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Research output per year
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Research interests
Extensive clinical research experience, including clinical trials
Extensive preclinical research experience
Optometry undergraduate teaching
Clinically qualified optometrist
Previous positions
2015- 2019 Postdoctoral Fellow at Center for Hereditary Retinal Degenerations, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. Mentor: Artur V. Cideciyan, PhD
Roles and responsibilities
Research fellow for Genetics and Epidemilogy (Prof David Mackey) and Ocular Tissue Engineering (A/Prof Fred Chen), based at the Lions Eye Institute
Biography
EDUCATION
2011- 2015: Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of Melbourne
Supervisors: Prof Algis J Vingrys, Dr. Bang V Bui, Drs Christine TO Nguyen, Zhen He
“Conscious wireless visual electrophysiology for preclinical drug testing”
2008 - 2010: Master of Philosophy, Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of Melbourne
Supervisors: Prof Algis J Vingrys & Dr. Bang V Bui, Grade H1 (86)
“Ageing and the effect of repeated intraocular pressure challenges on retinal function”
2003 - 2007: Bachelor of Optometry, University of Melbourne (therapeutically endorsed)
SCHOLARSHIPS
2015 David Hay Postgraduate Write-up Award, The University of Melbourne
2012 Melbourne University Overseas Research Experience Scholarship
2011 Australian Postgraduate Award
2008 Melbourne Research Scholarship
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Editorial Board Member - The Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology
East Asian Inherited Retinal Disease Society
Optometrist Association of Australia
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Community engagement
2010: Mandarin radio sessions promoting eye health and explaining ocular diseases
Teaching overview
UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING
2013: Undergraduate lecturer OPTO90027 Biological Sciences – Optic Nerve
2008- 2014: Lead demonstrator in Contact lens practical group OPTO90023; clinical supervision
2008- 2014: Demonstrator for undergraduate courses in Department of Vision Sciences and Optometry
SUPERVISION & MENTORING
2014: Research mentor in Elizabeth Blackburn School of Sciences, Year 11 Extended Investigation project (student: Cathy Nguyen; project title: The relationship between eye strain and myopia in a young population)
Currently co-supervises 1 PhD student
Supervisior for UWA MD Scholoarly activity
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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A new polygenic score for refractive error improves detection of children at risk of high myopia but not the prediction of those at risk of myopic macular degeneration
CREAM Consortium, UK Biobank Eye and Vision Consortium, Clark, R., Lee, S. S. Y., Du, R., Wang, Y., Kneepkens, S. C. M., Charng, J., Huang, Y., Hunter, M. L., Jiang, C., Tideman, J. W. L., Melles, R. B., Klaver, C. C. W., Mackey, D. A., Williams, C., Choquet, H., Ohno-Matsui, K. & Guggenheim, J., May 2023, In: EBioMedicine. 91, 104551.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conjunctival ultraviolet autofluorescence area decreases with age and sunglasses use
Lingham, G., Kugelman, J., Charng, J., Lee, S. S. Y., Yazar, S., McKnight, C. M., Coroneo, M. T., Lucas, R. M., Brown, H., Stevenson, L. J., Mackey, D. A. & Alonso-Caneiro, D., 1 May 2023, In: The British journal of ophthalmology. 107, 5, p. 614-620 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Deep learning: applications in retinal and optic nerve diseases
Charng, J., Alam, K., Swartz, G., Kugelman, J., Alonso-Caneiro, D., Mackey, D. & Chen, F., 2023, In: Clinical and Experimental Optometry. 106, 5, p. 466-475 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Distribution of Axial Length in Australians of Different Age Groups, Ethnicities, and Refractive Errors
Nilagiri, V. K., Lee, S. S. Y., Lingham, G., Charng, J., Yazar, S., Hewitt, A. W., Griffiths, L. R., Sanfilippo, P. G., Tsai, T. H. & Mackey, D. A., 1 Aug 2023, In: Translational vision science & technology. 12, 8, p. 14 1 p., 14.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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L-arginine and aged garlic extract for the prevention of migraine: a study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase-II trial (LARGE trial)
Chaliha, D. R., Vaccarezza, M., Corti, E., Takechi, R., Dhaliwal, S. S., Drummond, P., Visser, E., Chen, F. K., Charng, J., Lam, V. & Mamo, J. C. L., 27 Mar 2023, In: BMC Neurology. 23, 1, p. 122 1 p., 122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Applying machine learning to efficiently analyse fundus autofluorescence images in preparation for gene therapy
Mackey, D., Alonso-Caneiro, D. & Charng, J.
Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia
1/01/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research