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Glaucoma

University of Bristol

Could surgery-free brain stimulation successfully treat glaucoma?

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OcMMP

University of Birmingham

A transformative treatment for Ocular Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid (OcMMP)

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Corneal Dystrophies

University of Edinburgh

A multi-omics approach to eye tissue characterisation in keratoconus & Fuch’s dystrophy patients

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Corneal Dystrophies

UCL Institute of Ophthalmology

Developing a model of corneal dystrophy to seek alternatives to invasive surgery

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Gene therapy

University of Bristol

Overcoming immune responses to retinal gene therapy: transforming the treatment of sight-threatening disease

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Ophthalmologist talks to young patient and her mother in hospital room

Gene therapy

University of Sheffield

Understanding the barriers to genetic counselling for carriers of inherited conditions

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Gene therapy

University of Liverpool

Melt ElectroWriting: beating sight loss with revolutionary technology

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Gene therapy

University of Cambridge

Comparison of promoters for transduction of retinal ganglion cells via AAV2 vectors

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Retinal Dystrophies

University of Nottingham

Understanding and controlling blood vessel leakage in diabetic retinopathy

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Diabetic Retinopathy

Cardiff University

Exploring potential new drug treatments for age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy

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Myopia

UCL Institute of Ophthalmology

Is the absence of the protein megalin responsible for high myopia?

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Myopia

UCL Institute of Ophthalmology

Understanding the chemical messages between sclera and choroid linked to myopia progression

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Retinal Dystrophies

King's College London

Regenerative therapies to treat retinal dystrophies

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Children's eye conditions, Retinal Dystrophies

Cardiff University

New drugs to treat mitochondrial optic neuropathies

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Retinal Dystrophies

University College London

Exploring the potential of light therapy in people with retinitis pigmentosa

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Uveitis

University of Bristol

Investigating potential new treatments for non-infectious inflammatory eye disease

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Uveitis

University of Bristol

Multimodal analysis of choroidal immune cells during ocular inflammatory disease

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Uveitis

University of Bristol

Profiling immune cells during regional ocular inflammation

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Children's eye conditions, Retinal Dystrophies

UCL Institute of Ophthalmology

Loss of vision in Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) and dominant optic atrophy (DOA)

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Children's eye conditions, Retinal Dystrophies

UCL Institute of Ophthalmology

Towards a molecular diagnosis for inherited optic neuropathies

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Children's eye conditions, Retinal Dystrophies

University of Manchester

In search of new drug therapies for inherited retinal diseases

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Children's eye conditions, Retinal Dystrophies

UCL Institute of Ophthalmology

Seeking solutions to retinal degeneration in inherited retinal diseases

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Children's eye conditions

University of Leicester

Improving the diagnosis of retinopathy of prematurity: a leading cause of childhood blindness

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AMD

University of Greenwich

Exploring the potential of red-light phototherapy as a treatment for age-related macular degeneration

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AMD

Queen's University Belfast

The role of inflammation in age-related macular degeneration

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AMD

Glasgow Caledonian University

Towards a new drug therapy for age-related macular degeneration

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AMD

University of Bristol

Targeting autophagy to treat age-related macular degeneration

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AMD

UCL Institute of Ophthalmology

Establishing biomarkers as a predictor of age-related macular degeneration

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AMD

University of Southampton

Can diet help to beat AMD – the UK’s leading cause of blindness?

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AMD

University of Bristol

University of Bristol scientists discuss exciting new pathway to target macular degeneration

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AMD

University College London

Are there genetic differences between those who develop age-related macular degeneration and those who don’t?

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Could surgery-free brain stimulation successfully treat glaucoma?

A transformative treatment for Ocular Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid (OcMMP)

A multi-omics approach to eye tissue characterisation in keratoconus & Fuch’s dystrophy patients

Developing a model of corneal dystrophy to seek alternatives to invasive surgery

Overcoming immune responses to retinal gene therapy: transforming the treatment of sight-threatening disease

Understanding the barriers to genetic counselling for carriers of inherited conditions

Melt ElectroWriting: beating sight loss with revolutionary technology

Comparison of promoters for transduction of retinal ganglion cells via AAV2 vectors

Understanding and controlling blood vessel leakage in diabetic retinopathy

Exploring potential new drug treatments for age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy

Is the absence of the protein megalin responsible for high myopia?

Understanding the chemical messages between sclera and choroid linked to myopia progression

Regenerative therapies to treat retinal dystrophies

New drugs to treat mitochondrial optic neuropathies

Exploring the potential of light therapy in people with retinitis pigmentosa

Investigating potential new treatments for non-infectious inflammatory eye disease

Multimodal analysis of choroidal immune cells during ocular inflammatory disease

Profiling immune cells during regional ocular inflammation

Loss of vision in Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) and dominant optic atrophy (DOA)

Towards a molecular diagnosis for inherited optic neuropathies

In search of new drug therapies for inherited retinal diseases

Seeking solutions to retinal degeneration in inherited retinal diseases

Improving the diagnosis of retinopathy of prematurity: a leading cause of childhood blindness

Exploring the potential of red-light phototherapy as a treatment for age-related macular degeneration

The role of inflammation in age-related macular degeneration

Towards a new drug therapy for age-related macular degeneration

Targeting autophagy to treat age-related macular degeneration

Establishing biomarkers as a predictor of age-related macular degeneration

Can diet help to beat AMD – the UK’s leading cause of blindness?

University of Bristol scientists discuss exciting new pathway to target macular degeneration

Are there genetic differences between those who develop age-related macular degeneration and those who don’t?

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