Allison McKendrick

Allison McKendrick is a Professor and Chair of Optometry Research at the University of Western Australia (UWA) and the Lions Eye Institute. She holds an honorary position as Professor at the University of Melbourne since 2022. Her research focuses on understanding vision processing in health and disease, particularly in glaucoma, migraine, and neuro-ophthalmic disorders. She has over 20 years of experience and employs advanced neuroimaging and electrophysiological techniques.

Education: BScOptom, MScOptom, PGCertOcTher, PhD. Her work addresses clinical translation of vision science, including developing improved diagnostic tools and assessing the impact of vision loss on daily life. She has secured significant funding from ARC, NHMRC, philanthropic organizations, and industry partners.

Key research areas include:

• Visual field assessment methodologies
• Age-related visual decline
• Cortical excitability in migraine
• Rural eye care accessibility
• Structural-functional mapping in glaucoma

Notable funding grants include ARC Discovery projects (e.g., DP190103141, DP180102596) and NHMRC projects (e.g., GNT1081874). She has published over 190 peer-reviewed articles and led major initiatives like the Open Perimetry Initiative and telemedicine projects.

Current active projects focus on en face optical coherence tomography for glaucoma detection, needs-based primary care planning, and pediatric vision testing in eye/brain disorders. She supervises higher-degree research students and collaborates internationally on vision science advancements.