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Curriculum Vitae
Joost Felius, PhD
Director, Visual Disorders and Eye Movements Laboratory
Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Dallas, TX
Education:
1990
1994
1995 – 1997
BS (Physics) Leiden University
PhD (Visual Psychophysics/Faculty of Medicine) University of Amsterdam
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Retina Foundation of the Southwest
Employment / Positions:
01/06 – present
Associate Research Scientist, Retina Foundation of the Southwest
04/02 – present
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center, Dallas, TX
01/10 – present
Consultant, Center for Misaligned Eyes, Dallas, TX
Memberships:
1993 – present
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Service & Other Activities:
2000 – 2009
Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG): Site Coordinator, Amblyopia
Treatment Studies (ATS1–9; A10–11); Esotropia Treatment Study (ETS1);
Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Studies (NLD1–2)
2001 – 2009
Infant Aphakia Treatment Study, Site Coordinator
2005 – 2007
Infant Aphakia Treatment Study, Steering Committee
2006 – 2011
American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS),
Consultant Outcomes and Policy Committee
2007 – present
Editorial Board, Strabismus
2011 – present
American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS),
Consultant Research Committee
present
Reviewer for peer-reviewed journals:
American Journal of Ophthalmology; Archives of Ophthalmology; Current Eye
Research; Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology; Graefe’s Archive for
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology; Indian Journal of Ophthalmology;
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science (IOVS); Journal of AAPOS;
Journal of Vision; Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics; Ophthalmology;
Optometry and Vision Science; Strabismus; Vision Research
Invited Presentations:
Felius J. Vision-related quality of life as an outcome in pediatric ophthalmology research Second
Rotterdam Amblyopia Meeting, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, February 22, 2007.
Felius J, van de Graaf E. The use of quality-of-life instruments in pediatric ophthalmology and amblyopia
research. (Workshop.) Second Rotterdam Amblyopia Meeting, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, February
22, 2007.
Felius J. Eye movements and visual function in infants and young children with nystagmus. 7th World
Symposium on Ocular Albinism, Vision of Children Foundation, San Diego, CA, May 30-June 1, 2009.
Felius J. Measuring nystagmus in infants and young children. Second International Nystagmus Research
Workshop, Nystagmus Network, Abingdon, UK, September 2-5, 2009.
Felius J. Quantifying nystagmus eye movements in young children. Summer Research Seminar Series.
University of Houston, College of Optometry, July 7, 2011.
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Book Chapters:
Felius J. Measuring nystagmus in infants and young children. In: The Challenge of Nystagmus. (Harris
CM, Gottlob I, Sanders J, Eds.) Cardiff: Nystagmus Network, 2012. ISBN#:978-0-9558940-2-2.
Stager D Jr, Felius J. Cost analyses for the treatment of childhood cataracts. In: Pediatric Cataract
Surgery, 2nd edition. (Wilson ME Jr, Trivedi RH, Eds.) Chapter 10. Publisher: Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins, in press (2013).
Recent Articles:
Drover JR, Felius J, Cheng CS, Morale SE, Wyatt L, Birch EE. Normative pediatric visual acuity using
single surrounded HOTV optotypes on the Electronic Visual Acuity Tester following the Amblyopia
Treatment Study protocol. J AAPOS 2008;12:145-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18155943
Repka MX, Kraker RT, Beck RW, Holmes JM, Cotter SA, Birch EE, Astle WF, Chandler DL, Felius J,
Arnold RW, Tien DR, Glaser SR; Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group. A randomized trial of
atropine versus patching for treatment of moderate amblyopia: follow-up at age 10 years. Arch
Ophthalmol 2008;126:1039-44. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18695096
Scheiman MM, Hertle RW, Kraker RT, Beck RW, Birch EE, Felius J, Holmes JM, Kundart J, Morrison
DG, Repka MX, Tamkins SM; Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group. Patching vs atropine to treat
amblyopia in children aged 7 to 12 years: a randomized trial. Arch Ophthalmol 2008;126:1634-42.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19064841
Holmes JM, Strauber S, Quinn GE, Cole SR, Felius J, Kulp M; Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group.
Further validation of the Amblyopia Treatment Index parental questionnaire. J AAPOS 2008;12:581-4.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18976946
Pieh C, Fronius M, Chopovska Y, Pepler L, Klein M, Lüchtenberg M, Lagrèze WA, Felius J. Fragebogen
zum Kindlichen Sehvermögen (FKS) - die deutsche Version des “Children's Visual Function
Questionnaire”, ein Instument zur Erfassung der Lebensqualität sehbeeinträchtigter Kinder. Der
Ophthalmologe 2009;106:420-6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18670781
van de Graaf ES, Felius J, van Kempen-du Saar H, Looman CWN, Passchier J, Simonsz HJ. Construct
validation of the Amblyopia and Strabismus Questionnaire (A&SQ) by factor analysis. Graefe’s Arch Clin
Exp Ophthalmol 2009;247:1263-8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19495785
Stager DR Jr, Felius J, Beauchamp GR. Congenital cataract cost. (Letter to the editor.) Ophthalmology
2009;116:2484. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19948291
Hertle RW, Felius J, Yang D, Kaufman M. Eye muscle surgery for infantile nystagmus syndrome in the
first two years of life. Clin Ophthalmol 2009;3:615-24. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19997564
Felius J, Locke KG, Hussein MA, Stager DR Jr, Stager DR Sr. Photographic assessment of changes in
torsional strabismus. J AAPOS 2009;13:593-5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20006824
Wang J, Wyatt LM, Felius J, Stager DR Sr, Stager DR Jr, Birch EE, Bedell HE. Onset and progression
of with-the-rule astigmatism in children with infantile nystagmus syndrome. IOVS 2010;51:594-601.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20019374
Felius J, Chandler DL, Holmes JM, Chu RH, Cole SR, Hill M, Huang K, Kulp MT, Lazar EL, Matta NS,
Melia M, Wallace D. Evaluating the burden of amblyopia treatment from the parent and child’s
perspective. J AAPOS 2010;14:389-95. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21035063
Kelderman H, Felius J, Passchier J. Rasch analysis for QoL questionnaires. IOVS, 2010;51:6898-9.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21123786
Beauchamp CL, Felius J, Beauchamp GR. The economic value added (EVA) resulting from care of
amblyopia, strabismus and asthma. Binoc Vis Strabismus Q 2010;25:206-16.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21138411
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Fu VLN, Felius J, Hertle RW, Birch EE. Visual acuity development of children with infantile nystagmus
syndrome. IOVS 2011;52-1404-11. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21071734
Felius J, Fu VLN, Birch EE, Hertle RW, Jost RM, Subramanian V. Quantifying nystagmus in infants and
young children: relation between foveation and visual acuity deficit. IOVS 2011;52:8724-31.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22003105
Roefs AMJ, Tjiam AM, Looman CWN, Simonsz-Toth B, Fronius M, Felius J, Simonsz HJ, Loudon SE.
Comfort of wear and material properties of eye patches for amblyopia treatment and the influence on
compliance. Strabismus 2012;20:3-10. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22390325
Birch EE, Wang J, Felius J, Stager DR Jr, Hertle RW. Fixation control and eye alignment in children
treated for dense congenital or developmental cataracts. J AAPOS 2012;16:156-60.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22835597
Drover JR, Felius J, Hoffman DR, Castañeda YS, Garfield S, Wheaton DH, Birch EE. A randomized trial
of DHA intake during infancy: school readiness and receptive vocabulary at 2-3.5 years of age. Early
Human Development 2012;88:885-91. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22835597
Stager DR Sr, Black T, Felius J. Unilateral lateral rectus resection for horizontal diplopia in adults with
divergence insufficiency. Graefe’s Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2013; 251:1641-4.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23519887
Felius J, Muhanna ZA. Visual deprivation and foveation characteristics both underlie visual acuity deficits
in idiopathic infantile nystagmus. IOVS 2013;54:3520-3525.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23687170
Stager D Jr, McLoon LK, Felius J. Postulating a role for connective tissue elements in inferior oblique
overaction (an American Ophthalmological Society thesis). Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc 2013; Accepted
for publication.
Recent Abstracts:
Felius J, Cheng CS, Wyatt L, Stager DR Jr, Beauchamp GR, Stager DR Sr, Birch EE. Vision-related
quality of life in children with infantile nystagmus syndrome. AAPOS, April 2008, Washington, DC.
[poster]
Black BC, Felius J, LaRoche GR, Bradfield YS, Williams PE, Paysse EA, Enzenauer RW; AAPOS
Outcomes Committee. Clinical determinants of the impact of strabismus on quality of life in adults.
AAPOS, April 2008, Washington, DC. [poster]
Stager DR Jr, Felius J, Beauchamp GR. Cost assessment of pediatric cataract care. AAPOS, April 2008,
Washington, DC. [oral presentation]
Felius J, Fu VLN, Wyatt LM, Hertle RW, Birch EE. Foveation and acuity deficits in infants and children
with infantile nystagmus syndrome. ARVO, April 2008, Fort Lauderdale, FL. [poster]
Wang J, Wyatt LM, Felius J, Stager DR Jr, Stager DR Sr, Birch EE, Bedell HE. With-the-rule astigmatism
in children with infantile nystagmus syndrome during the first four yars of life. ARVO, April 2008, Fort
Lauderdale, FL. [poster]
Roefs AM, Tjiam AM, Vukovic E, Loudon SE, Felius J, Simonsz HJ. QOL and compliance during
occlusion therapy for amblyopia in a prospective, double blind study comparing four brands of occlusion
patches. ARVO, April 2008, Fort Lauderdale, FL. [poster]
van de Graaf ES, van der Sterre GW, Passchier J, van Kempen-du Saar H, Looman CWN, Felius J,
Simonsz HJ. Factor analysis with Varimax rotation confirms the construct validity of the Amblyopia and
Strabismus Questionnaire. ARVO, April 2008, Fort Lauderdale, FL. [poster]
Felius J, Vu CH, Wang J, Birch EE, Stager DR Sr, Stager DR Jr. Relation between foveation and
sensory function after nystagmus surgery in children. AAPOS, April 2009, San Francisco, CA. [oral
presentation]
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Hertle RW, Felius J, Yang D, Kaufman M. Eye muscle surgery for infantile nystagmus syndrome (INS) in
the first two years of life. AAPOS, April 2009, San Francisco, CA. [oral presentation]
Progression of with-the-rule astigmatism in children with infantile nystagmus syndrome. Wang J, Wyatt L,
Felius J, Stager DR Jr, Stager DR Sr, Birch EE, Bedell HE. AAPOS, April 2009, San Francisco, CA.
[poster]
Stager DR Jr, Locke KG, Stager DR Sr, Felius J. Simple office-based assessment of changes in torsional
strabismus. AAPOS, April 2009, San Francisco, CA. [poster]
Stager DR Sr, Ionita NG, Stager DR Jr, Beauchamp GR, Stager DR Sr, Felius J. Response to surgery in
adults with exotropia. AAPOS, April 2009, San Francisco, CA. [poster]
Felius J, Stager DR Sr, Vu CH. Foveation and acuity deficits in patients with idiopathic infantile
nystagmus syndrome across a wide age range. ARVO, May 2009, Fort Lauderdale, FL. [oral
presentation]
Hertle RW, Felius J, Yang D, Kaufman M. Eye muscle surgery for infantile nystagmus syndrome (INS) in
the first two years of life. ARVO, May 2009, Fort Lauderdale, FL. [poster]
Felius J, Holleschau AM, Summers CG, Bowman AC, Patel PV. Vision-related quality-of-life in children
with albinism from 0 to 10 years of age. AAPOS, April 2010, Orlando, FL. [poster]
McLoon LK, Felius J, Stager DR Jr. Inferior oblique muscles from patients with inferior oblique
overaction: examination of myosin heavy chain isoforms. AAPOS, April 2010, Orlando, FL. [poster]
Birch EE, Wang J, Felius J, Stager DR Jr, Hertle RW. The critical period for fixation control and eye
alignment in children treated for dense congenital or developmental cataracts. ARVO, May 2010, Fort
Lauderdale, FL. [poster]
Birch EE, Wang J, Felius J, Stager DR Jr, Hertle RW. Fixation control and eye alignment in children
treated for dense congenital or developmental cataracts. AAPOS 2011, San Diego, CA. [oral
presentation]
Felius J, Hertle RW, Wang J, Subramanian V, Jost RM, Berry PM, Birch EE. Ocular motor analysis of
monocular visual preference in children with amblyopia. ARVO, May 2011, Fort Lauderdale, FL. [poster]
Birch EE, Subramanian V, Felius J, Jost RM, Berry PM, Stager D Jr, Weakley DR Jr, Wang SX, Hertle
RW. Ocular motor abnormalities in children characterized using the Nidek MP1 microperimeter. ARVO,
May 2011, Fort Lauderdale, FL. [poster]
Hertle RW, Birch EE, Wang J, Felius J, Stager D Jr, Subramanian V, Jost RM. Ocular motor analysis of
monocular visual preference in patients with infantile cataracts. ARVO, May 2011, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
[oral presentation]
Felius J, Stager DR Sr, Jost RM. The benefit of treatment during the criticial period in children with
infantile nystagmus syndrome. AAPOS, March 2012, San Antonio, TX. [oral presentation]
Felius J, Jost RM, Stager DR Sr, Subramanian V. Interocular asymmetries in square-wave oscillations in
children with amblyopia. ARVO, May 2012, Fort Lauderdale, FL. [poster]
Morale SE, Felius J, O'Connor AR, EE Birch. Effects of esotropia and stereoacuity deficits on quality of
life in preschool children. ARVO, May 2012, Fort Lauderdale, FL. [poster]
van de Graaf ES, Polling JR, Felius J, Borsboom G, Kelderman H, Simonsz HJ. Comparison between
AS-20 and A&SQ questionnaires by principal component analysis in the historic Waterland cohort.
European Strabismological Association, September 2012, Bucharest, Romania. [poster]
van de Graaf ES, Polling JR, Felius J, Borsboom G, Kelderman H, Simonsz HJ. Vergleich der
Lebensqualität-Fragenbogen AS-20 und A&SQ mittels Hauptkomponentenanalyse im historischen
Waterland-Kohort. Bielschowsky-Gesellschaft, November 2012, Kiel, Germany. [poster]
Felius J, Beauchamp CL, Stager DR Sr. Visual acuity deficits in children with nystagmus and Down
Syndrome. AAPOS, April 2013, Boston, MA. [poster]
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Stager DR Sr, Black T, Felius J. Unilateral lateral rectus resection for horizontal diplopia in adults with
divergence insufficiency. AAPOS, April 2013, Boston, MA. [poster]
Felius J, Muhanna ZA. Visual acuity deficit in idiopathic infantile nystagmus associated with current
foveation characteristcs and history of deprivation. ARVO, May 2013, Seattle, WA. [oral presentation]
A morphometric analysis of the inferior oblique muscle in patients with primary inferior oblique
overaction. McLoon LK, Felius J, Stager DR. ARVO, May 2013, Seattle, WA. [oral presentation]
Simonsz HJ, van de Graaf ES, Felius J, Borsboom G, Kelderman H. Principal component analysis of
both AS-20 and A&SQ questionnaires in 110 subjects of the historic Waterland cohort. ARVO, May 2013,
Seattle, WA. [poster]
Csaky KG, Birch DG, Gellman R, Felius J. The relationship of choroidal thickness to scotopic sensitivity
in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). ARVO, May 2013, Seattle, WA. [poster]
Contact Information:
Joost Felius, PhD
Retina Foundation of the Southwest
9600 N. Central Expressway, Suite 200
Dallas, TX 75231
USA
Phone +1 (214) 363 3911 ext. 126
E-mail jfelius at retinafoundation.org
(Last updated 4 June 2013)
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