About Dr Andrea Ang
MBBS (Hons), MPH, FRANZCO
Dr Ang specialises in laser vision correction, cataract surgery, and corneal diseases.
Dr Andrea Ang is a Corneal, Cataract, and Laser Refractive specialist at the Lions Eye Institute and Lions Laser Vision in Perth, Western Australia. Her expertise in cataract surgery means she is invited to present locally and internationally about the latest in cataract technology. She was the first surgeon in the Asia Pacific region to implant the Synergy trifocal intraocular lens. Dr Ang is the WA Chair of the Qualifications and Education Committee, and Examiner for the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists..
Dr Ang graduated with the gold medal in medicine from the University of Western Australia and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for which she completed a Masters of Public Health at Harvard. Dr Ang completed her ophthalmic training in Western Australia, and then trained in her subspecialty of Corneal, Refractive and Anterior segment surgery at the internationally renowned Cincinnati Eye Institute and Singapore National Eye Centre.
Dr Ang has authored numerous textbook chapters and scientific papers, and presents at national and international conferences. She has a keen interest in teaching the next generation of ophthalmologists and is the Corneal Fellowship supervisor at Royal Perth Hospital. She is also widely involved in the Ophthalmology community in Australia and internationally, serving on multiple organisations including the Australasian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (AUSCRS), the Australian and New Zealand Cornea Society (ANSCS), and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO). Dr Ang was a volunteer with the Myanmar Eye Care Project from 2012 to 2020.
Procedures Dr Ang specialises in:
Qualifications:
Fellow of the Royal and Australian New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (FRANZCO)
Master of Public Health (Harvard University)
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS with Honours)
Further Key Experience
Corneal, Anterior Segment and External Diseases Fellowship, Cincinnati Eye Institute, USA
Corneal, Anterior Segment and External Diseases Fellowship, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore
Hospital Appointments
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Perth Hospital
Corneal Fellowship Supervisor, Royal Perth Hospital
Governance:
Chair of the WA Qualifications and Education (RANZCO)
The Australasian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons’ Committee
WA Royal Australian and New Zealand Ophthalmologists Branch Committee
Medical Advisory Committee, Lions Eye Institute
Professional Achievements
Author of several peer-reviewed journal articles
Author of several book chapters in “Ocular Surface Disease: Cornea, Conjunctiva, and Tear Film” In: Holland, Mannis, and Lee, eds. Elsevier, 2013.
Invited speaker at international ophthalmology meetings including the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Asia-Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
UWA Medical Research Fellowship (2012)
RANZCO Scholarship (2012)
Fulbright Postgraduate Scholarship (2006)
Australian Medical Association Gold Medal for top medical graduate (2002)
Myanmar Eye Care Foundation Volunteer (2013-2020)
Equal Health Volunteer (India)
