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- Retinal Disease and Clinical Imaging Research Group
- Optical Imaging and Visualisation
- Public Health and Health Systems Research Group
- Myopia Research Group
- Ocular Surface Research (Inc. Dry Eye and Contact Lenses)
- Centre for Eye Health Research Group (CFEH)
- Sensory Processes Research Laboratory
- Eye Research Group
- Vision Loss and Health Ageing Group
- Testing and developing new antimicrobials and overcoming antimicrobial resistance (TADOAR)
- Ocular Pathology Research Group
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Research excellence
- Validation of a novel non-invasive high throughput screening tool for peripheral neuropathy in type 2 diabetes
- Eye infection and contact lens
- Development of novel antimicrobial scaffolds
- Preventing injuries and promoting health, safety and mobility for older people with age-related eye disease
- Biomarkers in dry eye disease
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- Optometry clinic
- ORLAB
- About us
- Study areas
- Student life & resources
-
Research & impact
Research groups
- Retinal Disease and Clinical Imaging Research Group
- Optical Imaging and Visualisation
- Public Health and Health Systems Research Group
- Myopia Research Group
- Ocular Surface Research (Inc. Dry Eye and Contact Lenses)
- Centre for Eye Health Research Group (CFEH)
- Sensory Processes Research Laboratory
- Eye Research Group
- Vision Loss and Health Ageing Group
- Testing and developing new antimicrobials and overcoming antimicrobial resistance (TADOAR)
- Ocular Pathology Research Group
Research excellence
- Validation of a novel non-invasive high throughput screening tool for peripheral neuropathy in type 2 diabetes
- Eye infection and contact lens
- Development of novel antimicrobial scaffolds
- Preventing injuries and promoting health, safety and mobility for older people with age-related eye disease
- Biomarkers in dry eye disease
- Partner with us
- Optometry clinic
- ORLAB

Being myopic, more commonly known as short-sighted, increases the risk of developing a number of sight-threatening conditions such as myopic macular degeneration (MMD), retinal detachment (RD) and open angle glaucoma (OAG). With a projected one in two of all people on earth becoming myopic within 30 years, healthcare professionals across the globe are racing to find the drive behind this condition; and hopefully a solution to it.
Recently, researchers at SOVS, BHVI and SEDPTC (Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention and Treatment Center), through a two-year trial, identified late sleepers as a susceptible group to both myopia onset and progression, which suggests a complex relationship between circadian rhythm, indoor environment, habitual indoor activities and myopia development and progression. These findings offered new insights into future myopia aetiology studies as well as decision-making of myopia prevention strategies. Find out more about this study, read the latest paper at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74348-7, opens in a new window