Research Activities: Areas of Research Expertise

CVRA is involved in a number of current research projects:

• Contact Lenses
• Microbiology
• Ocular Disease
• Equipment Development
• Ophthalmic Lenses
• Electroretinogram Testing
• Low Vision
• Visual Function & Perceptual Disorders
• Refractive Surgery
• Colour Vision

Contact Lenses Lens designs and materials, tear film, continuous wear, multifocal contact lenses, ocular response to lens wear, contact lens disinfection.	Microbiology Mechanisms of infection and inflammation, contact lens disinfection, mammalian cell culture.
Ocular Disease Dry eye, glaucoma, diabetes, hypertension, ocular therapeutics.	Equipment Development Visual field instrumentation.
Ophthalmic Lenses Optics, lens designs, clinical performance.	Electroretinogram Testing Objective assessment of retinal function.
Low Vision Needs of the partially sighted .	Visual Function & Perceptual Disorders Amblyopia, stereopsis, visual perception, learning disorders.
Refractive Surgery Visual outcomes, symptoms, quality of life	Colour Vision Impact of colour vision deficiency on everyday life, practical and occupational implications.