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Email

mengliang.wu@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
McKenzie Fellow
Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Masters (Research)
Fudan University
Bachelors Degree
Wenzhou Medical University
ORCID

0000-0002-0142-6623

Dr Mengliang Wu

McKenzie Fellow
Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences

33 Scholarly works
5 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Post-LASIK corneas show sub-clinical differences in sensory nerves and immune cell morphodynamics.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jtos.2026.04.002
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Altered Corneal T-Cell Motility and Sensory Nerve Features in Older Adults With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
    DOI: 10.1167/iovs.66.12.23
  • 2025

    Research grants (international)

    Corneal Immune Cell Dynamics as a Window to Contact Lens Discomfort
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Lens-related ocular changes in fetal rats following in-utero exposure to elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2024.11.014
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Redefining our vision: an updated guide to the ocular immune system
    DOI: 10.1038/s41577-024-01064-y
  • 2024

    Research grants (other domestic)

    The Impact of Diabetes on the Corneal Immune Cell Landscape
  • 2022

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovations (ACADI)
Mengliang Wu

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2026
The University of Melbourne
2018
Research Training Program Scholarship the Australian Commonwealth Government and the University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2024

    Journal article

    Improved tracking of corneal immune cell dynamics using in vivo confocal microscopy
    DOI: 10.1364/BOE.536553
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Intravital Imaging of the Human Cornea Reveals the Differential Effects of Season on Innate and Adaptive Immune Cell Morphodynamics
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2024.04.020
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Tear neuropeptide Y as a non-invasive marker of peripheral microvascular complications in type 1 diabetes
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jtos.2024.08.011
  • 2024

    Conference Proceedings

    'Seeing' the effect of healthy ageing on immune cell morphodynamics in living human corneas using Fun-IVCM.
  • 2024

    Conference Proceedings

    Functional In Vivo Confocal Microscopy (Fun-IVCM): A dynamic intravital imaging technique for evaluating corneal immune cell behaviour in living humans
  • 2024

    Conference Proceedings

    Altered in vivo dynamics of corneal intraepithelial T cells and changes to corneal sensory nerves in HIV-positive individuals

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Investigating Small Nerve Fibre Function in Myasthenia Gravis: A Combined Approach Using in Vivo Corneal Confocal Microscopy and Neurophysiology
  • 2025

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Investigating the Effects of Corneal Neurotisation

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