Glaucoma causes secondary neurodegeneration in the brain

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1089853

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Glaucoma is one of the commonest causes of irreversible blindness worldwide. The optic nerve have been considered as the primary site of glaucomatous damage. However, recent evidence suggests that glaucoma may not merely be an eye disease, because secondary changes have also been observed in the higher visual centres in glaucoma patients. In this proposed study, topographically related degeneration along the visual pathway will be monitored using advanced MRI technology.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $380,891.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Vision Science

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

glaucoma | magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) | neurodegeneration | neuroprotection | visual pathways

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