Research

Investigating the role of Inter-alpha-inhibitor Heavy Chain 3 in age-related macular degeneration

Neuroprotective approaches for choroideremia

Molecular mechanism of opsin transport and its relevance to photoreceptor degeneration

The aim is to identify proteins that bind opsin and move it into the photoreceptor outer segment.

Could stem cell therapy be used to treat sight-loss early?

Aiming to repair blood vessel damage to the light-sensitive part of the eye.

Replacing the genes that lead to a cloudy cornea

Gathering the evidence to show whether a new type of gene therapy can work in principle.

How well does the Developmental Journal work for children, parents and practitioners?

A national study to evaluate a new ‘how to’ guide for monitoring children with severe sight loss.

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.

A new approach to therapy for a common cause of blindness

Towards a treatment that prevents age-related macular degeneration.

Why do nerve cells and blood vessels stop working together in diabetes?

Understanding an early ‘biomarker’ of diabetic retinopathy