A study into the possible link between strategies to optimise household energy and secondary impact on dry eye is one the innovative initiatives announced in the latest round of Future Vision Foundation (FVF) projects.
This is the third round of projects supported by Vision Eye Institute’s FVF, a not-for-profit research charity established in 2021 by the institute.
Dr Christopher Hodge, clinical research coordinator and chair of the FVF advisory committee, said: “The broad theme of the successful applications would be innovation and education, including a range of projects with interesting and innovative approaches. However, that may underestimate the diversity of research that will be supported over the next 12 months.’’
Those diverse projects include:
- A review of how household energy optimisation strategies may have a secondary impact on dry eye. This project is led by Professor Colin Chan, alongside the Heat and Health Institute, University of Sydney.
- Investigators at CERA, Melbourne, will be working alongside Vision Eye Institute Footscray specialists Dr John McKenzie and Dr Brian Ang to understand the potential of a novel application to diagnose early glaucoma progression.
- Sydney Eye Hospital registrars guided by Dr Jason Cheng are evaluating AI use in glaucoma and how that may impact patient assessment.
- Associate Professor Michael Lawless and the team from University of Technology Sydney are assessing how augmented and extended reality may enrich the patient experience and open further opportunities for patient and family understanding.
- Vision Eye Institute orthoptist Ms Tram Nguyen is seeking to understand how the introduction of new technology has impacted the way surgery decisions are made in refractive procedures.
- Ms Sasha Kairouz, an orthoptist and clinical relationships manager in NSW, is aiming to understand patient use and trust of social media regarding information for their eye conditions or surgery, an area impacted by a wide range of advice, both useful and perhaps less so.
- Vision Hospital Group’s national director of nursing Kylie Bennett, together with the local directors of nursing, will be investigating the patient discharge process to understand the current gaps in knowledge and how patient feedback may continue to improve this aspect of the patient journey.
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