Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0989883

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0989883

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Identifying tear lipids, their deposition onto contact lenses and their role in the development of dry eye. Lipids provide a critical layer in the human tear film that retards evaporation and helps nourish and protect the eye. We will identify the molecules within this essential "oil slick" to better understand dry eye syndrome and the discomfort associated with wearing contact lenses. This may lead to new treatments for dry eye and novel technologies that provide greater comfort for the ~120,000 Australians who wear contact lenses. This collaborative research directly supports the mission of a respected non-profit organisation (Institute for Eye Research) and will train scientists in world-leading analytical technologies that are essential to Australia's emerging biotechnology industries.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-09-2009

End Date: 30-09-2012

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $303,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Optometry and Ophthalmology | Analytical Spectrometry | Medical Biochemistry: Lipids | Opthalmology And Vision Science |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Hearing, vision, speech and their disorders | Diagnostic methods | Scientific instrumentation

Other Keywords

Analytical Spectrometry | Diagnostic methods | Hearing, vision, speech and their disorders | Medical Biochemistry: Lipids | Opthalmology And Vision Science | Optometry and Ophthalmology | Scientific instrumentation

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