Treatises

A list of David's publications:

ORCID 0000-0001-8276-217X

1
The one-eyed man of Epidaurus and the history of symblepharon.
Maskill D.
Hektoen Int. Published online September 10, 2026.
2
Making Corneal Sensation Testing Accessible: Bench Validation of a Low-Cost Adjustable Monofilament Aesthesiometer.
Maskill D.
Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. Published online July 31, 2026. doi: 10.1007/s44402-026-00160-x. PMID: 42536268.
3
Human Milk in Dry Eye Disease: A Narrative Review with Historical Translation from the Ebers Papyrus.
Maskill D, Blizzard RM, Okonkwo A.
J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. Published online March 10, 2026. doi: 10.1177/10807683261429024. PMID: 41804957.
4
Exploring the Molecular Basis of Microphthalmia and Anophthalmia: Insights from an Egyptian Cohort.
Elmakkawy G, Nabil A, Nabil K, Amin AK, Maskill D, Ali M, Schorderet DF, Bayoumi N, El Shakankiri N, Abdalla E.
Mol Vis. 2026 Jan 20;32:1–20. PMID: 41953648; PMCID: PMC13056010.
5
Scorpion Venom Peptides in Ophthalmology: Insights from the Babylonian Talmud.
Maskill D, Blizzard RM.
Am J Ophthalmol. 2026 Jan;281:25–30. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2025.08.054. PMID: 40907730.
6
Ophthalmology in the Ebers Papyrus: a translation-based reassessment of ancient Egyptian eye remedies.
Maskill D.
Eye (Lond). 2025 Aug;39(12):2326–2329. doi: 10.1038/s41433-025-03865-4. PMID: 40394262; PMCID: PMC12325932.
7
Repeat corneal collagen cross-linking after failure of primary cross-linking in keratoconus.
Maskill D, Okonkwo A, Onsiong C, Hristova S, Dodd A, Anand S.
Br J Ophthalmol. 2024 May;108(5):662–666. doi: 10.1136/bjo-2023-323391. PMID: 37344124.
8
Corona Virus (SARS-COV-2) Induced Inflammatory Lung Disease: a Review on the Role of Renin–Angiotensin System and ACE-2.
Arya S, Maskill D, Sharma A, Khanduri A, Kumar P, et al..
Am J Intern Med. 2020;8(4):159–171. doi: 10.11648/j.ajim.20200804.14.
9
Bilateral, Unaugmented, Loop Myopexy Performed for a Severe Case of Heavy Eye Syndrome.
Maskill D, Hoole J, Oikonomi K, Simmons I, Drimtzias E.
Br Ir Orthopt J. 2019 Feb 15;15(1):25–27. doi: 10.22599/bioj.125. PMID: 32999971; PMCID: PMC7510404.
10
Feasibility and utility of testing for penicillin allergy status in patients attending for elective surgery [abstract].
Mistry A, Maskill D, Corps C, Savic S & Savic L.
Clin Exp Allergy. (2016) British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology Abstracts of the 2016 BSACI Annual Meeting, Telford International Centre, UK, 29 September – 1 October 2016. 46: 1625–1674, Abstract 0.004. doi: 10.1111/cea.12840.

Collaboration Publications

1
Validation of the OAKS prognostic model for acute kidney injury after gastrointestinal surgery.
STARSurg Collaborative and EuroSurg Collaborative.
BJS Open. 2022 Jan 6;6(1):zrab150. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrab150. PMID: 35179188; PMCID: PMC8855527.
2
Perioperative intravenous contrast administration and the incidence of acute kidney injury after major gastrointestinal surgery.
STARSurg Collaborative.
Br J Surg. 2020 Jul;107(8):1023–1032. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11453. PMID: 32026470.
3
Challenges of one-year longitudinal follow-up of a prospective, observational cohort study using an anonymised database.
STARSurg Collaborative; Nepogodiev D.
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2019 Dec 12;19(1):237. doi: 10.1186/s12874-019-0857-y. PMID: 31830925; PMCID: PMC6909648.
4
Prognostic model to predict postoperative acute kidney injury in patients undergoing major gastrointestinal surgery.
STARSurg Collaborative.
BJS Open. 2018 Dec;2(6):400–410. doi: 10.1002/bjs5.86. PMID: 30513129; PMCID: PMC6254006.
5
Association between peri-operative ACE inhibitors/ARBs and acute kidney injury in major elective non-cardiac surgery.
STARSurg Collaborative.
Anaesthesia. 2018 Oct;73(10):1214–1222. doi: 10.1111/anae.14349. PMID: 29984818.

1
Below Awareness
A new unifying theory of spiritual encounters, from ghosts and demons to fairies and nymphs.
2
Idiopathic
An anthology of puzzles wrapped up in science-fiction stories with a medical theme.
3
Puzzles That Tangle
A Knot of Linguistic, Logical, and Semantic Trickery.
4
The Bones and Stones Quiz Book
200 Questions on Natural History.

613 Nanolux

Sci Phi Journal (Summer 2026)

What if another species were biologically equipped to see the moral shade of souls?

Athenodorus Buys a House

INTER / EXHUME (2023)

Historical flash fiction published in a zine exploring death, life, and the way we are haunted by both.

Limitations

Interzone #289 (November-December 2020)

2019 James White Award winner. Praised by judge Chris Beckett as "very rich in ideas, it managed to be funny and touching while playing clever games with some very exotic science. I won't say the science was plausible, but it was implausible in the way that real science is implausible these days. It was plausibly implausible. Likeable characters too."

The Works of 1.6

365tomorrows (2016)

Sci-fi flash fiction

3D-Printable Neutral Density Filter Step-Bar for RAPD Grading

Zenodo (September 2026) · doi:10.5281/zenodo.22925159

A 3D-printable neutral density filter bar with six optical density steps (0.3–1.8) for grading relative afferent pupillary defect via the swinging flashlight test, as a low-cost alternative to commercial ND bars.

Generic Adjustable Monofilament Corneal Aesthesiometer version 2 (GAMCA2)

Zenodo (August 2026) · doi:10.5281/zenodo.22068258

A parametric, 3D-printed device with disposable filament cartridges for corneal sensitivity testing, replicating the mechanical principles of the Cochet–Bonnet aesthesiometer at a fraction of the cost.

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