Dr Luisa Holguin Colorado
Faculty of Health,
School of Clinical Sciences,
Optometry and Vision Science
Biography
Dr Luisa Holguin Colorado is an early career researcher investigating the visual and optical characteristics of the eye and contact lenses. Dr Colorado was awarded her PhD from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in August 2016. During her PhD project she observed that contact lens wear is associated with a reduction in the number of mucus-secreting conjunctival goblet cells, which means that the eye is less well lubricated, leading to discomfort during blinking. This discovery may pave the way towards developing strategies to avoid lens-induced discomfort, leading to more satisfied patients and saving the contact lens industry hundreds of millions of dollars each year. During her PhD she was awarded the Cornea and Contact Lens Society Research Award for two consecutive years and she was involved in the Health Equity Committee. In March 2016, she commenced a Research Fellow appointment in the Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, QUT to continue her work in the interactions between the human eye and contact lenses.Personal details
Positions
- Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Health,
School of Clinical Sciences,
Optometry and Vision Science
Keywords
Contact lenses, Tear film, Anterior eye, Goblet cells, Inflamatory cells, Langerhans cells, Conjunctiva, Cornea
Research field
Ophthalmology and optometry
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
1. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (2014-present) 2. Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia (2012-present)
Teaching
1. Sessional Academic appointment Ocular Anatomy and Physiology (Semester 1 - 2016)
Publications
- Holguin Colorado, L., Alzahrani, Y., Pritchard, N. & Efron, N. (2016). Assessment of conjunctival goblet cell density using laser scanning confocal microscopy versus impression cytology. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 39(3), 221–226. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/92867
- Holguin Colorado, L., Pritchard, N., Cronin, B. & Efron, N. (2016). Characterization of goblet cells in a pterygium biopsy using laser scanning confocal microscopy and immunohistochemistry. Cornea, 35(8), 1127–1131. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/101587
- Alzahrani, Y., Holguin Colorado, L., Pritchard, N. & Efron, N. (2016). Inflammatory cell upregulation of the lid wiper in contact lens dry eye. Optometry and Vision Science, 93(8), 917–924. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/96061
- Alzahrani, Y., Holguin Colorado, L., Pritchard, N. & Efron, N. (2017). Longitudinal changes in Langerhans cell density of the cornea and conjunctiva in contact lens-induced dry eye. Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 100(1), 33–40. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/101586
- Holguin Colorado, L., Alzahrani, Y., Pritchard, N. & Efron, N. (2016). Time course of changes in goblet cell density in symptomatic and asymptomatic contact lens wearers. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 57(6), 2888–2894. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/96062
QUT ePrints
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