Robyn Guymer

Ophthalmologist and researcher

Robyn Guymer

AM FAHMS

Born|

Robyn Heather Guymer

Alma mater| Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Known for| Ophthalmology
Awards| Member, Order of Australia
Scientific career
Fields| Ophthalmology
Institutions| Melbourne University
Thesis|  A comparison of corneal, pancreas and skin allografts in mice[1] (1991)

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Robyn Guymer is an Australian ophthalmologist who was awarded an Elizabeth Blackburn Fellowship from the NHMRC, and works in ophthalmology at Melbourne University. Guymer is a senior retinal specialist within the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, and is the deputy director, Centre for Eye Research Australia. She works in age-related macular degeneration as a clinician, academic, and researcher,[2][3][4] and has used nano-lasers to treat Age-related Macular Degeneration.[5]

## Career

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Guymer was awarded her Ph.D. from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. She then trained in ophthalmology in Melbourne. Subsequently, she completed a medical retinal fellowship, in London, at the Moorfields Eye Hospital, with Professor Alan Bird.[4] She directs a team of researchers who specialise in investigating age-related macular degeneration (AMD).[4]

Guymer works in retinal disease[6] and has researched both environmental and genetic risk factors for the condition AMD. She has also investigated predictors of the responses to treatments for late AMD. Guymer is a principal investigator in a range of trials. She is on pharmaceutical advisory boards, including as the Mactel consortium, the Beckman/Ryan AMD initiative (USA) in addition to the International Classification of Atrophy (CAM) group.[7]

Guymer's career has involved investigating new strategies for the treatment of the early stages of AMD. She also researches imaging and functional biomarkers as well as surrogate endpoints with the goal of improving trials for early interventions.[2][8] Guymer has supported other Early Career Researchers in studying and treating eye conditions at the CERA.[9]

## Select publications

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Guymer has over 11,000 citations and an H-Index of over 57, as at September 2019.[10]

### Peer-reviewed articles

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R Guymer, P Luthert, A Bird (1999) Changes in Bruch's membrane and related structures with age. Progress in retinal and eye research 18 (1), 59-90.[11]

LG Fritsche, W Chen, M Schu, BL Yaspan, Y Yu, G Thorleifsson, DJ Zack, et al. (2013) Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration. Nature genetics 45 (4), 433.[12]

LG Fritsche, W Igl, JNC Bailey, F Grassmann, S Sengupta, et al. (2016) A large genome-wide association of age-related macular degeneration highlights contributions of rare and common variants. Nature genetics 48 (2), 134.[13]

## Awards, honours and recognition

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* 2021: Victorian Honour Roll of Women inductee.[14]
* 2019: Plenary at Science on the Swan.[15]
* 2019: Named Lecturer at RANZCO's 50th Annual Scientific Congress.[16]
* 2018: Member in the General Division (AM) in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List, recognised for her "significant service to medicine in the field of ophthalmology, particularly age related macular degeneration as a clinician, academic and researcher".[17]
* 2016: NHMRC's Elizabeth Blackburn Fellowship, for the top female researchers in clinical medicine.[18][19]
* 2015: Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.[20]

## References

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1. ^ Guymer, Robyn Heather (1991), A comparison of corneal, pancreas and skin allografts in mice, retrieved 2 October 2019
2. ^ a b "Prof Robyn Guymer – Bionics Institute". Retrieved 2 October 2019.
3. ^ "Robyn Guymer". Monash University. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
4. ^ a b c "Professor Robyn Guymer, MBBS, PhD, FRANZCO". Macular Disease Foundation Australia. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
5. ^ Anderson, Deb (27 February 2012). "Researcher eyes off older generation". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
6. ^ "Lutronic Vision Engages World Renowned Retina Expert for R:GEN™ Pilot AMD Clinical Study". GlobeNewswire News Room. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
7. ^ "Sylvia's gift | CERA". www.cera.org.au. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
8. ^ Ophthalmology (FDO) 2019, 2026 NVS Future Directions in. "FDO 2019 - 2026 NVS Future Directions in Ophthalmology (FDO) 2019 - Sheraton Grand Hyde Park". FDO 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
9. ^ "Supporting the next generation of eye research innovators | CERA". www.cera.org.au. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
10. ^ "Robyn Guymer - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com.au. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
11. ^ Guymer, R.; Luthert, P.; Bird, A. (1999). "Changes in Bruch's membrane and related structures with age". Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 18 (1): 59–90. doi:10.1016/s1350-9462(98)00012-3. ISSN 1350-9462. PMID 9920499. S2CID 26123007.
12. ^ Fritsche, Lars G.; Chen, Wei; Schu, Matthew; Yaspan, Brian L.; Yu, Yi; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Zack, Donald J.; Arakawa, Satoshi; Cipriani, Valentina; Ripke, Stephan; Igo, Robert P. (2013). "Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration". Nature Genetics. 45 (4): 433–439, 439e1–2. doi:10.1038/ng.2578. ISSN 1546-1718. PMC 3739472. PMID 23455636.
13. ^ Fritsche, Lars G.; Igl, Wilmar; Bailey, Jessica N. Cooke; Grassmann, Felix; Sengupta, Sebanti; Bragg-Gresham, Jennifer L.; Burdon, Kathryn P.; Hebbring, Scott J.; Wen, Cindy; Gorski, Mathias; Kim, Ivana K. (2016). "A large genome-wide association study of age-related macular degeneration highlights contributions of rare and common variants". Nature Genetics. 48 (2): 134–143. doi:10.1038/ng.3448. hdl:2328/35971. ISSN 1546-1718. PMC 4745342. PMID 26691988.
14. ^ "Outstanding Victorian Women Recognised". Mirage News. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
15. ^ "Science on the Swan".
16. ^ "Gold Standard program at RANZCO's 50th congress". insightnews.com.au. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
17. ^ "Professor Robyn Heather Guymer". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
18. ^ "A professor on a mission to fight against AMD". insightnews.com.au. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
19. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours for eyecare professionals". insightnews.com.au. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
20. ^ "Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences October 2015" (PDF). Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

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