Specialty contact lens, scleral lens, medically necessary contact lens, ocular surface disease, dry eye, comprehensive eye care.
Past Chair of American Optometric Association (AOA) Contact Lens and Cornea Council
Past President of the Scleral Lens Education Society (SLS)
Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry
Diplomate of the American Board of Certification in Medical Optometry (ABCMO) Serves the Board of:
* Intrepid Eye Society
* Gas Permeable Lens Institute (GPLI)
Peer reviewed publications, published books:
Fadel D, Barnett M. Specialty Contact Lenses. ISSN (Online): Paperback ISBN: 9780323879293. eBook ISBN: 9780323879309. © 2025, Elsevier.
Morgan PB, Efron N, Papas E, Barnett M, Carnt N, Dutta D, Hepworth A, Little JA, Nagra M, Pult H, Schweizer H, Shen Lee B, Subbaraman LN, Sulley A, Thompson A, Webster A, Markoulli M. BCLA CLEAR Presbyopia: Management with contact lenses and spectacles. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2024 Aug;47(4):102158. doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2024.102158. Epub 2024 Apr 16. PMID: 38631935.
Barnett M, Simmons B, Vollmer P, et al. The impact of Demodex blepharitis on patient symptoms and daily life. Optom Vis Sci. 2024 Mar 1;101(3):151-156. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000002111. Epub 2024 Feb 7. PMID: 38546756.
Rhee MK, Yeu E, Barnett M, Rapuano CJ, Dhaliwal DK, Nichols KK, Karpecki P, Mah FS, Chan A, Mun J, Gaddie IB. Demodex Blepharitis: A Comprehensive Review of the Disease, Current Management, and Emerging Therapies. Eye Contact Lens. 2023 Aug 1;49(8):311-318. doi: 10.1097/ICL.0000000000001003. Epub 2023 Jun 2. PMID: 37272680; PMCID: PMC10351901.
Jones L, Efron N, Bandamwar K, Barnett M, Jacobs DS, Jalbert I, Pult H, Rhee MK, Sheardown H, Shovlin JP, Stahl U, Stanila A, Tan J, Tavazzi S, Ucakhan OO, Willcox MDP, Downie LE. TFOS lifestyle: Impact of contact lenses on the ocular surface. Ocul Surf. 2023 May 4:S1542-0124(23)00036-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2023.04.010. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37149139.
Fadel D, Barnett M. Chapter 28 – Therapeutic Applications, Editor: Nathan Efron, Contact Lens Practice, Elsevier, 2024, Pages 290-302, ISBN 9780702084270.
Barnett M, Fadel D, Chapter 29 – Post-surgery, Editor: Nathan Efron, Contact Lens Practice, Elsevier, 2024, Pages 303-321, ISBN 9780702084270.
Keratoconus 2023: The Keratoconus Education Initiative. Co-Creator and Co-Chief Profession Editor with John Gelles OD and Guest Editors Steven A. Greenstein MD and Peter S. Hersh MD, December 2022, produced by Jobson Medical Information, Review Education Group.
Barnett M, Lee K, Mannis M, Chapter 21 - Keratoconus: Diagnosis and Management With Spectacles and Contact Lenses, Editors: Luis Izquierdo, Maria Henriquez, Mark Mannis, Keratoconus, Elsevier, 2023, Pages 303-316, ISBN 9780323759786, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-75978-6.00021-2.
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780323759786000212)
Barnett M. A 43-year-old woman is complaining of dry eyes. The exam shows punctate keratopathy in the inferior third of her corneas. What is the optimal management? In: Hardten DR, Hanson RS, Satija CE, eds. Curbside Consultation in Cornea and External Disease: 49 Clinical Questions. 2nd ed. SLACK Incorporated; 2022:69-74.
Macedo-de-Araújo RJ, Fadel D, Barnett M. How Can We Best Measure the Performance of Scleral Lenses? Current Insights. Clin Optom (Auckl). 2022 Apr 7;14:47-65. doi: 10.2147/OPTO.S284632. PMID: 35418790; PMCID: PMC9000539.
McDonald MB, Barnett M, Gaddie IB, Karpecki P, Mah F, Nichols KK, Trattler WB. Classification of Presbyopia by Severity. Ophthalmol Ther. 2021 Oct 28. doi: 10.1007/s40123-021-00410-w. Epub ahead of print. Erratum in: Ophthalmol Ther. 2021 Nov 20;: PMID: 34709607.
Chang DH, Waring GO, Hom M, Barnett M. Presbyopia Treatments by Mechanism of Action: A New Classification System Based on a Review of the Literature. Clin Ophthalmol. 2021 Sep 6;15:3733-3745. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S318065. PMID: 34522079; PMCID: PMC8432361.
Barnett M, Courey C, Fadel D, Lee K, Michaud L, Montani G, van der Worp E, Vincent SJ, Walker M, Bilkhu P, Morgan PB. CLEAR - Scleral lenses. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2021 Apr;44(2):270-288. doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2021.02.001. Epub 2021 Mar 25. PMID: 33775380.
Mickles CV, Harthan JS, Barnett M. Assessment of a Novel Lens Surface Treatment for Scleral Lens Wearers With Dry Eye. Eye Contact Lens. 2020 Nov 3. doi: 10.1097/ICL.0000000000000754. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33156128.
Barnett M, Carrasquillo KG, Schornack MM. Clinical Outcomes of Scleral Lens Fitting with a Data-driven, Quadrant-specific Design: Multicenter Review [published online ahead of print, 2020 Sep 15]. Optom Vis Sci. 2020;10.1097/OPX.0000000000001576. doi:10.1097/OPX.0000000000001576
Fadel D, Barnett M. Ocular Surface Disease in Sjögren’s Syndrome: Management in a Scleral Lens Clinical Practice. JCLRS [Internet]. 25Aug.2020 DOI:10.22374/jclrs.v4i1.3
Sindt, C, Bennett, E, Szczotka-Flynn, L, Sclafnai, L, Barnett, M. Technical Report: Guidelines for Handling of Multipatient Contact Lenses in the Clinical Setting. Optom Vis Sci 2020;00:00–00. doi:10.1097/OPX.0000000000001547
Novack GD, Barnett M. Ocular Drug Delivery Systems Using Contact Lenses [published online ahead of print, 2020 May 25]. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2020;10.1089/jop.2020.0024. doi:10.1089/jop.2020.0024
Barnett M, Louie D, Kawulok ER. Chapter 19. Postsurgical Contact Lens Fitting. (2020). Keratoconus. In V.A. Henry & E. S. Bennett, Clinical Manual of Contact Lenses 5th Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Pages 644-684.
Barnett M, Arnold T, Schramm, et al. (2019) ‘Nonsurgical Management of Irregular Astigmatism Associated with Pterygium’ in The Art of Pterygium Surgery. New York. Thieme publishers. Pages 118-124.
van der Worp E, Johns L, Barnett M. Scleral Lens Special Edition in Contact lens and Anterior Eye. Guest Editor. Volume 42, Issue 1, Pages 1-128 February 2019.
Barnett M, Ross J, Durbin-Johnson B. Preliminary Clinical Exploration of Scleral Lens Performance on Normal Eyes. Free Paper. GSLS. January 2019.
Caffery B, Harthan J, Srinivasan S, Acs M, Barnett M, et al. Sjogren's syndrome in optometric practices in North America. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2018 Dec;41(6):518-526. doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2018.08.006. Epub 2018 Aug 18.
van der Worp E, Johns L, Barnett M. Scleral Schism. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2018 Dec 1. pii: S1367-0484(18)30995-0. doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2018.11.004. [Epub ahead of print]
Acs M, Caffery B, Barnett M, Edmonds C, Johnson-Tong L, Maharaj R, Pemberton B, Papinski D, Harthan J, Srinivasan S. Customary practices in the monitoring of dry eye disease in Sjogren’s syndrome. J Optom. (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optom.2018.05.001.
Mannis MJ, Ling JJ, Kyrillos R, Barnett M. Keratoconus and Personality-A Review. Cornea. 2018 Mar;37(3):400-404.
Contemporary Scleral Lenses: Theory and Application. Clinical Guide to Scleral Lens Success
Novack GD, Barnett M. Ocular Drug Delivery Systems Using Contact Lenses [published online ahead of print, 2020 May 25]. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2020;10.1089/jop.2020.0024. doi:10.1089/jop.2020.0024
Barnett M, Louie D, Kawulok ER. Chapter 19. Postsurgical Contact Lens Fitting. (2020). Keratoconus. In V.A. Henry & E. S. Bennett, Clinical Manual of Contact Lenses 5th Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Pages 644-684.
Barnett M, Arnold T, Schramm, et al. (2019) ‘Nonsurgical Management of Irregular Astigmatism Associated with Pterygium’ in The Art of Pterygium Surgery. New York. Thieme publishers. Pages 118-124.
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