Pharmacological modification of retinal and visual function and relation to control of refractive error. [ 2004-09-15 - 2008-06-30 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Adj/Prof Brian Brown (Chief Investigator) ,  Associate Professor Katrina Schmid (Chief Investigator) ,  ARC Linkage Grant LP1701000985 (Funded by) ,  Dr George Lambrou (Partner Investigator) ,  Dr John Stokes (Partner Investigator)
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Brief description Pharmacological modification of retinal and visual function and relation to control of refractive error. Myopia (short-sightedness) affects many hundreds of millions of people worldwide and can lead to blindness. Drug treatments that prevent myopia are being developed, however there is no efficient way of determining who is at risk of myopia or who will benefit from these treatments. This fundamental research project will determine the retinal and visual effects of pharmacologic agents that inhibit myopia, with the aim of determining an ocular measure that is related to myopia, which is altered by drugs that are known to slow myopia progression, and that could be used as an indication of an agent's likely effectiveness.

Funding Amount $260,000

Funding Scheme Linkage Projects

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