Barbara E.K. Klein, MD, MPH Print Friendly Page
Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthDr. Klein is co-director of the Beaver Dam Eye Study, which collects information on the prevalence and incidence of age-related cataract, macular degeneration,and diabetic retinopathy, which are all common eye diseases in an aging population. The study also has examined other aging issues, such as overall health, quality-of-life and environmental and medicinal exposures.
Specialties
Eye Care Services (Ophthalmology)
UW Health Clinics
Hospital Affiliation(s)
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (primary)
Veterans Hospital - Wm. S. Middleton Memorial (secondary)
Languages Spoken
| English |
| Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000. |
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
| Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences |
Professional Certifications and Education
| Board Certification |
Ophthalmology
Preventive Medicine |
| Fellowship |
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
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| Residency |
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
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| Internship |
Bellevue Hospital, NY, New York University Medical Center, New York VA Hospital
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| Medical School |
New York University, 1969
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Programs & Conditions
PubMed Articles
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Nash SD Cruickshanks KJ Huang GH Klein BE Klein R Nieto FJ Tweed TS .
Unmet Hearing Health Care Needs: The Beaver Dam Offspring Study. Am J Public Health. 2013 Jun;103(6):1134-1139
[PubMed ID: 23597370]
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Klein R Cruickshanks KJ Myers CE Sivakumaran TA Iyengar SK Meuer SM Schubert CR Gangnon RE Klein BE .
The Relationship of Atherosclerosis to the 10-Year Cumulative Incidence of Age-related Macular Degeneration: The Beaver Dam Studies. Ophthalmology. 2013 May;120(5):1012-9
[PubMed ID: 23399375]
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Zhong W Cruickshanks KJ Schubert CR Carlsson CM Chappell RJ Klein BE Klein R Acher CW .
Pulse Wave Velocity and Cognitive Function in Older Adults. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2013 Apr 28;
[PubMed ID: 23632267]
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Fischer ME Cruickshanks KJ Schubert CR Pinto A Klein BE Klein R Nieto FJ Pankow JS Huang GH Snyder DJ .
Taste intensity in the Beaver Dam Offspring Study. Laryngoscope. 2013 Apr 26;
[PubMed ID: 23625687]
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LeCaire TJ Palta M Klein R Klein BE Cruickshanks KJ .
Assessing progress in retinopathy outcomes in type 1 diabetes: comparing findings from the Wisconsin Diabetes Registry Study and the Wisconsin Epidemiologic Study of Diabetic Retinopathy. Diabetes Care. 2013 Mar;36(3):631-7
[PubMed ID: 23193204]
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Klein R Myers CE Meuer SM Gangnon RE Sivakumaran TA Iyengar SK Lee KE Klein BE .
Risk alleles in CFH and ARMS2 and the long-term natural history of age-related macular degeneration: the Beaver Dam Eye Study. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 Mar;131(3):383-92
[PubMed ID: 23494043]
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Klein R Lee KE Gangnon RE Klein BE .
Incidence of Visual Impairment Over a 20-Year Period: The Beaver Dam Eye Study. Ophthalmology. 2013 Mar 1;
[PubMed ID: 23466270]
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Klein BE Howard KP Gangnon RE Dreyer JO Lee KE Klein R .
Long-term use of aspirin and age-related macular degeneration. JAMA. 2012 Dec 19;308(23):2469-78
[PubMed ID: 23288416]
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Kong J Klein BE Klein R Lee KE Wahba G .
Using distance correlation and SS-ANOVA to assess associations of familial relationships, lifestyle factors, diseases, and mortality. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Dec 11;109(50):20352-7
[PubMed ID: 23175793]
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Myers CE Klein R Knudtson MD Lee KE Gangnon R Wong TY Klein BE .
Determinants of retinal venular diameter: the Beaver Dam Eye Study. Ophthalmology. 2012 Dec;119(12):2563-71
[PubMed ID: 22917892]
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Zhong W Cruickshanks KJ Schubert CR Acher CW Carlsson CM Klein BE Klein R Chappell RJ .
Carotid atherosclerosis and 10-year changes in cognitive function. Atherosclerosis. 2012 Oct;224(2):506-10
[PubMed ID: 22854188]
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Gangnon RE Lee KE Klein BE Iyengar SK Sivakumaran TA Klein R .
Effect of the Y402H variant in the complement factor H gene on the incidence and progression of age-related macular degeneration: results from multistate models applied to the Beaver Dam Eye Study. Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 Sep 1;130(9):1169-76
[PubMed ID: 22965593]
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Nondahl DM Cruickshanks KJ Huang GH Klein BE Klein R Tweed TS Zhan W .
Generational differences in the reporting of tinnitus. Ear Hear. 2012 Sep-Oct;33(5):640-4
[PubMed ID: 22588269]
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Klein R Myers CE Knudtson MD Lee KE Gangnon R Wong TY Klein BE .
Relationship of blood pressure and other factors to serial retinal arteriolar diameter measurements over time: the beaver dam eye study. Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 Aug 1;130(8):1019-27
[PubMed ID: 22893073]
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Klein BE Howard KP Lee KE Iyengar SK Sivakumaran TA Klein R .
The relationship of cataract and cataract extraction to age-related macular degeneration: the Beaver Dam Eye Study. Ophthalmology. 2012 Aug;119(8):1628-33
[PubMed ID: 22578823]
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Klein R Myers CE Lee KE Gangnon R Klein BE .
Changes in retinal vessel diameter and incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy. Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 Jun;130(6):749-55
[PubMed ID: 22332203]
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Fischer ME Cruickshanks KJ Pinto A Schubert CR Klein BE Klein R Nieto FJ Pankow JS Snyder DJ Keating BJ .
Intensity of Salt Taste and Prevalence of Hypertension Are Not Related in the Beaver Dam Offspring Study. Chemosens Percept. 2012 Jun 1;5(2):139-145
[PubMed ID: 22745848]
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Klein BE Klein R Howard KP Lee KE .
Cross-sectional associations of blood elements, clotting factors, nephropathy, and retinal outcomes in long duration type 1 diabetes. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2012 Jun;19(3):120-6
[PubMed ID: 22568424]
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Schubert CR Cruickshanks KJ Fischer ME Huang GH Klein BE Klein R Pankow JS Nondahl DM .
Olfactory impairment in an adult population: the Beaver Dam Offspring Study. Chem Senses. 2012 May;37(4):325-34
[PubMed ID: 22045704]
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Huang Y Gangaputra S Lee KE Narkar AR Klein R Klein BE Meuer SM Danis RP .
Signal quality assessment of retinal optical coherence tomography images. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 Apr 24;53(4):2133-41
[PubMed ID: 22427567]
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Greenstein MB Myers CE Meuer SM Klein BE Cotch MF Wong TY Klein R .
Prevalence and characteristics of choroidal nevi: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Ophthalmology. 2011 Dec;118(12):2468-73
[PubMed ID: 21820181]
