Research
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Completed
May 2015 - August 2016
Which ‘control genes’ in the eye play a part in causing glaucoma?
Using the latest technology to scan 1000s of genes.
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Completed
October 2013 - June 2017
Preventing the scarring that makes several major causes of sight loss so hard to treat
Aiming to develop a treatment for the main reason glaucoma surgery can fail
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Completed
October 2019 - July 2023
MicroRNA based therapeutics to treat ocular fibrosis in glaucoma.
A study to develop miRNA-based therapeutics to treat TGFβ induced fibrosis to improve the treatment of glaucoma medically and surgically.
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Active
June 2022 - October 2025
Investigating how to regenerate the optic nerve
A scaffolding strategy for stimulating optic nerve regeneration
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Completed
January 2011 - March 2015
How do support cells affect the optic nerve’s ability to regenerate?
Finding out if there’s a way to boost repairs to a damaged retina that could one day become a treatment to prevent or cure some forms of blindness.
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Completed
August 2011 - August 2014
A look at the back of the eye in Kenyan over-50s
A follow-up study to find out about new and ongoing cases of age-related sight loss and disability.
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Completed
January 2012 - February 2015
What part does the white of the eye play in glaucoma?
A potential new approach to treatment.
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Completed
October 2010 - January 2015
The role of the LMX1B gene in the risk of glaucoma
Towards a genetic test to spot glaucoma early.