Carla Lança

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
72 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Carla Lança is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carla Lança has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Epidemiology, 41 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 34 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Carla Lança's work include Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (45 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (32 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (18 papers). Carla Lança is often cited by papers focused on Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (45 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (32 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (18 papers). Carla Lança collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Singapore and United States. Carla Lança's co-authors include Seang‐Mei Saw, Andrzej Grzybowski, Piotr Kanclerz, Kazuo Tsubota, Ecosse L. Lamoureux, Audrey Chia, Ryan Eyn Kidd Man, Padmaja Sankaridurg, Earl Smith and Mohamad Rosman and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Carla Lança

61 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Myopia

2020 488 citations Seang‐Mei Saw, Carla Lança et al. profile →
A review on the epidemiology of myopia in school children worldwide

2020 293 citations Andrzej Grzybowski, Carla Lança et al. BMC Ophthalmology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carla Lança Portugal	18	1.2k	1.1k	875	204	98	72	1.7k
Shuyu Xiong China	18	1.0k 0.8×	904 0.8×	798 0.9×	107 0.5×	74 0.8×	40	1.4k
Hsiu‐Mei Huang Taiwan	11	890 0.7×	780 0.7×	666 0.8×	90 0.4×	84 0.9×	25	1.2k
Kovin Naidoo South Africa	20	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.6×	124 0.6×	110 1.1×	47	2.1k
Xinxing Guo United States	21	1.3k 1.1×	1.4k 1.3×	1.6k 1.8×	169 0.8×	81 0.8×	107	2.2k
Xiaohu Ding China	22	1.4k 1.1×	1.4k 1.3×	1.3k 1.5×	219 1.1×	89 0.9×	66	2.1k
Xiangui He China	29	2.5k 2.0×	2.4k 2.2×	2.2k 2.5×	226 1.1×	152 1.6×	136	3.2k
Jan Roelof Polling Netherlands	22	1.4k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	1.0k 1.2×	131 0.6×	204 2.1×	56	1.7k
J. Willem L. Tideman Netherlands	16	1.7k 1.4×	1.6k 1.4×	1.3k 1.5×	172 0.8×	91 0.9×	29	2.0k
Jenny M. Ip Australia	10	1.8k 1.4×	1.5k 1.4×	1.3k 1.4×	135 0.7×	219 2.2×	11	2.1k
Amanda French Australia	11	1.8k 1.5×	1.6k 1.5×	1.3k 1.5×	147 0.7×	155 1.6×	21	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carla Lança

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lança, Carla, et al.. (2025). Lifestyle and sleep-related behaviours in children with myopia. BMC Ophthalmology. 25(1). 97–97.

Li, Dan‐Lin, Carla Lança, Xiujuan Zhang, et al.. (2025). Spatial frequency of environments and myopia: A systematic review on associated evidence and underlying mechanisms. Acta Ophthalmologica. 103(8). 909–918. 2 indexed citations

Li, Dan‐Lin, et al.. (2024). Lower indoor spatial frequency increases the risk of myopia in children. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 109(2). 250–256. 6 indexed citations

Lança, Carla, et al.. (2024). Children’s bedroom illumination while reading at night. 17(4). e516–e522. 1 indexed citations

Lança, Carla, et al.. (2024). Biomarkers: Promising Tools Towards the Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment of Myopia. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(22). 6754–6754. 1 indexed citations

Hashemi, Hassan, Mehdi Khabazkhoob, Carla Lança, Mohammad Hassan Emamian, & Akbar Fotouhi. (2024). Prevalence of anisometropia and its associated factors in school-age children. Strabismus. 32(1). 1–10. 2 indexed citations

Alió, Jorge L., et al.. (2023). Non-Miotic Improvement in Binocular Near Vision with a Topical Compound Formula for Presbyopia Correction. Ophthalmology and Therapy. 12(2). 1013–1024. 1 indexed citations

Lança, Carla, Michael X. Repka, & Andrzej Grzybowski. (2023). Topical Review: Studies on Management of Myopia Progression from 2019 to 2021. Optometry and Vision Science. 100(1). 23–30. 12 indexed citations

Hashemi, Hassan, Mehdi Khabazkhoob, Elham Azizi, et al.. (2023). Longitudinal changes in crystalline lens thickness and power in children aged 6-12 years old. Eye. 38(7). 1283–1289. 2 indexed citations

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Lança, Carla, et al.. (2023). The Roles of Vitamin D and Polyphenols in the Management of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Narrative Review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 317–328. 1 indexed citations

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Toh, Jia Ying, Airu Chia, Mya Thway Tint, et al.. (2021). Associations of Childcare Arrangements with Adiposity Measures in a Multi-Ethnic Asian Cohort: The GUSTO Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(22). 12178–12178. 5 indexed citations

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Chan, Mei Jun, Gayatri Kembhavi, Salome A. Rebello, et al.. (2021). Children’s perceptions of factors influencing their physical activity: a focus group study on primary school children. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being. 16(1). 1980279–1980279. 13 indexed citations

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Lança, Carla, Rachel S. Chong, Yee Ling Wong, et al.. (2021). Visual field defects and myopic macular degeneration in Singapore adults with high myopia. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 106(10). 1423–1428. 9 indexed citations

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Lai, Jun Shi, Carla Lança, Bee Lan Lee, et al.. (2020). Maternal Lutein and Zeaxanthin Concentrations in Relation to Offspring Visual Acuity at 3 Years of Age: The GUSTO Study. Nutrients. 12(2). 274–274. 16 indexed citations

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Lança, Carla & Seang‐Mei Saw. (2020). The association between digital screen time and myopia: A systematic review. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 40(2). 216–229. 170 indexed citations

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Gupta, Preeti, Carla Lança, Pauline Soh, et al.. (2019). The Association between Body Composition using Dual energy X-ray Absorptiometry and Type-2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational studies. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 12634–12634. 37 indexed citations

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Lança, Carla, et al.. (2018). A Retrospective Study of Orthoptic Students’ and Teaching Experience with the Introduction of Technology Promoting a Blended Learning Environment. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 14(1). 56–63. 5 indexed citations

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Thompson, John D., Carla Lança, Luís Lança, & Peter Hogg. (2016). A method to determine the impact of reduced visual function on nodule detection performance. Radiography. 23(1). 19–24. 1 indexed citations

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Lança, Carla, et al.. (2015). Convergence insufficiency and visual attention: exploratory study in graduate students. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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Lança, Carla, et al.. (2012). Visual Screening Competencies Questionnaire (VSCQ) and orthoptic practice. 43(2). 11–15.

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