Doctor Andrea Ang

Dr Andrea Ang graduated with honours and the Gold Medal in medicine at the University of Western Australia, and then attended Harvard University on a Fulbright Scholarship where she achieved a Masters of Public Health. After training in Ophthalmology in Western Australia, she completed further fellowships in cornea, anterior segment and external diseases at the Cincinnati Eye Institute and the Singapore National Eye Centre.

Dr Ang specialises in the management of cornea, anterior segment and external diseases including pterygium surgery, corneal transplantation, and limbal stem cell surgery. She also specialises in cataract surgery and refractive surgery, including LASIK and PRK, and refractive lens exchange.

Dr Ang is a surgeon at the Lions Eye Institute and Lions Laser Vision, and also operates at St John of God Hospitals in Subiaco and Murdoch. She is a consultant ophthalmologist at Royal Perth Hospital and a lecturer with the University of Western Australia, where she teaches medical students and supervises training Registrars and Fellows.

Dr Ang has published papers and book chapters on corneal and external diseases in peer reviewed journals; she presents at national and international conferences; and is a reviewer for several international journals. She serves on several committees of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists.

Dr Ang is a passionate supporter of vision programs in developing nations and is a Myanmar Eye Care Program volunteer and Equal Health volunteer in India.