Miss Alyssa Lesley Lie
BOptom(Hons)
Biography
I completed my Bachelors degree with Honours in Optometry at the University of Auckland in 2015 and am therapeutically qualified. Since then I have worked in private practice in Northland and spent time at State University of New York's Optometry college as a visiting doctor. I am currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Auckland full-time and occasionally locum for various optometry and ophthalmology practices.
Research | Current
My research involves the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to investigate the effect of aging on the physiological optics of the human crystalline lens, with the aim of detecting early biomarkers for cataract onset and progression. This could create opportunities for developing therapeutic treatments to delay or prevent cataract, which may alleviate the financial burden of cataract surgery.
Teaching | Current
OPTOM 216 Lab Tutor
OPTOM 316 Lab Tutor
OPTOM 353 Lab Tutor
OPTOM 416 Lab Tutor
Distinctions/Honours
2014 NZAO Paul Dunlop Memorial Research Scholarship
2015 First place in Summer Scholarship Research Project
2015 Snowvision State of New York Scholarship
2018 HOPE Selwyn Foundation Scholarship in Ageing Research
2018 NZAO HC Russell Memorial Postgraduate Scholarship
2019 HOPE Selwyn Foundation Scholarship in Ageing Research
2019 National Foundation for Eye Research Young Investigator Travel Award
2019 Sir John Logan Campbell Medical Trust Award
Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)
- Lie, A. L., Pan, X., White, T. W., Donaldson, P. J., & Vaghefi, E. (2020). Using the Lens Paradox to Optimize an In Vivo MRI-Based Optical Model of the Aging HumanCrystalline Lens. TRANSLATIONAL VISION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 9 (8)10.1167/tvst.9.8.39
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Ehsan Vaghefi, Wilson Pan, Paul Donaldson - Pan, X., Lie, A. L., White, T. W., Donaldson, P. J., & Vaghefi, E. (2019). Development of an in vivo magnetic resonance imaging and computer modelling platform to investigate the physiological optics of the crystalline lens. Biomedical optics express, 10 (9), 4462-4478. 10.1364/BOE.10.004462
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Paul Donaldson, Ehsan Vaghefi, Wilson Pan - Gao, T. Y., Ledgeway, T., Lie, A. L., Anstice, N., Black, J., McGraw, P. V., & Thompson, B. (2018). Orientation Tuning and Contrast Dependence of Continuous Flash Suppression in Amblyopia and Normal Vision. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 59 (13), 5462-5472. 10.1167/iovs.18-23954
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Yitian Tina Gao, Joanna Black, Benjamin Thompson - Lie, A. L., Pan, X., Donaldson, P. J., White, T. W., & Vaghefi, E. (2018). The lens paradox is due to an age-related shift in optical centre of the lens. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), Honolulu, HI. 29 April - 3 May 2018. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE. (pp. 2).
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/45442
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Paul Donaldson, Ehsan Vaghefi, Wilson Pan - Nye-Wood, M. G., Lie, A. L., Donaldson, P. J., & Vaghefi, E. (2018). Physiological optics of the accommodating lens: a clinical observational study using MRI. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), Honolulu, HI. 29 April - 3 May 2018. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE. (pp. 2).
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Wilson Pan, Paul Donaldson, Ehsan Vaghefi - Pan, X., Lie, A. L., Donaldson, P., White, T., & Vaghefi, E. (15/12/2017). Investigating the alternations of lens physiological optics of nuclear cataracts using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Poster presented at The 5th International Conference on the Lens, Kailua Kona, Hawaii. Related URL.
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Wilson Pan, Paul Donaldson - Gao, T. Y., Ledgeway, T., Lie, A., Anstice, N., Black, J., McGraw, P., & Thompson, B. (2016). Continuous Flash Suppression in Amblyopia is Asymmetric and Non-selective for Stimulus Orientation. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), Seattle, WA. 1 May - 5 May 2016. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE. (pp. 3).
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Benjamin Thompson, Joanna Black, Yitian Tina Gao
Contact details
Primary office location
M&HS BUILDING 503 - Bldg 503
Level 3, Room 351A
85 PARK RD
NZL
AUCKLAND 1023
New Zealand