ANZSRS Grant: Engineering novel gene therapy and delivery system for correcting inherited retinal diseases
Chief Investigator: Dr Sandy Hung Co-Investigators: Dr Rajendra KC, Jon Ruddle, Leszek Lisowski, Andrew Deans Aim To develop...
Perth Eye Foundation Grant: RNA base editing for treatment of inherited retinal diseases
Perth Eye Foundation Funded Grant - 2022 Project Title: RNA base editing for treatment of inherited retinal diseases Chief Investigator:...
Identifying cardiovascular disease parameters with high clinical relevance in primary open-angle glaucoma
Chief Investigator: Dr Ayub Qassim Co-investigators: Dr Henry Marshall, Dr John Landers Aim To identify individual plasma lipid species, as...
Grants Round 2025 Open
Australian Vision Research Grants, offering individual grants of up to $65,000 Australian Vision Research (AVR) is pleased to announce the...
Amyloid and Tau targeting to protect Retinal Ganglion Cell and Optic Nerve in glaucoma
Chief Investigator: A/Prof Vivek Gupta Co-investigators: Prof Stuart Graham, A/Prof Mehdi Mirzaei Aim The aim of this study was to...
Targeting Nrf2-MAFF pathway in Müller cells to treat macular degeneration
Chief Investigator: Dr Ling Zhu Co-investigators: Prof Mark Gillies, Dr Ting Zhang Aim This project was about understanding how a...
CEO Attends Sohn Hearts & Minds Conference in Adelaide
About the Sohn Hearts & Minds Conference The Sohn Hearts & Minds Conference is one of Australia’s premier events for...
AVR Excellence Awards 2025 open 1 December 2024
You are invited to apply or nominate a colleague to the AVR Excellence Awards 2025 To continue championing the ophthalmic profession in...
Meet Our Grant & Award Winners 2024
We’re pleased to announce this year’s Australian Vision Research Grant Winners! With a range of innovative and impactful projects, 12...
The Bacterial Ocular Surveillance System (BOSS)
AVR Funded Grant - 2022 Project Title: The Bacterial Ocular Surveillance System (BOSS) Chief Investigator: Professor Stephanie Watson Co-Investigators: Prof...
Hyperspectral retinal imaging perfusion maps for retinal vascular diseases
AVR Funded Grant - 2022 Project Title: Hyperspectral retinal imaging perfusion maps for retinal vascular diseases Chief Investigator: A/Professor Peter...
AVR Priming Grant – Funded 2022
Project Title: Develop novel therapy for human Uveal Melanoma Chief Investigator: A/Professor Fan Fan Zhou Co-Investigators: A/Prof Robert Max Conway,...
Humbley Foundation Grant – Funded 2022
Project Title: Genetic indicators of treatment response to anti-VEGF intraocular injections for diabetic macular oedema Chief Investigator: Prof Kathryn Burdon...
ANZRS Grant
Project Title: Therapies for the cone-rod dystrophies Chief Investigator: Professor Robyn Jamieson Co-Investigators: Professor John Grigg Aim To investigate biomarkers...
NSW RANZCO Grant
Project Title: The next generation of medicine-Gene therapy for glaucoma Chief Investigator: Dr Devaraj Basavarajappa Co-Investigators: Dr Nitin Chitranshi Dr Deepa...
Perth Eye Foundation Grant
Project Title: Establishing zebrafish morpholino as a model to study early-onset myopia Chief Investigator: Dr Jessica Mountford Co-Investigators: Dr Livia...
AVR Excellence Awards open now
You are invited to apply or nominate a colleague to the AVR Excellence Awards To continue championing the ophthalmic profession in Australia, we...
AVR Plenary Session at the RANZCO congress
You are warmly invited to attend the AVR plenary session on Sunday 22, 9-10am Session chairs: Professor Stephanie Watson and Dr...
RANZCO NSW Branch Grant
Project Title: A new inflammatory pathway for modulation in the retinal dystrophies Chief Investigator: Professor Robyn Jamieson Co-Investigator: Professor John...
Australian Vision Research and Perth Eye Foundation Announce Renewed Partnership and Increased Annual Donation for Grants
Australian Vision Research (AVR) and the Perth Eye Foundation (PEF) are delighted to announce the renewal of their partnership aimed...
Australia and New Zealand Eye Foundation Grant
Project Title South Western Eye and Diabetes Deep Learning Algorithm (SWEDDLA) study Chief Investigator: Dr Shweta Kaushik Co-investigators: Professor David...
Esme Anderson Grant
Project Title Neuroprotection of Retinal Ganglion Cells by Photobiomodulation Chief investigator Professor Robert Casson Professor Robert Casson MB,BS (Hons), M.Biostatistics,...
The disparity between funding for eye research vs. the high cost of sight-loss in the UK
One in five individuals are estimated to experience significant sight-loss during their lifetime [1]. In the UK, ~2.5 million individuals suffer...
Richard and Ina Humbley Foundation Grant
Title: Transcriptomic and proteomic retinal pigment epithelium signatures of age related macular degeneration Chief Investigator: Dr Grace Lidgerwood Co-investigators: Dr Mehdi Mirzaei,...