Publications

You’ve heard of blood tests and stool samples. Tear samples might be the next screening method to enter your doctor’s office, suggests a new study from UNSW Sydney.

Measuring corneal thickness is an important part of assessing the health of an eye. This procedure is more technically known as pachymetry. It can help to identify and monitor eye diseases including glaucoma and keratoconus which may cause permanent vision loss or even blindness.

Researchers at the Centre for Eye Health have been developing and evaluating new methods for visual field testing to detect losses in glaucoma earlier than current clinical tests.

What’s interesting about children with normal 20/20 visual acuity? That was one of the hot topics at the ARVO Annual Meeting last year and it also received the ARVO Publication Grant this year. 

Contact lens discomfort probably occurs due to reduced compatibility between the contact lens and the ocular environment, especially the eyelids and tear film. 

Our analysis of KC epithelium showed significant changes for genes involved in communication and junctions between epithelium, and in cell signalling.