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Associate Professor Samantha Fraser-Bell is an academic in the Discipline of Ophthalmology at the University of Sydney, affiliated with the Save Sight Institute and the Macula Research Group. She is a consultant at Sydney Eye Hospital and Royal North Shore Hospital, specializing in Medical Retina and Uveitis. Her roles include Deputy Director of Clinical Trials at the Save Sight Institute and co-Director of the Sydney Eye Hospital Medical Retina Fellowship program.
Her research focuses on advanced retinal diseases, including diabetic macular edema (DME), age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and retinal vein occlusion (RVO). She has led clinical trials (e.g., AUSSIEDEX, BEVORDEX) and collaborated internationally with institutions in Germany, Israel, Italy, Thailand, and the U.S. on studies involving anti-VEGF therapies, corticosteroid implants, and novel imaging techniques.
Publications highlight her work on treatment outcomes, comparative efficacy of therapies (e.g., aflibercept vs. ranibizumab), and biomarkers like disorganization of retinal inner layers (DRIL) in DME. She has contributed to guidelines for DME management and explored emerging therapies like photobiomodulation.
Her academic contributions include editing chapters on cystoid macular edema and co-authoring over 100 peer-reviewed articles. She actively participates in global ophthalmology initiatives, such as the Fight Retinal Blindness! Registry and the Macula Society.
