by AVR Supporters | May 8, 2023 | Research
Title: Transcriptomic and proteomic retinal pigment epithelium signatures of age related macular degeneration Chief Investigator: Dr Grace Lidgerwood Co-investigators: Dr Mehdi Mirzaei, Prof Alex Hewitt, Prof Alice Pébay Aim To establish the proteomic profile of RPE...
by AVR Supporters | Mar 30, 2023 | Research
Title: Development of a novel hybrid vision restoration strategy Chief Investigator: A/Prof Chi Luu Co-investigators: A/Prof Penelope Allen -AVR Fellow-, A/Prof Mohit Shivdasani Aim To determine whether retinal stimulation using a combination of light and electrical...
by AVR Supporters | Jan 10, 2023 | Research
Title: Improving the prediction of glaucoma progression to prevent irreversible blindness Investigator: Prof Jamie Craig Co-investigator: A/Prof Owen Siggs Aim: To apply machine learning approaches to better understand glaucoma risk. Methods: We assembled >44,000...
by AVR Supporters | Dec 5, 2022 | Research
Investigator: Dr Nitin Chitranshi Co-Supervisors: Prof. Stuart Graham, Dr. Vivek Gupta Title: Modulating neuroserpin using a gene therapy technique to reduce oxidative damage in glaucoma (Developing a gene therapy for glaucoma) Aim: The aim of the study is to deliver...
by AVR Supporters | Nov 4, 2022 | Research
R and L Lowe Bequest Grant Investigator: Dr Glyn Chidlow Co-Investigator: Dr Andreas Ebneter Aim: Retinal vein occlusions are common disorders which occur when blood clots block veins within the retina.The aims of this project are to establish translatable rodent...
by AVR Supporters | Oct 9, 2022 | Research
This grant was funded by the Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists (ANZRS) Investigator: A/Prof Fred K. ChenCo-investigator: Prof Sue Fletcher Aim: In this project the aimed was to:1) generate personalised retinal cell models for patients with CRB1...