Epidemiological and molecular risk factors for diabetic retinopathy blindness.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1094399

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of blindness in working age adults, affecting 30% of Australians with diabetes. Patients at most risk of blindness are the focus of this project. We aim to (1) investigate why some people are more likely to develop blinding DR by looking at genetic difference between diabetic patients with and without DR; and, (2) help to understand why Indigenous Australians are so over represented in this subset of diabetic patients going blind from DR.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $61,988.00

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

diabetic complications | diabetic retinopathy | epidemiology | gene polymorphisms | indigenous health

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