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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

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

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

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

Boberg-Ans, Lars Christian; Boberg-Ans, Sophie; Khan, Ayyad Ahmad Zartasht; Allen, Richard; Tønseth, Kim Alexander; Bohman, Elin Henriette; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Fineide, Fredrik (2025). Minimizing Post-Operative Scars in External Dacryocystorhinostomy: A Literature Review. Clinical Ophthalmology. Vol. Volume 19.
https://doi.org/10.2147/opth.s532729

Fineide, Fredrik; Khan, Ayyad Ahmad Zartasht; Boberg-Ans, Lars Christian; Allen, Richard C.; Bohman, Elin; Tønseth, Kim Alexander; Utheim, Tor Paaske (2025). Minimizing Postoperative Scars in Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty: A Concise Review. Surgeries. Vol. 6.
https://doi.org/10.3390/surgeries6040093

Hiller, John Kim; Sandås, Elise Mørk; Rootwelt, Helge; Vassli, Anja Østeby; Lumi, Xhevat; Moe, Morten Carstens; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Elgstøen, Katja Benedikte Prestø; Petrovski, Goran (2025). Metabolic Deficiencies in the Vitreous of Diabetic Retinopathy: Exploring the Potential of Dietary Supplementation to Address Key Metabolite Imbalances. Clinical Ophthalmology. Vol. 19.
https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S531638

Chang, Vincent; Mahoney, Keira E.; Lian, Isaac; Chen, Ryan; Chung, Nara; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Karlsson, Niclas ; Malaker, Stacy A. (2025). In-depth analysis of the tear fluid glycoproteome reveals diverse lacritin glycosylation and spliceoforms. Journal of Biological Chemistry. Vol. 301.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2025.110580

Thune, Noora Helene; Kristensen, Anna Tostrup; Khan, Qalbi; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Hammer, Hugo Lewi ; Sehic, Amer (2025). Retention of skull anatomy knowledge in dental education: a comparative study. Frontiers in Dental Medicine. Vol. 6.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fdmed.2025.1596610

Kärkkäinen, Virve; Saari, Toni; Rusanen, Minna; Uusitalo, Hannu; Leinonen, Ville; Thiede, Bernd; Kaarniranta, Kai; Koivisto, Anne M.; Utheim, Tor Paaske (2025). Neuroinflammation Markers in Tear Fluid of Mild Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. Vol. 75.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12031-025-02368-x

Hiller, John Kim; Sandås, Elise Mørk; Rootwelt, Helge; Vassli, Anja Østeby; Lumi, Xhevat; Moe, Morten Carstens; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Elgstøen, Katja Benedikte Prestø; Petrovski, Goran (2025). Metabolomic biomarkers in vitreous humor: unveiling the molecular landscape of diabetic retinopathy progression. International Journal of Retina and Vitreous (IJRV). Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40942-025-00682-5

Kärkkäinen, Virve; Saari, Toni; Hannonen, Sanna; Rusanen, Minna; Lehtola, Juha Matti; Uusitalo, Hannu; Leinonen, Ville; Thiede, Bernd; Kaarniranta, Kai; Koivisto, Anne M.; Utheim, Tor Paaske (2025). Altered tear fluid protein expression in persons with mild Alzheimer's disease in proteins involved in oxidative stress, protein synthesis, and energy metabolism. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. Vol. 105.
https://doi.org/10.1177/13872877251326868



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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. Unipub forlag.
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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