Optometry and Vision Sciences
A/Prof Andrew Anderson
Associate Professor | Behavioural investigation of human vision, both in health and disease; Factors affecting decision-making processes in the brain.
aaj@unimelb.edu.au
A/Prof Lauren Ayton
Principal Research Fellow | Research areas include retinal disease, gene therapy, and low vision medical devices (bionic eyes, sensory substitution). Also research translation and commercialisation, as Director of SPARK Melbourne.
layton@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Phillip Bedggood
Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Research areas include cellular-resolution imaging of the eye to understand the earliest stages of vision and the supply of nutrients to tissue. Also technological developments in optical imaging and image processing.
pabedg@unimelb.edu.au
A/Prof Anthea Cochrane
Assoc. Professor, Teaching Specialist, 3rd, 4th year OD and Placement Coordinator | Research: low vision, clinical training and assessment, failure to fail, training educators.
antheac@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Marianne Coleman
Orthoptist, Clinical Vision Research Fellow | Research areas include Digital Health, Childrens Vision, Public Eye Health, Eyecare across the Lifespan, Binocular Vision.
marianne.coleman@unimelb.edu.au
Prof Allison McKendrick
Professor | Research areas include improving the understanding and clinical assessment of visual disorder of the eye and brain (specific interests in glaucoma, migraine, and ageing).
allisonm@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Ceecee Britten-Jones
Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Optometrist | Research interests include inherited retinal diseases, ocular imaging, gene therapy trials, and evidence synthesis.
ac.brittenjones@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Flora Hui
Research Fellow (Industry Engagement) and Optometrist | Research areas include neurodegeneration, diagnostics and therapies, research translation, improving health services.
huif@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Virginia Liu
Research Fellow | Translational, technolgoical developments and clinical assessment of the visual neural system.
ping.liu@unimelb.edu.au
Prof Trichur Vidyasagar
Professor | Research areas include neural basis of visual perception, attention and predictive coding, disorders of communication across the brain and dyslexia.
trv@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Christine Nearchou
Senior Lecturer. Teaching specialist, Clinical leader of paediatrics, binocular vision | Research: paediatric eye health and vision, visual development, learning in children.
nearchou@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Christine Nguyen
Senior Lecturer and Optometric Clinician | Research areas using the eye as a marker for brain disease (specific interests in Parkinsons and Alzheimers disease) in preclinical and clinical space.
christine.nguyen@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Kwang Cham
Senior Lecturer | Research areas include digital technologies for feedback and assessment, inter-professional education, and inter-disciplinary object-based learning engaging with material culture.
ckwang@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Vickie Wong
Research Fellow | Research areas include understanding ocular changes in neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Parkinson's, Diabetes and Glaucoma), and using ocular biomarkers to test drug efficacy and monitoring.
vickie.wong@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Jia Jia Lek
Lecturer (Teaching Specialist) | Research interest areas: Educational research including interprofessional education, cultural competency, student engagement and wellbeing.
jjlek@unimelb.edu.au