Dr Alex Hui | UNSW Research

Fields of Research (FoR)

Optometry and Ophthalmology, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Medical Microbiology, Basic Pharmacology, Biomaterials

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Human Pharmaceutical Treatments (e.g. Antibiotics)

Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics)

Hearing, Vision, Speech and Their Disorders

Biography

My work centers around the development and testing of novel ways of treating ocular diseases. I have focused on utilizing contact lenses as a means to deliver pharmaceuticals to the eye, including delivery of antibiotics, anti-allergy and anti-inflammatory agents. I am interested in the development of other types of drug delivery systems for the treatment of infectious, inflammatory and allergic diseases of the eye, including development of...view more

Professional Memberships

Fellow, American Academy of Optometry (FAAO)
Ezell Club, American Optometric Foundation (AOF)
Canadian Association of Optometrists
Ontario Association of Optometrists
College of Optometrists of Ontario

Research Groups

Research Topics

Dry eye: contact lens wear, innervation and symptoms, sex hormones
Myopia control incl. orthokeratology
Ocular therapeutics and drug delivery

My Qualifications

GradCertOcTher - School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 2018
PhD in Vision Science - Centre for Contact Lens Research, School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. 2014
OD - School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. 2010

My Awards

Vice-Chacellor's Award for Teaching Excellence - Rising Star and Early Career - UNSW - 2018
Faculty of Science Award for Excellent Early Teachers - UNSW - 2018
W.B Pearson Medal, Faculty of Science Graduate Office. University of Waterloo - 2015
Da Vinci Award - British Contact Lens Association - 2014
Desmond Fonn Contact Lens Research Award - School of Optometry & Vision Science - University of Waterloo - 2013
Endeavour Research Fellowship - Government of Australia - 2012
William C. Ezell Fellow - American Optometric Foundation, American Academy of Optometry - 2011, 2012
Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship - 2010-2014
Carl Zeiss Vision Fellow - American Optometric Foundation, American Academy of Optometry - 2009