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Prof Robyn Guymer: Describing AMD
With funding from MDFA’s Research Grants Program, Prof Robyn Guymer developed a new suite of state-of-the-art techniques to better describe early AMD.
Prof Damien Harkin in the lab
With an MDFA Research Grant, Professor Damien Harkin undertook a novel research project using a protein extracted from silk as a form of scaffold on which to grow new retinal tissue,
Fight Retinal Blindness! Registry
How Professor Mark Gillies’ ever-expanding digital database helps clinicians across the globe.
The Best is yet to come
Case study: A 14-year-old male was referred to CERA with a white-yellow macular lesion and suspicions of an inherited condition.
Wellbeing and AMD
MDFA funded researcher Ms Diana Tang is rolling out the Movement, Interaction and Nutrition for Greater Lifestyles in the Elderly – or MINGLE – program.
Creating the perfect laboratory macula model
MDFA funded researcher, Dr Anai Gonzalez Cordero is creating an organoid – essentially a mini organ in a dish – with a macular structure.
Gene therapy and macular degeneration
Thanks to an MDFA Research Grant, A/Prof Matthew Simunovic is now working on what he describes as “the biological equivalent of the bionic retina”.
Investigating blood supply and AMD
Associate Professor Chi Luu is being funded by MDFA to investigate the relationships between blood supply to the retina, photoreceptor health and AMD phenotypes.
Quality of life and AMD
With an MDFA research grant Dr Sheela Kumaran is investigating the independence, emotional wellbeing, and all-round quality of life of people living with AMD.