Download Binocular Co-ordination of Myopic Eye Growth

Glasgow Caledonian University -PhD Research Project Opportunity
Please note that as this project is not funded by a University studentship, the successful candidate will be required to
source external funding for the research degree fees and living expenses while studying at the university.
Project Reference number
Institute/Research groups
2014SHLS041
Institute of Applied Health Research
Applied Vision Research
Research Discipline areas
Vision; Refractive Error; Myopia
Research Theme
Visual Development and Ageing
Project Title
Binocular Co-ordination of Myopic Eye Growth
Research Project Area
Myopia affects approximately 20% of the population within the UK and has
reached epidemic levels in many parts of South-East Asia where a prevalence
of 90% has been reported. This makes myopia an important public health
issue with wide ranging consequences in terms of ocular health, financial cost
and educational attainment. Myopia is produced by excessive eye growth and
understanding the mechanisms involved in this growth process is critical in
reducing myopia progression. Recent MRI scanning techniques have found
that eye growth is coordinated between the two eyes by processes that
operate beyond the optic chiasm.
Our project will examine the mechanism of ocular growth during visual
development to determine both the level of coordination between the eyes
and the specific characteristics of the mechanism that allow the eye to
achieve emmetropia (not requiring spectacle correction). The study will use a
variety of refractive, biometric and imaging techniques (carried out in
collaboration with Aston University) to examine changes in eye structure that
occur during visual development.
The study will collaborate with the new Myopia Clinic which has started
examining patients in the GCU Eye Clinic (which has been developed as part of
the Myopia Consortium UK ) to develop methods of prevented and controlling
myopia progression.
Supervisory Team
Staff Contact
Prof. Niall Strang
Dr Lyle Gray
Dr Sven Jonuscheit
Prof. Bernard Gilmartin (Aston University)
Prof. Niall Strang
Vision Sciences
Department of Life Sciences
Glasgow Caledonian University
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0141-331-8206
[email protected]
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