Khizar Rana

Adelaide Medical School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences


Dr. Khizar Rana MBBS, PhD is a clinician-researcher in ophthalmology, with a keen interest in orbital imaging and machine learning. Current projects include application of machine learning to automate diagnostic algorithms for lacrimal gland disease and volumetric analysis of orbital soft tissues in thyroid eye disease. 
 


 

 

 

  • Journals

    Year Citation
    2025 Madike, R., Rana, K., Patel, S., & Selva, D. (2025). A case of disseminated nocardiosis with orbital apex involvement and endophthalmitis. Orbit, 44(1), 117-120.
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    2025 Rana, K., Beecher, M., Caltabiano, C., Macri, C., Zhao, Y., Verjans, J., & Selva, D. (2025). Artificial intelligence to automate assessment of ocular and periocular measurements. European Journal of Ophthalmology, 35(1), 346-351.
    DOI Scopus1
    2025 Perera, D., Rana, K., Caltabiano, C., Patel, S., & Selva, D. (2025). Normative Measurements of the Infraorbital Nerve by Magnetic Resonance Imaging in an Australia Cohort. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 41(2), 156-160.
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    2025 Perera, D., Rana, K., Caltabiano, C., Patel, S., & Selva, D. (2025). Normative measurements of the frontal nerve by magnetic resonance imaging in an Australia cohort. Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, 47(1), 6 pages.
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    2025 Tong, J. Y., Sung, J., Rana, K., Chan, W. O., Psaltis, A. J., & Selva, D. (2025). Normative data for dimensions of the frontal and infraorbital nerves. Eye (Basingstoke), 4 pages.
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    2025 Rana, K., Beecher, M., Tong, J. Y., Bommireddy, T., Ullrich, K., Hart, R., . . . Selva, D. (2025). Immunotherapy for orbital squamous cell carcinoma. Orbit, 7 pages.
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    2025 Ma, T. A., Rana, K., Tong, J. Y., Ullrich, K., Patel, S., & Selva, D. (2025). Magnetic resonance imaging in preseptal ferromagnetic foreign bodies. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, S0008-4182(25)00112-7.
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    2024 Rana, K., Caltabiano, C., Beecher, M., Patel, S., Slattery, J., Chan, W. O., . . . Selva, D. (2024). Lacrimal gland enlargement in thyroid eye disease. International Ophthalmology, 44(1), 5 pages.
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    2024 Mombaerts, I., Rana, K., Verity, D. H., Malhotra, R., Poh, E. W. T., & Selva, D. (2024). Metastastic Tumors to the Lacrimal Gland from Distant Primary Cancer. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
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    2024 Rana, K., Garg, D., Yong, L. S. S., Leyden, J., Patel, S., Slattery, J., . . . Selva, D. (2024). Asymmetric proptosis in thyroid eye disease. International Ophthalmology, 44(1), 5 pages.
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    2024 Lutchman, Y., Mahajan, R., Cosh, S. M., Harris, K., Tzourio, C., & Tully, P. J. (2024). Under pressure: A systematic review of the association between blood pressure variability with depression and anxiety. Cerebral Circulation - Cognition and Behavior, 6, 8 pages.
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    2024 Li, C., Yang, C., Huang, T., Wang, Y., Yang, J., Jiang, Y., . . . Xia, S. (2024). In Situ Interphasial Engineering Enabling High-Rate and Long-Cycling Li Metal Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials, 34(46), 2407149-1-2407149-9.
    DOI Scopus4
    2024 Ghimire, S., Deo, R. C., Ali Pourmousavi, S., Casillas-Pérez, D., & Salcedo-Sanz, S. (2024). Point-based and probabilistic electricity demand prediction with a Neural Facebook Prophet and Kernel Density Estimation model. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 135, 28 pages.
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    2024 Muecke, T., Rana, K., Patel, S., James, C. L., Slattery, J., & Selva, D. (2024). Primary orbital apocrine adenocarcinoma: case report and literature review. Orbit (London), 6 pages.
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    2024 Rana, K., Madike, R., Leyden, J., Slattery, J., Chan, W. O., Simon, S., . . . Selva, D. (2024). Optic nerve sheath infiltration in dysthyroid optic neuropathy. Eye (Basingstoke), 38(6), 1173-1175.
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    2024 Rana, K., Garg, D., Yong, L. S. S., Macri, C., Tong, J. Y., Patel, S., . . . Selva, D. (2024). Extraocular muscle enlargement in dysthyroid optic neuropathy. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, 59(5), e542-e546.
    DOI Europe PMC1
    2024 Caltabiano, C., Rana, K., Beecher, M. B., & Selva, D. (2024). Radiological measurements of lacrimal gland in thyroid eye disease. International Ophthalmology, 44(1), 7 pages.
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    2024 Rana, K., Garg, D., Patel, S., & Selva, D. (2024). Imaging of dysthyroid optic neuropathy. European Journal of Ophthalmology, 34(5), 1346-1354.
    DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC1
    2024 Rana, K., Lim, W. Y., Caltabiano, C., Tong, J. Y., Chryssidis, S., Scroop, R., . . . Selva, D. (2024). Extraocular muscle enlargement and proptosis in carotid cavernous fistulas. Orbit (London), 43(2), 203-207.
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    2023 Schmid, J., Rana, K., James, C., Davis, G., & Selva, D. (2023). A novel case of recurrent cylindroma of the orbit. Orbit (London), 43(6), 758-761.
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    2023 Rana, K., Wajih Ul Hassan, S., Tong, J. Y., Patel, S., James, C., Huilgol, S., & Selva, D. (2023). Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma radiographically mimicking infiltration into the lacrimal gland. Orbit (London), 43(6), 766-769.
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    2023 Rana, K., Beecher, M. B., Caltabiano, C., Zhao, Y., Verjans, J., & Selva, D. (2023). Normal periocular anthropometric measurements in an Australian population. International Ophthalmology, 43(8), 2695-2701.
    DOI Scopus5 Europe PMC5
    2023 Rana, K., Juniat, V., Patel, S., Avey, G., Lucarelli, M. J., & Selva, D. (2023). Orbital Artifacts on MRI. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 39(4), 328-335.
    DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC2
    2023 Rana, K., Juniat, V., Slattery, J., Patel, S., & Selva, D. (2023). Dilated superior ophthalmic vein: systemic associations.. Int Ophthalmol, 43(10), 1-7.
    DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC2
    2023 Liu, X., Kuang, C., Huang, S., He, L., & Han, X. (2023). Modelling and evaluation of beach morphodynamic behavior: A case study of Dongsha Beach in eastern China. OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT, 240, 15 pages.
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    2023 Rana, K., Juniat, V., Yong, W., Patel, S., & Selva, D. (2023). Normative orbital measurements in an Australian cohort on computed tomography. Orbit (London), 42(1), 68-72.
    DOI Scopus1 Europe PMC1
    2023 Rana, K., Juniat, V., Patel, S., & Selva, D. (2023). Normative lacrimal gland dimensions by magnetic resonance imaging in an Australian cohort. Orbit (London), 42(2), 157-160.
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    2023 Rana, K., Juniat, V., Yong, W., Casson, R. J., Patel, S., & Selva, D. (2023). Normative globe position values on orbital computed tomography in Australians. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, 58(5), 461-464.
    DOI Scopus5 WoS2 Europe PMC3
    2022 Rana, K., Juniat, V., Patel, S., & Selva, D. (2022). Extraocular muscle enlargement. Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 260(11), 3419-3435.
    DOI Scopus20 WoS4 Europe PMC13
    2022 Rana, K., Juniat, V., Rayan, A., Patel, S., & Selva, D. (2022). Normative measurements of orbital structures by magnetic resonance imaging. International Ophthalmology, 42(12), 3869-3875.
    DOI Scopus9 WoS1 Europe PMC10
    2022 Rana, K., Juniat, V., Rayan, A., Patel, S., & Selva, D. (2022). Normative measurements of the superior oblique and inferior oblique muscles by magnetic resonance imaging. Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, 44(4), 521-525.
    DOI Scopus4 Europe PMC4
    2022 Rana, K., Juniat, V., Yoshioka, H., Chehade, M., Stewart, C. M., Watanabe, A., & Selva, D. (2022). Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis following ptosis repair. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, 57(5), e173-e175.
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    2021 Rana, K., Oakley, C., Ross, D. M., & Simon, S. (2021). Sudden onset vision loss: an atypical presentation of giant cell arteritis and myeloproliferative neoplasm. Medical Journal of Australia, 214(1), 14-15.e1.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
    2021 Rana, K., Bahrami, B., van Zyl, L., Esterman, A., & Goggin, M. (2021). Efficacy of intracameral antibiotics following manual small incision cataract surgery in reducing the rates of endophthalmitis: A meta-analysis. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 49(1), 25-37.
    DOI Scopus5 WoS3 Europe PMC3
    2021 Rana, K., Juniat, V., Selva, D., & Psaltis, A. J. (2021). Diplopia in a patient with chronic rhinosinusitis: think about the orbit.. BMJ case reports, 14(1), e240127.
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    2020 Cheng Tao Pu, L. Z., Maicas, G., Tian, Y., Yamamura, T., Nakamura, M., Suzuki, H., . . . Singh, R. (2020). Computer-aided diagnosis for characterisation of colorectal lesions: a comprehensive software including serrated lesions. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 92(4), 891-899.
    DOI Scopus38 WoS27 Europe PMC17
    2020 Zorron Cheng Tao Pu, L., Rana, K., Singh, G., Nakamura, M., Yamamura, T., Koay, D. S. C., . . . Singh, R. (2020). Different factors are associated with conventional adenoma and serrated colorectal Neoplasia. Nagoya Journal of Medical Science, 82(2), 335-343.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS1 Europe PMC1
    2020 Zorron Cheng Tao Pu, L., Singh, G., Rana, K., Nakamura, M., Yamamura, T., Krishnamurthi, S., . . . Singh, R. (2020). Polyp Detection Rate as a Surrogate for Adenoma and Sessile Serrated Adenoma/Polyp Detection Rates.. Gastrointestinal tumors, 7(3), 74-82.
    DOI WoS4 Europe PMC7
    2019 Zorron Cheng Tao Pu, L., Lu, K., Ovenden, A., Rana, K., Singh, G., Krishnamurthi, S., . . . Singh, R. (2019). Effect of time of day and specialty on polyp detection rates in Australia. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 34(5), 899-906.
    DOI Scopus10 WoS11 Europe PMC9
    2018 Rana, K., Jenkins, S., & Rana, M. (2018). Insertion of an intrathecal catheter following a recognised accidental dural puncture reduces the need for an epidural blood patch in parturients: an Australian retrospective study. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia, 36, 11-16.
    DOI Scopus14 WoS10 Europe PMC5
    2018 Krishnamurthi, S., Rana, K., Singh, G., Zorron Cheng Tao Pu, L., & Singh, R. (2018). False sense of security: a case of retroperitoneal perforation after colonic EMR. VideoGIE, 3(4), 121-122.
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  • Book Chapters

    Year Citation
    2020 Rana, K., Nicholls, S. J., & Verjans, J. W. (2020). Mechanisms of the Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque and Imaging. In R. Fitridge (Ed.), Mechanisms of Vascular Disease: a textbook for vascular specialists (3 ed., pp. 47-70). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
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  • Conference Papers

    Year Citation
    2024 Rana, K., Tiwari, S., Seto, L., Kraczkowska, A., Patel, S., To, M. S., & Selva, D. (2024). Fatty infiltration of extraocular muscles on magnetic resonance imaging. In Orbit (London) Vol. 44 (pp. 145-149). TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC.
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    2018 Pu, L. Z. C. T., Koay, D. S., Ovenden, A., Singh, G., Rana, K., Burt, A. D., & Singh, R. (2018). OPTICAL EVALUATION OF SCARS AFTER EMR USING NBI WITH DUAL FOCUS AND UNDERWATER TECHNIQUE (UNBI-DF): INTERIM ANALYSIS. In GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY Vol. 87 (pp. AB377). Washington, DC: MOSBY-ELSEVIER.

Machine Learning to Automate Volume Measurement of Orbital Soft Tissues in Thyroid Eye Disease, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (Adelaide Medical School) Early Grant Development Award, $41,173.50.

Avant Early Career Research Program, $25,000.


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