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/222059
- 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/222270
- 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/221246
QUT ePrints
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A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/luisa.holguincolorado
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Characterising the morphodynamics of in vivo corneal immune cells
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Katie Edwards, Professor Matthew Simpson - Corneal micro-neuromas and axonal swelling in diabetic neuropathy; relationship to symptoms of pain
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Samantha Dando, Associate Professor Katie Edwards - Modelling and characterisation of corneal subbasal immune cell dynamics: establishing a normative database and topographical comparisons
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Andrew Carkeet, Associate Professor Katie Edwards - The ocular surface in chronic pain: an investigation of whiplash-associated disorder
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Katie Edwards - The relationship between corneal nerves and immune cell morphology and dynamics in health and neural disease
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Katie Edwards, Dr Samantha Dando
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
Supervision topics
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.