Ophthalmology

Physician and surgeon at Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

Dry eye disease, Cornea and ocular surface disease, Cataract surgery, Corneal transplant surgery, myopia prevention

Graduate school

Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (PhD)

Medical school

Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

Internship and Residency

Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Fellowship

Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital (Cornea)

Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard medical School, Boston, MA (Cornea, Refractive Surgery, and External Disease)

Lecturer for National Defense Medical Center

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

Taiwan Board of Ophthalmology

The Optics and Refraction Examination in Ophthalmology, the Basic Science Examination in Ophthalmology, International Council of Ophthalmology

Membership of The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

Dr. Fan conducts both clinical and basic research to improve dry eye disease (DED), limbal stem cell deficiency and corneal infectious diseases. Her research focuses on Th17 immunity on ocular surface and on aims to untangle the immunopathology of dry eye disease.

1. Fan NW, Wang S, Ortiz G, Chauhan SK, Chen Y, Dana R. Autoreactive memory Th17 cells are principally derived from T-bet+RORγt+ Th17/1 effectors. J Autoimmun. 2022 May;129:102816. Epub 2022 Apr 5. (IF=14.511)

2. Fan NW, Dohlman TH, Foulsham W, McSoley M , Singh RB , Chen Y, Dana R. The Role of Th17 Immunity in Chronic Ocular Surface Disorders. Ocul Surf. 2020 May 26;S1542-0124(20)30087-2.(IF=6.268)

3. Fan NW, Li J, Mittal SK, Foulsham W, Elbasiony E, Huckfeldt RM, Chauhan SK, Chen Y. Characterization of Clinical and Immune Responses in an Experimental Chronic Autoimmune Uveitis Model. Am J Pathol. 2020 Sep 20, Online ahead of print. (IF=5.77)

4. Chen, Y., Shao, C., Fan, NW. et al. The functions of IL-23 and IL-2 on driving autoimmune effector T-helper 17 cells into the memory pool in dry eye disease. Mucosal Immunol (2020).(IF=8.701)

5. Fan NW, Ho TC, Lin EH, Wu CW, Chien HY, Tsao YP. Pigment epithelium-derived factor peptide reverses mouse age-related meibomian gland atrophy. Exp Eye Res. 2019, 185,107678 (IF=3.77)

6. Fan NW, Ho TC, Wu CW, Tsao YP. Pigment epithelium-derived factor peptide promotes limbal stem cell proliferation through hedgehog pathway. J Cell Mol Med. 2019 Jul;23(7):4759-4769. (IF=5.295)