Therapeutics for repair and regeneration of the cornea

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Corneal disease is the commonest cause of irreversible blindness and of the 50 million people world-wide who are bilaterally blind, 10 million are blind from corneal involvement. This proposal will address corneal disease by 1. innovative translational research for corneal repair and regeneration; 2. developing evidence-based management guidelines for corneal disease, and 3. by optimising health service delivery.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Career Development Fellowships

Funding Amount: $166,087.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Ophthalmology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

cornea | corneal transplantation | evidence-based clinical practice | evidence-based health care | ocular surface disease | surgery | therapeutic agents | wound healing