Health: Medicine: Medical_Specialties: Ophthalmology: Research

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Association of Vision Science Librarians - Eye Care Statistics
AVSL's Various Eye Care Statistics.

Berkowitz Lab
MRI of retinal oxygenation and angiogenesis in diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, and other retinopathies.

BVI-Groups
A comprehensive, screen-reader accessible website, listing discussion groups for the deafblind, blind, and visually impaired community.

Centre for Eye Research Australia
Part of the University of Melbourne Department of Ophthalmology, and a World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for the Prevention of Blindness. Includes details of current projects, publicaons and education programmes.

Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study
A multicenter randomized trial sponsored by The National Eye Institute and The National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

The Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study
Offers general and patient information about the study and what it is trying to discover.

Computational Vision Research, University of Pennsylvania
Novel approaches to vision research including new collaborative research made possible through the availability of NEI-funded optical/electronic instrumentation, computing, molecular biology, and scientific illustration facilities.

Corneal Topography World Research Center
For ophthalmic or vision scientists who are curious about the shape of the cornea and its effect on visual performance by Michael K. Smolek.

Dates in Vision Science
Chronological history of vision research.

The Discovery Fund For Eye Research
Promotes eye research translating results into patient care. Research scientists specialize in areas of interest such as research for diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, ocular herpes and keratoconus.

Experimental Eye Research
Research papers on all aspects of the of the eye.

The Experimental Ophthalmology Unit
Research and teaching centre for the control and treatment of eye disorders and our interests include ARMD, corneal scarring, diabetes, ectodermal dysplasia, genetics, glaucoma, melanoma and PVR.

Eye Radiation and Environmental Research Laboratory
The laboratory of Basil, Worgul, Ph.D., located at Columbia University, studies the effects of exogenous physical and chemical mutagens on the visual system.

Eye Research Network
Eye disease and research information, maintained by research scientist Kenneth P. Mitton, PhD.

The Eye Site
Resource for summaries of research on possible nutritional relationships to eye diseases.

Foundation Fighting Blindness
Funds research at over 50 institutions in the US and the world in the area of degenerative retinal diseases.

Fundus Photograph Reading Center
Research protocols in diabetic retinopathy, AIDS, hypertension and age-related macular degeneration, with standard photographs and ophthalmology related links.

Jan Worst Research Group
Located in the Netherlands. A research group which deals with ophthalmic surgical applications of simplified tools and surgical techniques.

Lasers in Ophthalmology II
Abstracts from experiments with laser ophthalmology studies/surgeries.

Lens GDDB
The human lens genetic disease database. Database of known genetic diseases in humans that affect the lens of the eye, generally causing inherited cataracts.

National Eye Institute - Clinical Studies
Links people to clinical trials. Answers questions about the kinds of clinical trials, and why and how people might participate.

Processes in Animal Vision
A comprehensive theory and description of the visual process and the operation of the neurons of the neural system. Research discovered the Activa and Rhodonine.

The Retinal Implant Project
Information and resources about the project.

RetNet - Retinal Information Network
Provides tables of genes causing inherited retinal diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration and Usher syndrome, and related information.

The Rickman Lab
Dennis W. Rickman, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor provides information on studying the use of stem cell therapies to treat various retinal degenerative diseases of the eye.

Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy:
Information on how to screen, What they might find, and what should be done if it is found. Also a listing of all their research attempts and findings.

Transpupillary Thermotherapy (TTT) and Transscleral Thermotherapy (TSTT)
Research information on laser treatments for intra-ocular tumors, such as choroidal melanoma, retinoblastoma, and hemangioma.

The Vision Research Coordinating Center
Oversees a number of research efforts, including two large-scale multi-center clinical trials sponsored by the National Eye Institute. Located at Washington University in St Louis.

Yale Vision Research
Come visit our individual laboratories, meet our researchers and learn about the various opportunities we offer - from seminars, to research positions, to furthering your education.

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