Dr Abi Tenen: Peer-reviewed publications

Intermittent pain and blur after PRK

Tenen, A, Ang A, Ballouz D, [...] et all.
Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today. May 2026.
(Published online)
Now and then: ophthalmologists explore how they would have approached a case of early keratoconus in 2018 versus today

Tenen A, Hafezi F, Hardten DR, Kanellopoulos AJ, et al.
Cataract & refractive surgery today. Jan 2026; 18-23
Anisometropia and a Unilateral Congenital Cataract

Tenen A, Beltz J, Brar S et al.
Cataract & refractive surgery today. 2025; 20(3)
Letter regarding: delayed late-onset severe progressive corneal flattening: a complication 9 years after corneal collagen crosslinking

Vajpayee RB, Tenen A, Chan C, et al.
Cornea. Nov 2025;44(11):e29.
doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000003915. Epub ahead of print.
Extreme Myopia: Combat sports and retinal changes add complexity

Tenen A, Doane JF, Majmudar PA, et al.
Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today. Aug 2025; 29-31
Safety and efficacy of an allogeneic adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell preparation in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: A Phase I/IIa randomised controlled trial

Freitag J, Chamberlain M, Wickham J et al.
Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2024;6(3).
High astigmatism and amblyopia

Stodulka P, Mueller B [...] Tenen A.
Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today. 2024; (Apr)
Keratoconus: A frank discussion with Abi Tenen

Tenen, A.
Insight News. Dec 2023.
(Published online)
Keratoconus International Consortium (KIC)- advancing keratoconus research

Sahebjada S, Chan E [...] KIC members, et al.
BMC Ophthalmol. 2023;27;23(1):337.
Satisfaction with a trifocal IOL in one eye, not both

Farid M, Amin M, [...] Tenen, A.
Cataract Refract Surg Today. Jul 2023
(Published online)
Visual and refractive efficacy of Panoptix toric intraocular lens in a clinical setting

Ackerman M, Lawless M, Levitz L [...] Tenen A [...] et al.
Clinical Ophthalmology. 2023
16: 4227–4237.
Is refractive surgery an option?

Tenen, A.
Cataract Refract Surg Today. Aug 2022
(Published online)
Real-world evidence of mesenchymal stem cell therapy in knee osteoarthritis: a large prospective two-year case series

Freitag J, Wickham J, [...], Tenen A.
Regen Med. 2022; 17(6): 355–373.
doi: 10.2217/rme-2022-0002.
A Letter From Lockdown

Tenen, A.
Cataract Refract Surg Today. Oct 2021
(Published online)
Cataract and Keratoconus in a 71-year-old Man

Rowen S, Khandelwal SS, Tenen, A et al.
Cataract Refract Surg today, Sept 2021
(Published online)
A multi-ethnic genome-wide association study implicates collagen matrix integrity and cell differentiation pathways in keratoconus.

Hardcastle AJ, Liskova J, [...] Tenen A, et al.
Commun Biol. 2021; 4(1): 1–13.
(Published online) doi:10.1038/s42003-021-01784-0.
Mesenchymal stem cell therapy combined with arthroscopic abrasion arthroplasty regenerates cartilage in patients with severe knee osteoarthritis: a case series.

Freitag J, Wickham J, Shah K, [...] and Tenen A.
Regen Med. 2020; 15(8): 1957–1977.
(Published online) doi:10.2217/rme-2020-0128
Evaluation of autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy in focal chondral defects of the knee: a pilot case series.

Freitag J, Shah K, Wickham J, [...] and Tenen A.
Regen Med. 2020; 15(6): 1703–1717.
(Published online) doi:10.2217/rme-2020-0027.
Effect of autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy in the treatment of an osteochondral lesion of the ankle.

Freitag J, Wickham J, Shah K and Tenen A.
BMJ Case Rep. 2020; 13(7): e234595.
(Published online) doi:10.1136/bcr-2020-234595
Effect of autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy in combination with autologous platelet-rich plasma in the treatment of elbow tendinopathy.

Freitag J, Shah K, Wickham J and Tenen A.
BMJ Case Rep. 2020; 13(6): e234592.
(Published online) doi:10.1136/bcr-2020-234592.
Mesenchymal stem cell use in acute respiratory distress syndrome: a potential therapeutic application.

Freitag J, Wickham J, Shah K and Tenen A
Future Sci OA. 2020; 6(6): FSO584.
(Published online) doi:10.2144/fsoa-2020-0048.
Association of genetic variation with keratoconus.

McComish BJ, Sahebjada S, Bykhovskaya Y, [...], Tenen A, et al.
JAMA Ophthalmol. 2020; 138(2): 174–181.
(Published online) doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2019.5293.
First presentation of keratoconus in a geriatric patient: diagnosis and treatment of late progression.

Burton O, Tenen A and Hodge C
JCRS Online Case Reports. 2019; 7(4): 65–70.
(Published online) doi:10.1016/j.jcro.2019.09.004.
Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial.

Freitag J, Bates D, Wickham J, [...], Tenen A, et al.
Regen Med. 2019; 14(3): 213–230.
(Published online) doi:10.2217/rme-2018-0161.
High tibial osteotomy in combination with arthroscopic abrasion arthroplasty and autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy in the treatment of advanced knee osteoarthritis.

Freitag J, Norsworthy C, Wickham J, [...] and Tenen A.
BMJ Case Rep. 2019; 12(2): e228003.
(Published online) doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-228003.
Effect of autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy in the treatment of acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis.

Freitag J, Wickham J, Shah K and Tenen A.
BMJ Case Rep. 2019; 12(2): e227865.
(Published online) doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-227865.
Randomized, controlled, double-masked, multicenter, pilot study evaluating safety and efficacy of intranasal neurostimulation for dry eye disease.

Cohn GS, Corbett D, Tenen A, et al.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2019; 60(1): 147–153.
(Published online) doi:10.1167/iovs.18-23984.
Effect of autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy in the treatment of a post-traumatic chondral defect of the knee.

Freitag J, Li D, Wickham J, [...] and Tenen A.
BMJ Cas Rep. 2017; 2017: bcr2017220852.
(Published online) doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-220852.
The effect of autologous adipose derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy in the treatment of a large osteochondral defect of the knee following unsuccessful surgical intervention of osteochondritis dissecans – a case study.

Freitag J, Wickham J, Shah K, [...] and Tenen, A.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2017; 18(1): 298.
(Published online) doi:10.1186/s12891-017-1658-2.
A multi-ethnic genome-wide association study implicates collagen matrix integrity and cell differentiation pathways in keratoconus

Hardcastle AJ, Liskova P, [...] Tenen A, et al.
Commun Biol. Mar 2021;4:266.
(Published online) doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01784-0
Mesenchymal stem cell therapy combined with arthroscopic abrasion arthroplasty regenerates cartilage in patients with severe knee osteoarthritis: a case series

Freitag J, Wickham J, [...] Tenen A.
Regen Med. Aug 2020;15(8):1957-1977.
doi: 10.2217/rme-2020-0128.
Effect of autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy in the treatment of an osteochondral lesion of the ankle

Freitag J, Wickham J, [...] Tenen A.
BMJ Case Rep. Jul 2020;13(7):e234595.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-234595.
Evaluation of autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy in focal chondral defects of the knee: a pilot case series

Freitag J, Shah K, [...] Tenen A.
Regen Med.Jun 2020;15(6):1703-1717.
doi: 10.2217/rme-2020-0027.
Mesenchymal stem cell use in acute respiratory distress syndrome: a potential therapeutic application

Freitag J, Wickham H, [...] Tenen A.
Future Sci OA. May 2020;6(6):FSO584.
doi: 10.2144/fsoa-2020-0048.
Mesenchymal stem cell therapy in the treatment of osteoarthritis: reparative pathways, safety and efficacy – a review.

Freitag J, Bates D, Boyd R, [...] and Tenen A.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2016;17(1):230.
(Published online) doi:10.1186/s12891-016-1085-9.
Assessment of midperipheral anterior chamber depth in patient with posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens.

Tenen A, Roberts K, Sack J and Hodge C.
J Cataract Refract Surg. 2013; 39(10): 1611–14.
(Published online) doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2013.07.033.
Acute-onset cataract as the initial presentation of diabetes mellitus.

Tenen A and Hodge C.
J Cataract Refract Surg. 2012; 38(10): 1861–63.
(Published online) doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2012.08.025.
Cardiac drug can lead to xanthopsia.

Tenen A.
Optometry Pharma. 2009; 8–9.
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Acute angle closure in the fellow eye as a complication of prone positioning after vitreoretinal surgery.

Sutter FKP, Smorgon (Tenen) A and McClellan K.
Arch Ophthalmol. 2003; 121(7): 1057.
(Published online) doi:10.1001/archopht.121.7.1057-a.

Associate Professor Abi Tenen is a highly experience and well-respected ophthalmic surgeon. She has extensive experience in the fields of laser eye surgery, including LASIK, PRK/ASLA and PTK, cataract and lens surgery, keratoconus and collagen cross-linking, implantable contact lenses, corneal inlays, pterygium surgery and auto-grafting, as well as other general areas of ophthalmology. Due to her experience with a broad range of technologies, A/Prof Tenen is able to offer a customised care plan for each patient in a holistic manner. She practises at our Melbourne and Blackburn South clinics.

Peer-reviewed publications: A/Prof Abi Tenen

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