Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE120101434

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE120101434

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The role of outdoor activity in myopia development. It has recently been found that spending more time outdoors may reduce the risk of developing short sightedness. This project will examine the underlying basis of these associations and improve understanding of environmental factors involved in the cause of short sightedness, an eye problem that is a major cause of vision impairment globally.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 02-01-2012

End Date: 31-12-2014

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $375,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Optometry and Ophthalmology | Optometry and Ophthalmology not elsewhere classified |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Hearing, Vision, Speech and Their Disorders

Other Keywords

Hearing, Vision, Speech and Their Disorders | Optometry and Ophthalmology | Optometry and Ophthalmology not elsewhere classified

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