Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0669838

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0669838

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Bio-MEMS eye sensor for continuous monitoring of intraocular pressure. Glaucoma is a leading cause of preventable blindness, particularly prevalent in the 60+ population, caused by elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). Current treatment to monitor and prevent glaucoma-related blindness is by lowering IOP with eye-drops, laser therapy or surgery. This project directly benefits our aging population by ensuring independence and quality of life, whilst reducing long-term medical and social costs. By incorporating nanotechnology with ophthalmology we will provide an economic solution to long-term, reliable, home-monitoring of IOP. An implantable IOP sensor, will identify patients requiring more invasive treatment compared with those with less aggressive disease, leading to better health resource utilisation.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-06-2007

End Date: 17-08-2011

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $120,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical Biotechnology | Medical Biotechnology | Biomaterials | Antenna Technology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Hearing, vision, speech and their disorders | Health related to ageing |

Other Keywords

Antenna Technology | Biomaterials | Health related to ageing | Hearing, vision, speech and their disorders | Medical Biotechnology

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