Glaucoma
A group of diseases that damage the optic nerve – glaucoma can lead to loss of vision or blindness and is the leading irreversible cause of preventable blindness in NZ. Most people experience no early symptoms because vision loss is gradual and affects the peripheral vision. When treated early, most patients will avoid blindness. Vision Research Foundation uses novel techniques and approaches to improve glaucoma care and treatment, and to speed progress toward a cure.
Exploring visual pathway white matter alterations in glaucoma
Paige Richter working under the supervision of VRF researchers Loxlan Kasa and William Schierding will explore and develop a process to evaluate advanced diffusion MRI noise correcting methodology (MK-Curve).
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Out of this World - interplanetary research on the brain and glaucoma
One of the major medical challenges for interplanetary travel is that long periods without gravity can cause worsening vision. Vision Research Foundation (VRF) and the Rapanui Trust are supporting this study at Mātai Charitable Trust, medical imaging research organisation, based in Gisborne.
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Alzheimer’s Disease and Glaucoma
Alzheimer’s disease and glaucoma are two age-related neurodegenerative diseases that frequently co-occur in the elderly and may share key disease pathways. Glaucoma is a group of diseases that damage the optic nerve and is the leading cause of preventable blindness in Aotearoa.
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A new way to look at glaucoma
Dr Loxlan Kasa is a post-doctorate candidate supported by Vision Research Foundation, exploring the role of dynamic movement of the eye and the optic nerve in glaucoma.
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Artificial Intelligence for glaucoma prediction
Supervised machine learning allows scientists to use data to make predictions about the future, including predicting the risk that an individual may develop a disease. This project aimed to produce a glaucoma risk prediction algorithm to aid early diagnosis and management of primary open-angle glaucoma.
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Glaucoma Eyedrops - are preservatives toxic?
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, affecting more than 70 million people. The most well-recognised risk factor for glaucoma is elevated eye pressure or intraocular pressure (IOP).
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Saving sight in glaucoma : the brain may hold the key
Glaucoma is not well understood. It is a progressive disease of the optic nerve, located at the back of the eye. It is recognised that elevated eye pressure, or intraocular pressure (IOP), is a risk factor for the development of glaucoma. However, only 40-50% of glaucoma patients have elevated IOP.
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