Eye Health and Vision
Researchers at Monash are exploring various new targets to treat and prevent the health concerns of vision loss across the lifespan.
The neuro-ophthalmology of vision loss
Researchers at Monash University have a well-established oculo-motor research program where a number of teams are investigating the neurological basis of gradual vision loss.
Eye (ophthalmology) AI
Monash researchers at the Augmented Intelligence and Multimodal analytics (AIM) for Health Lab are using AI technologies to improve the diagnosis and management of eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and age-related degeneration.
The Gennaris bionic vision system
A revolutionary cortical vision device, developed by Monash University researchers that could one day help restore vision to the blind, is being prepared for world-first human clinical trials in Melbourne.
Cognitive and sensory systems neuroscience
The Neuroscience program at the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute has a unique combination of expertise in the assessment of visual function, using combinations of physiological, anatomical and psychophysical techniques.
Diabetes and vision loss
Diabetic retinopathy is a major cause of visual loss in the Australian community. Researchers at Monash are exploring various new targets to treat/prevent diabetic retinopathy linking these findings to other clinical correlates such as diabetic kidney disease.
Long-term effects of aspirin on vision health in the elderly
Monash is home to the ASPREE (ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly) study, an international, multicentre clinical trial to determine whether daily low-dose aspirin prolonged good health by preventing or delaying age-related illness.
Autoimmune conditions and vision loss
Monash University hosts the top ranked Australian researcher in immunology and is also ranked first in Australia for neurology and rheumatology, the medical specialty that deals with autoimmune disease.
Ocular immunology program
Immunological processes are key to fighting pathogens and malignancies but are also essential to maintaining tissue health and ensuring optimal functioning of tissues and organs, including the eye.
Digital tools for blind/low vision people
Monash researchers are developing a digital tool, likely a mobile app, to aid people with blindness or low vision in independently conducting medical tests like COVID-19 RATs and pregnancy tests.