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Research title: A diet tracking application for early AMD patients

Supervisors: Daisy Y. Shu, Sara Grafenauer

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Abstract

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in individuals aged 55 years and over (1, 2). AMD is classified into early, intermediate and late stages. The management for early AMD is dietary advice and smoking cessation. There is currently no standardised method of monitoring early AMD adherence to an AMD diet in Australia. Here an application, “app”, is proposed for early AMD patients to track their diet, ensuring that it meets AMD dietary guidelines. A similar app has been found to be feasible (3). Having dietary data in the app will allow optometrists and nutritionists to monitor patients diet and provide advice, encouragement and feedback to patients.

The app will include food that contains nutrients important in eye health, being Zinc, Copper, Lutein + Zeaxanthin, Omega-3, Vitamins E and C and Protein. Patients will input their diet and will be given a score. They will be warned if their eye health is low. The app will be available via the web, Android and IOS and will be available for free.

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Biography

Alice is a locum optometrist in various practices in Sydney. She gained Honours degrees in Optometry from the University of NSW and Medical Science from the University of Sydney. She has always been interested in science and how it can be used to transform people’s lives. Alice’s Master of Philosophy research degree under the supervision of Dr. Daisy Shu in the Retinal Research Group at �鶹��madou School of Optometry & Vision Science in collaboration with A/Prof. Sara Grafenauer (Program Lead, Nutrition & Dietetics at �鶹��madou) involves her developing and deploying a diet tracking app for early AMD patients.

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Education

Bachelor or Optometry/Bachelor of Science (Honours), �鶹��madou, 2015.

Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Higher Education), University of Sydney, 2007.

Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours), University of Sydney, 2002.

Advanced Certificate in Children's Vision, Australian College of Optometry, 2022.

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Awards

Faculty of Medicine Postgraduate Scholarship (The University of Sydney, 2003).

Young Optometrist of the Year (Young Optometrists, 2017)

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Memberships and Affiliations

Health Services Union

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Conference Attendance

• Poster: A.A. Lim, H.-.S. Lee & M.L. Day DNA damage pathways in mouse pre-implantation embryos, The Australian Physiological Society meeting, Sydney, 2004.
• Talk: A.A. Lim, M.H. Johnson, M.L. Day Circadian gene expression in mouse uterus and liver, The Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society meeting, Sydney, 2003.
• Poster: Alice A. Lim, Martin H. Johnson, Margot L. Day Circadian gene expression in mouse reproductive tissues, The Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society meeting at the Australian Health and Medical Research Congress, Melbourne, 2002.

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