Tina M. Lamey is an Ophthalmologist based at Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia. Her work is focused on eye conditions that affect the retina and the macula. These areas help with clear vision, colour, and seeing details.
People often come in because they’re noticing changes over time. Some issues can be slow and gradual, like age-related macular degeneration. Others can be more about the retina breaking down, such as late-onset retinal degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. There are also conditions that can affect the way the eye stores and uses light, including Stargardt macular degeneration and adult-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy (AVMD).
In many cases, vision problems are linked to inherited conditions. Tina M. Lamey works with families who are dealing with things like choroideremia, cone-rod dystrophy, and Leber congenital amaurosis. At times, there can be other signs too, like night vision trouble, light sensitivity, and reduced side vision. Conditions such as Usher syndrome also fall into this bigger group, where hearing and vision may both be involved.
Some patients need care for rarer, neuro-visual disorders as well. This can include Batten disease and CLN1 to CLN5 diseases. There are also eye conditions tied to specific genetic changes, like chromosome 6 uniparental disomy, and other syndromes where the vision and eye movement can be affected. Hearing loss and X-linked infantile nystagmus may also be part of the picture for some people.
The aim is to look at what’s happening in the eye and help guide the next steps. That might include making sense of symptoms, checking how the retina and macula are working, and discussing options for ongoing management. If you’re dealing with a progressive condition, it can help to have someone who understands how these illnesses tend to change over time.
