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Dr Wong Meihua Wendy

Co-lead, Precision Medicine, Centre of Innovation of & Precision Eye Health
Associate Consultant, Department of Ophthalmology, National University Hospital
Associate Consultant, Department of Ophthalmology, Alexandra Hospital
Clinical Lecturer, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Clinical Teacher and Clinical Practice Facilitator, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

MBBS (S’pore), MMED (Ophth), FRCOphth, FAMS

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Research Interests and Achievements

Dr Wendy Wong’s research is focused on improving outcomes for patients with inherited and acquired retinal diseases through precision medicine. This includes the identification of prognostic biomarkers and the utilisation of genomic information to develop and translate novel personalised therapeutics.


Selected Publications

  • Lim SY*, Wong WM*, Seah I, Chan HW, Su X, Lingam G, Yuen YS. Treat and extend regimen for diabetic macular oedema-a systematic review and meta-analysis. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2022 Jul 30.
  • Zhao X, Seah I, Xue K, Wong W, Tan QSW, Ma X, Lin Q, Lim JYC, Liu Z, Parikh BH, Mehta KN, Lai JW, Yang B, Tran KC, Barathi VA, Cheong KH, Hunziker W, Su X, Loh XJ. Antiangiogenic Nanomicelles for the Topical Delivery of Aflibercept to Treat Retinal Neovascular Disease. Adv Mater 2022 Jun;34(25):e2108360. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202108360
  • Lingam S, Liu Z, Yang B, Wong W, Parikh BH, Ong JY, Goh D, Wong DSL, Tan QSW, Tan GSW, Holder GE, Regha K, Barathi VA, Hunziker W, Lingam G, Zeng X, Su X. cGMP-grade human iPSC-derived retinal photoreceptor precursor cells rescue cone photoreceptor damage in non-human primates. Stem Cell Res Ther 2021 Aug 19;12(1):464. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-021-02539-8
  • Seah I, Liu Z, Soo Lin Wong D, Wong W, Holder GE, Amutha Barathi V, Lingam G, Su X, Stanzel BV. Retinal Pigment Epithelium Transplantation in a Non-human Primate Model for Degenerative Retinal Diseases. J Vis Exp 2021 Jun 14;(172). https://doi.org/10.3791/62638
  • Chan HW*, Yang B*, Wong W*, Blakeley P, Seah I, Tan QSW, Wang H, Bhargava M, Lin HA, Chai CH, Mangunkusumo EA, Thet N, Yuen YS, Sethi R, Wang S, Hunziker W, Lingam G, Su X. A Pilot Study on MicroRNA Profile in Tear Fluid to Predict Response to Anti-VEGF Treatments for Diabetic Macular Edema. J Clin Med. 2020 Sep 10;9(9):2920. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9092920 *Co-first author
  • Wong W, Gopal L, Yip CC. Hypertensive retinopathy and choroidopathy. CMAJ. 2020 Apr 6;192(14):E371. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.191275
  • Wong WM, Chee C, Bhargava M, Chai C, Lin H, Zhao P, Ariadarma Mangunkusumo E, Naing T, Yuen YS, Wong TY, Su X, Lingam G. Systemic Factors Associated with Treatment Response in Diabetic Macular Edema. J Ophthalmol. 2020 Mar 19;2020:1875860. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/1875860
  • Su X, Tan MJ, Li Z, Wong M, Rajamani L, Lingam G, Loh XJ. Recent Progress in Using Biomaterials as Vitreous Substitutes. Biomacromolecules. 2015 Oct 12;16(10):3093-102. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.5b01091

Collaborations

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