Longitudinal eye changes- examining the emergence of visual impairment in adolescents

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1017193

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Assessment of eye health parameter changes and emergence of visual impairment in a five year follow-up study of adolescents. Documenting the prevalence and incidence for the development of strabismus, ambylopia, hyperopic and myopic refractive errors, high-myopia , and the factors that promote or inhibit their early detection and remediation. This research is aimed at developing school-based and community-based strategies for minimising the life-long impact of these conditions

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $103,582.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Preventive Medicine

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

adolescent health | childhood | environmental influences | environmental risk factors | epidemiology | myopia | ophthalmology | public health | refractive error

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