Person

Downie, Laura

Occupation
Ophthalmologist

Summary

Laura Downie is an ophthalmologist recognised internationally for her leadership in evidence-based vision care. In particular she is known for her work on the diagnosis of dry eye disease, a common condition which affects about 20 per cent of adults. Downie co-invented the Acoustically-Driven Microfluidic Extensional Rheometry (ADMiER) device which makes diagnosis accurate and straightforward. In 2022 Downie received the David and Valerie Solomon Award for her research. She is a Professor and Dame Kate Campbell Fellow for research excellence in the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences at the University of Melbourne.

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Chronology

2019
Award - Korb-Exford career development grant, American Academy of Optometry Foundation
2022
Award - David and Valerie Solomon Award, Australian Academy of Technological Science and Technology

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Kooyang - Gariwerd calendar - Late summer: late January to late March - season of eels
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"... the rengitj, as a visible mark or imprint on the land, is characterised as a place of origin, the repository of all names, as well as a kind of mapped visual expression of the connection between people and places which is to be carried out in the temporal sequence of the journey." Fanca Tamisari (1998) 'Body, Vision and Movement: In the footprints of the ancestors'. Oceania 68(4) p260