Research
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Acanthamoeba under the microscope
Finding out who will need longer treatment to save their sight.
CompletedMarch 2016 - March 2017 -
Reducing the risk of repeat growths on the eye.
Improving treatment outcomes in a common cause of impaired vision.
CompletedMarch 2016 - February 2018 -
What causes glaucoma and poor vision in babies born with cataract?
Improving outcomes from surgery.
CompletedMay 2016 - May 2017 -
Using virtual reality to test new treatments in real world situations
A pilot study to improve clinical trials for people with severe sight loss.
CompletedMarch 2016 - October 2019 -
Undertsanding the way scars form in the eyelids of people with trachoma
Is the team’s new lab test-bed for treatment relevant in patients?
CompletedDecember 2015 - May 2016 -
How do connections in the retina re-wire after damage to the light-sensors?
Laying the groundwork for successful stem cell transplants.
CompletedFebruary 2016 - January 2017 -
Cell recycling and macular degeneration
Developing a way of testing specific drugs on human cells as a step towards rescuing central vision
CompletedDecember 2016 - April 2017 -
Does choroideremia affect more than the eye?
A study to follow up recent evidence that faults in the REP1 protein may affect metabolism
CompletedJanuary 2017 - December 2017 -
Are the genetics of birdshot related to iron overload in the eye?
Investigating a link that could lead to a new option for treatment with a drug that’s already available
CompletedJanuary 2017 - December 2018