Ellen Freeman

Title

• Assistant Professor

EDUCATION

• Postdoc, Epidemiology, University of Michigan
• Ph.D., Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, USA (2005). 
• M.Sc., Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, USA (2001).
• B.Sc., Biology, the College of Wooster, USA (1997). 

Distinctions And ACHIEVEMENTs

• FRSQ Junior 1 salary award
• Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society
• National Institute on Aging pre-doctoral training award  

RESEARCH TEAM

• Claudia Vela, MSc student in Community Health, University of Montreal
• Solmaz Moghadaszadeh, Research assistant.
• Elodie Samson, Statistician

RESEARCH INTERESTS

The general goals of my research are 1) the description of the frequency of eye diseases, 2) the examination of risk factors for eye diseases, 3) the search for novel treatments for eye diseases, and 4) to understand the physical, psychological, and social consequences of becoming afflicted with eye disease at an older age. 

CURRENT AND UPCOMING PROJECTS

• To examine the burden of vision loss in high, middle, and low income countries 
• To examine the role of Ginkgo biloba on ocular blood flow in glaucoma patients.
• To understand the impact of age-related macular degeneration on mobility and physical health.

Selected papers

Popescu ML, Boisjoly H, Schmaltz H, Kergoat MJ, Rousseau J, Moghadaszadeh S, Djafari F, Freeman EE.  Age-related eye disease and mobility limitations in older adults.  Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci.  2011 Aug 23.
 
Freeman EE, Zunzunegui MV, Koaulu S, Aubin MJ, Popescu M, Miszkurka M, Cojocaru D, Haddad S.  Prevalence and Risk Factors for Visual Difficulty in Burkina Faso.  Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2010 Oct;17(5):301-6.

Freeman EE, Roy-Gagnon MH, Fortin E, Gauthier D, Popescu M, Boisjoly H.     The rate of reported endophthalmitis after cataract surgery from 1996-2005 in Quebec.  Archives of Ophthalmology.  2010 Feb;128(2):230-4.

Freeman EE, Gresset J, Djafari F,  Aubin M-J, Bruen R, Couture S,Laporte A, Boisjoly H.  Cataract-Related Vision Loss and Depression in a Cohort of Patients Awaiting Cataract Surgery. Canadian J ophthalmology.  2009 Apr;44(2):171-6.

Mwilambwe A, Wittich W, Freeman EE.  Disparities in knowledge and useof low vision rehabilitation.  Canadian J Ophthalmology.  2009 Dec;44(6):686-91.

Freeman EE, Broman AT, Turano KA, West SK.  Motion Detection Threshold and Measures of Balance in Older Adults:  The SEE Project. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci  2008 Aug 21.

Freeman EE, Muñoz B, Rubin G, West SK.  Visual Field Loss Increases the Risk of Falls in Older Adults:  The Salisbury Eye Evaluation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2007; 48:  4445-4450.

Freeman EE, Muñoz B, West SK, Jampel HD, Friedman DS.  Glaucoma and Quality of Life: The Salisbury Eye Evaluation. Ophthalmology 2008 Feb;115(2):233-8.

Friedman DS, Freeman EE, Muñoz B, Jampel HD, West SK.  Glaucoma and Mobility Performance:  The Salisbury Eye Evaluation. Ophthalmology 2007 Dec;114(12):2232-7.

Freeman EE, Gange SJ, Muñoz B, West SK.  Driving Status and Risk of Long-Term Care Entry in Older Adults.  Am J Public Health. 2006 July; 96(7): 1254-1259.

 Complete list of Dr Freeman's publications (PubMed)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Grants

• CIHR
• FRSQ 

 

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