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The role of bacteria in meibomian gland dysfunction.

Resistance characteristics and virulence factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from keratitis and urinary tract infections

Development of keratitis disease-specific item banks to measure the quality-of-life parameters

Neuroimmunology in ocular allergy

What matters to patients undergoing glaucoma surgery? A Qualitative Study and Discrete Choice Experiment

Economic evaluations of Acanthamoeba keratitis treatment

The Significance Of Corneal & Ocular Responses To Rubbing-Related Trauma In Keratoconus

Myopia control specific item bank development to measure quality of life parameters

Does the formation of mixed species biofilms reduce sensitivity to antimicrobial peptides and their mimics?

Dry eye matrix

Investigating alterations in eye-hand coordination and eye movement in amblyopia

Development of contact lenses that can deliver effective doses of atropine to the eyes to control the development of myopia

Development of ocular surface disease (OSD) specific item bank to measure quality of life parameters

Examination of changes to the microbiome and immune response of the nasal cavity and eye during inhalation of essential oils

Tear film biomarker in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

The impact of Antibiotic Resistance on Innate immune response.

Investigation of the effects of meibomian gland health and lipids to improve signs and symptoms of contact lens discomfort

Impact of environmental factors on meibomian gland function and tear film lipid production

Engineering Peptides for Antimicrobial Applications

Characterizing the structure-biological activity relationship of dual-acting antimicrobials as an approach for combating drug resistance by S. aureus and P. aeruginosa.

Developing highly translatable tools to assist optometrist in identifying individuals with high risk of vision loss from age-related macular degeneration

The Exploration of Natural History of Meibomian gland Dysfunction

Global vision impairment epidemiology

A Corneal Shape Test: SPARK,(Smart-Phone Assisted Recognition of Keratoconus)

The perceptual experience of body ownership in virtual reality (VR)

Nutrition and Its Impact on Dry Eye Disease

The efficacy and implementation of primary care clinical decision support tools in retinal disease

Longitudinal Changes in Meibomian Gland Morphology

Ability of bacteriophages to control microbial keratitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

The Effect of Dendritic Cell and Nerve Responses in Dry Eye and the Response to Treatment

Predictive models to evaluate risk of progression in adult myopes and assessment of progression in adult myopes

Ameliorative effect of Sitagliptin and Celery Seeds extract (Ajwain) in Alloxan induced diabetic rats

Applying novel techniques and technologies to gain newer insight in early AMD

Comparison of ocular response, comfort and corneal curvature during daily disposable silicone hydrogel contact lens wear.

Refugee and People Seeking Asylum’s access to Eye Care in NSW

The Renin-Angiotensin System and its Role in Neuroprotective Strategies in a Glaucoma Model

Integration of Entrusted Professional Activities into the curriculum and assessment framework for clinical optometry

The ocular surface in migraine

Improving the safety profiles of new antimicrobials

The antimicrobial efficacy of human tear lipids.

Development of Biologically Responsive Biomaterials Against Bacterial Colonisation

Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of microbial virulence and antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates recovered from bacterial keratitis

Understanding pupil light response changes and their correlation with structural and functional alterations in glaucoma

Integration of artificial intelligence and telehealth technologies in eye care systems.

The conjunctival transcriptome in dry eye

Public health impact of driving participation for young adults who use bioptics for driving: safety, value and policy

Machine learning for ocular image analysis: automated segmentation and classification

Using virtual reality to understand subjective visual judgments in myopia

Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency in Contact Lens wearers

Computer Vision for Human Movement Analysis in Healthcare

Machine Learning and Deep Learning Approaches for Ocular Disease Prediction

Characteristics of ocular surface immune cells in dry eye disease of various sub-types

Improving contact lens compliance

Development of Biologically Active Biomaterials Against Bacterial Colonisation 

Role of near vision behaviour in the myopia progression in children

In vitro & in vivo bioimaging of tear film using silicon quantum dots

The role of enterotoxins in Staphylococcus aureus Keratitis

Improving the surveillance, prediction and prevention of head injuries: potential applications of novel technology in sports and the military

Development and validation of AI based deep learning algorithm for the prediction of systemic and ocular abnormalities from retinal optical coherence tomography and fundus photographs.

The use of whole genome sequencing of Acanthamoeba isolated from keratitis to identify new pathogenic factors and areas for development of new therapies.

Formulation and Evaluation of Bacteriophage Cocktail to Eradicate Biofilms Formed by Multi Drug-Resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Efficacy of disinfectants and novel antimicrobials against coronaviruses

The utility of axial length measurements with and without ocular parameters in myopia management.

Glaucoma in the context of the Australian Eye and Ear Health Survey

Improving the compliance of contact lens wearers to save vision