Evaluating the Vision Initative (3/3/2006)
A public health program aimed at preventing avoidable blindness and reducing the impact of severe vision loss for all Australians appears to be having a positive impact, according to Vision CRC research.
The Vision Initiative (TVI) promotes correction and early detection of the main causes of vision loss through its slogan of "Save your sight – get tested". Full Story
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Anti-myopia on trial (12/14/2005)
The prevalence of myopia is increasing rapidly across the world and researchers are examining methods to control or stop the condition. In the Vision CRC, trials of optical intervention which aims at stopping myopia progression are underway at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, UK. Full Story
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Genes in Myopia: Twin Study (8/15/2005)
Studies of twins being carried out in Melbourne may tell us more about the causes of myopia. Rapid increases in prevalence of myopia in East Asian populations point toward a key role for environmental influences while family studies indicate heredity also has a major impact. Full Story
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Modelling the performance of accommodating intra-ocular lenses (8/6/2005)
Pseudo-accommodating intra-ocular lenses (P-IOL) have been available for some time and the availability of accommodating IOL (A-IOL) is imminent.
While these types of devices have been tested empirically, few studies have addressed the fundamental parameters governing their performance limits. Full Story
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Comparison of emmetropization between Chinese and Indian rhesus monkeys (5/19/2005)
Although environmental factors play a major role in early eye growth and emmetropization, it is also obvious that genetic factors play a dominant role in ocular development. Thus, recognizing genetic variations that influence refractive error could provide insight into the etiology of common refractive errors. Full Story
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