DrNgozi Chidi-Egboka
Research Fellow
Faculty of Medicine and Health
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- Research FellowFaculty of Medicine and Health
RESEARCH INTERESTs
Dr Chidi-Egboka conducts basic and clinical research in the areas ofanterior eye health, specifically ocular surface health and dry eye disease, blinking and the impact of digital screen us on ocular health aimed towards the following research goals:
• Identify, define, and enhance the quality of clinical eye research
• Develop advanced methods for improving learning in eye health research and therapeutics
• Understanding environmental and lifestyle effects on eye health
• Promote communication and commercialisation of translational eye research, the relevance, and societal impact from clinical, academic, and industry perspectives
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTAdvancing corneal stem cell repair and regeneration with nanotechnology: Readying Sight Lens for the clinicDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Apr 2026People funded by this grant:
- Hassan M,
- Chidi-Egboka N,
- Singh G,
- Lyons J,
- Cabrera Aguas M
- GRANTThe ocular surface burden of breast cancer chemotherapyARVO Foundation for Eye Research1 Jun 2025People funded by this grant:
- Watson S,
- Chidi-Egboka N