Dr Angelica Ly
- Fellow, American Academy of Optometry, 2017
- Doctor of philosophy (Vision Science), Õ¬Äи£Àû Sydney, Thesis title: Multimodal imaging in age-related macular degeneration, 2018
- Graduate Certificate in Ocular Therapeutics, Õ¬Äи£Àû Sydney, 2014
- Bachelor of Optometry (Honours class 1), Õ¬Äи£Àû Sydney, 2008
HONOURS AND POST-GRAD PROJECTS ON OFFER:
Linking Retinal Integrity ·É¾±³Ù³óÌýPhysiology, Non-ocular Pathology, and Pharmaceutical Drugs (PPP) ·É¾±³Ù³óÌý
The Eye as a Window to the Brain ·É¾±³Ù³óÌý and
Clinician-scientist and Senior Lecturer in Posterior Eye Therapeutics at Õ¬Äи£Àû, awarded her PhD thesis on the 'Multimodal evaluation of Macular Structure and Function in Age-related Macular Degeneration' at the Centre for Eye Health (2018). She was Lead Clinician (Macula) and Integrated Care Co-ordinator at the Centre for Eye Health from 2019 to 2021 and after that joined the Brien Holden Vision Institute as Principal Research Optometrist (2021-2022). Â
In the four years since her PhD, she has published over 30 peer-reviewed manuscripts and has secured more than $500K in research funding. Â She presents regularly at national and international conferences, and has also been engaged in teaching in the School of Optometry and Vision Science, contributing to a range of courses including Advanced Ocular Disease 1, Disease Processes of the Eye 2, clinical placements for Clinical Ocular Therapy 5A/5B, final year research projects and higher degree research supervision.
Her current research areas include:
Social Determinants of Preventable Vision Loss:Â Aimed at understanding and looking at solutions for overcoming barriers to eye care access
Attitudes and Barriers to Care in AMD: Developing a patient education program to improve outcomes
Clinical Decision Support Systems in Posterior Eye Disease:Â Empowering clinicians and health care organisations to provide an enhanced standard of care
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Her favourite skill is applying research in clinical practice.
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- Optometry NSW/ACT International Women's Day Nominee, 2020
- Australian government Research training program scholarship, 2017
- Guide Dogs NSW/ACT Scholarship for postgraduate studies, 2014 - 2017
- Australian government Postgraduate Award, 2014 - 2016
My research activities are focused on age-related macular degeneration and other retinal diseases in the areas of:
- Advanced retinal image analysis
- Patient outcomes and health care delivery
- Clinical decision support systems
A listing of my previous publications can be found at:Â