our research
research
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Cataract
A cataract is when the lens of the eye becomes cloudy (opacification) which leads to reduced vision and blindness if untreated
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Child Eye Health
Detecting and managing eye conditions in children is essential to achieve eye health. Our research covers primary care, retinoblastoma and retinopathy of prematurity (RoP)
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Corneal Infection
Corneal infections are a common sight-threatening eye emergency worldwide. Our research covers the epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment trials
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Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus and it affects 463 million people worldwide.
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Equity
Equity in eye health aims to address the pervasive, unfair yet avoidable differences in eye health that exist between and within countries.
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Glaucoma
Glaucoma is the most common irreversible cause of blindness globally but is difficult to identify and patients often present late, with advanced vision loss.
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Health Systems
Health systems intersect with many areas of our research, particularly in the area of primary eye care integration
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Mobile Health
mHealth offers the potential to better connect people to eye health services; in collaboration with Peek Vision we are developing and testing such systems
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Ocular Surface Neoplasia
Ocular surface squamous neoplasia is a unilateral tumour of the eyeball arising at the junction of the cornea and conjunctiva. Later it invades the eye, orbit and brain.
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Population-based Surveys
Surveys are crucial for defining population eye health needs, planning services and tracking progress; we support national comprehensive and rapid surveys.
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Trachoma
Trachoma is the commonest infectious cause of blindness in the world. We do research on epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical trials to improve control