar Keratoplasty: post-operative ametropia and its management. Coombes AGA, Rostron CK. British Society for Refractive Surgery (BSRS) annual meeting, Cambridge, Mar 99

Autologous cultivated stem cell transplantation. Prescott Q, Coombes AGA, Rostron CK. European Eye Bank Meeting, Zagreb, Jan 99

Limbal Autograft Transplantation: Indications and Technique. Three cases and a review of the literature. Coombes AGA, Dorey S, Ayliffe WH. Royal Society of Medicine registrar in training meeting, Jun 97

Effects of ptosis surgery on corneal topography. Baldwin H, Meadows A, Coombes AGA, Manners RM. Royal Society of Medicine registrar in training meeting, Jun 97

Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (AHLE) involving the lacrimal gland. Coombes AGA, Ellison DW, Evans B, Manners RM. European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS), Jun 95

Posters presented at national & international meetings:

Preventing exposure keratopathy in the critically ill. Ezra DG, Lewis G, Healy M, Coombes A. Royal College of Ophthalmologist’s Annual Congress, Manchester, May 04

Borneo bites back: ocular leech infestation. G Lewis, Coombes A. 10th MCLOSA annual scientific meeting. London, Nov 03

Computerised digital photographic measurements in patients with blepharoptosis. Hart R, Coombes A, Kirkpatrick N, Kelly M, Joshi N. European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS), Jun 03

Orbital floor reconstruction with a new resorbable polydioxanon plate. Coombes AGA, Kirkpatrick WNA, Mulhern M, Coghlan BA, Joshi N, Waterhouse N. XXIXth International Congress of Ophthalmology, Sydney, Apr 02 & Royal College of Ophthalmologist’s Annual Congress, Manchester, May 02

Deep lamellar keratoplasty in the management of keratoconus. Coombes AGA, Kirwan JF, Rostron CK. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, May 00

Surgical reintervention. Brown H, Morgan M, Coombes AGA, De Alwis D. ‘Audit at the cutting edge’; Royal College of Ophthalmologists meeting, London, May 98

Videos presented at National Meetings:

Lamellar keratoplasty and intracorneal inlay: an alternative to corneal tattooing and contact lenses for disfiguring corneal scars. Hollick EJ, Coombes AGA, Perez-Santonjua JJ, Dart JKG. Royal College of Ophthalmologist’s Annual Congress, Manchester, May 04

A Modified Technique for Plate Haptic Intra-ocular Lens Implantation Without Incision Enlargement. Coombes AGA, Sheard R, Gartry DS. Royal College of Ophthalmologists Annual Congress, Harrogate, Apr 00

Phaco-Slice: The benefits of Phaco-Chop with the safety of Divide and Conquer. Coombes AGA, Sheard R, Gartry DS. Royal College of Ophthalmologists Annual Congress, Harrogate, Apr 00 (winner of the Treacher-Collins prize)