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Tor Paaske Utheim

Tor Paaske Utheim

Job title
  • Professor
Visiting address
  • Pilestredet 46, 0167 Oslo
Phone
  • Mobile: +47 468 46 963
  • Office: +47 672 36 131
E-mail
  • torpaaske.utheim@oslomet.no
Affiliation

Administrative field of work

Innovation   Research communication

Research projects

Ongoing research projects

  • Glyco-pathology in dry eye disease

    The PhD project investigates how ocular mucin-proteins, and their glycosylation maintain a healthy tear film, while exploring their contribution to the development and progression of dry eye disease.

Completed research projects

Publications and research

Scientific publications

Iversen, Lars; Garrastacho, Manuel Ramirez; Hansen, Pernille May; Thiede, Bernd; Thyssen, Jacob Pontoppidan; Rasmussen, Marie Louise Roed; Klefter, Oliver Niels; Heegaard, Steffen; Utheim, Tor Paaske (2026). Proteomic profiling of tear fluid in patients with atopic keratoconjunctivitis. The ocular surface. Vol. 41.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2026.05.005

Yazdani, Mazyar; Fineide, Fredrik; Badian, Reza; Khan, Ayyad Ahmad Zartasht; Rootwelt, Helge; Kvaløy, Jan Terje; Utheim, Tor Paaske (2026). Dry eye disease symptoms and associated risk factors in a Norwegian clinical cohort. Acta Ophthalmologica.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aos.70143

Kristensen, Anna Tostrup; Thune, Noora Helene; Hammer, Hugo Lewi ; Khan, Qalbi; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Kristoffersen, Camilla Sofia Miranda; Ziesler, Camilla Elise Øxnevad; Sehic, Amer (2026). From Images to Specimens: The Impact of Tactile, Three-Dimensional Learning in Dental Anatomy. Dentistry Journal. Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.3390/dj14040245

Thune, Noora Helene; Kristensen, Anna Tostrup; Hammer, Hugo Lewi ; Khan, Qalbi; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Sehic, Amer (2026). Evaluating digital resources as a supplement to traditional anatomy teaching in dental education. Frontiers in Dental Medicine. Vol. 7.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fdmed.2026.1781318

Kristoffersen, Camilla Sofia Miranda; Ziesler, Camilla Elise Øxnevad; Thune, Noora Helene; Kristensen, Anna Tostrup; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Hammer, Hugo Lewi ; Sehic, Amer; Brook, Alan Henry; Khan, Qalbi (2026). Histogenetics in Teaching the Complexity of Developmental Biology to Dental Students: A Study Merging Traditional and Current Approaches. Dentistry Journal. Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.3390/dj14030177

Kärkkäinen, Virve; Saari, Toni; Rusanen, Minna; Uusitalo, Hannu; Leinonen, Ville; Thiede, Bernd; Koivisto, Anne M.; Kaarniranta, Kai; Utheim, Tor Paaske (2026). Altered tear fluid protein expression in persons with mild cognitive impairment. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. Vol. 110.
https://doi.org/10.1177/13872877251413291

Hansen, Pernille May; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Aass, Hans Christian; Reppe, Sjur; Hedengran, Anne; Hadad, Rubin; Sjö, Astrid Dissing; Thyssen, Jacob P.; Kolko, Miriam; Heegaard, Steffen (2026). Cytokine levels and clinical characteristics in the tear fluid of patients with atopic dermatitis and atopic keratoconjunctivitis. The ocular surface. Vol. 40.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2026.02.010

Kristensen, Anna Tostrup; Thune, Noora Helene; Khan, Qalbi; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Hammer, Hugo Lewi ; Sehic, Amer (2026). Student perspectives on integrating basic and clinical dental sciences: insights from three dental schools in Norway. Frontiers in Dental Medicine. Vol. 7.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fdmed.2026.1746468

Badian, Reza; Sundling, Vibeke; Jensen, Janicke Liaaen; Hynne, Håvard; Tashbayev, Behzod; Hove, Lene Hystad; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Chen, Xiangjun (2026). Meibomian Gland Dysfunction and Sex as Risk Factors of Dry Eye Disease in a Cohort of Norwegian 65-year-Olds: A Cross-Sectional Study. Clinical Ophthalmology. Vol. 20.
https://doi.org/10.2147/opth.s556305

Fineide, Fredrik A.; Allen, Richard C.; Bohman, Elin Henriette; Tønseth, Kim Alexander; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Khan, Ayyad Ahmad Zartasht (2025). Minimizing Postoperative Scars in Epicanthoplasty: A Concise Review. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jocd.70603



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Research reports

Thomseth, Vilde Marie; Forsaa, Vegard Asgeir; Krohn, Jørgen Gitlesen; Utheim, Tor Paaske (2026). Incidence, Multimodal Imaging and Visual Outcomes in Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment. ISBN: 9788284394480. 138 p. Universitetet i Stavanger.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5370170

Ræder, Sten; Lyberg, Torstein; Utheim, Tor Paaske (2010). Novel technology in regenerative medicine : eye bank storage of limbal explant cultures for transplantation. ISBN: 9788280729552. Universitetet i Oslo.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4758389



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Dissemination

Rasmussen, Marie L. R.; Muttuvelu, Danson V.; Cehofski, Lasse J.; Grauslund, Jakob; Huemer, Josef; Keane, Pearse A.; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Peto, Tunde; Petrovski, Goran; Wykoff, Charles C.; Subhi, Yousif (2026). Tele-Ophthalmology for Retinal Health Surveillance in Denmark. Ophthalmology and Therapy. Vol. 15.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40123-026-01308-1

Khan, Ayyad Ahmad Zartasht; Fineide, Fredrik; Wohlmann, Jens; Gundersen, Kjell Gunnar; Gundersen, Morten; Kolko, Miriam; Utheim, Tor Paaske (2025). Demodex folliculorum .
https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15121520

Tashbayev, Behzod; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Tsigkris, Panagiotis; Shanks, Guy (2024). A Complete Globe Dislocation without Orbital Wall Fracture. Case Reports in Ophthalmology.
https://doi.org/10.1159/000542225

Velthoven, Arianne J.H. van; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Notara, Maria; Bremond-Gignac, Dominique; Figueiredo, Francisco C.; Skottman, Heli; Aberdam, Daniel; Daniels, Julie T.; Ferrari, Giulio; Grupcheva, Christina; Koppen, Carina; Parekh, Mohit; Ritter, Thomas; Romano, Vito; Ferrari, Stefano; Cursiefen, Claus; Lagali, Neil Satish; LaPointe, Vanessa L.S.; Dickman, Mor M. (2024). Corrigendum to “Future directions in managing aniridia-associated keratopathy” [Surv Ophthalmol 68 (2023) 940–956, (S0039625723000668), (10.1016/j.survophthal.2023.04.003)]. Survey of ophthalmology.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.survophthal.2024.01.001

Kristensen, Anna Tostrup; Thune, Noora Helene; Khan, Qalbi; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Sehic, Amer (2024). The Importance of Basic Sciences in Dental Education. Dentistry Journal. Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.3390/dj12120382

Storås, Andrea; Fineide, Fredrik; Hammer, Hugo Lewi ; Khan, Ayyad Ahmad Zartasht; Magnø, Morten Schjerven; Chen, Xiangjun; Halvorsen, Pål ; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Riegler, Michael Alexander (2023). Using explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) to explore factors affecting meibomian gland (MG) dropout. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4319262

Fineide, Fredrik; Storås, Andrea; Magnø, Morten Schjerven; Hammer, Hugo Lewi ; Chen, Xiangjun; Khan, Ayyad Ahmad Zartasht; Halvorsen, Pål ; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Riegler, Michael Alexander (2023). Predicting the degree of meibomian gland dropout with artificial intelligence. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5091576

Khan, Ayyad Ahmad Zartasht; Tønseth, Kim Alexander; Koidl, Amelia; Utheim, Tor Paaske (2023). Suturmaterialer. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet). Vol. 143.
https://doi.org/10.4045/tidsskr.22.0708

Liu, Pei; Lin, Xuemei; Chen, Xiangjun; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Gao, Wei; Yan, Yan; Wu, Songdi (2022). Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease‐Related Neurotrophic Keratitis: A Case Report. Brain Sciences. Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12060782

Pedersen, Hilde Røgeberg; Gilson, Stuart; Landsend, Erlend Christoffer Sommer; Utheim, Øygunn Aass; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Baraas, Rigmor C. (2022). Rod and cone dark adaptation in PAX6-associated aniridia. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. Vol. 63.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4216192



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