Eye Research Group

Our primary objective is to work closely with industry to evaluate and develop innovative eye care products.

The Eye Research Group at UNSW's School of Optometry & Vision Science offers the exceptional opportunity to collaborate with internationally renowned and award-winning researchers.

Researchers at the Eye Research Group have valuable industry experience and are sensitive to relevant product development and marketing issues when designing and conducting clinical trials.

The Eye Research Group undertakes research studies in the areas of:

• Contact Lenses – daily and overnight lens wear, soft and gas permeable, hydrogel and silicone hydrogel, spherical, toric and multifocal, myopia control and orthokeratology.
• Contact Lens Care Products – solutions, cases, corneal staining.
• Dry Eyes – tear supplements, dietary supplements, hormones.
• Intra-ocular and Spectacle Lenses – vision, contrast sensitivity.
• Microbial and Cell Biology – tears, ocular surface, contact lenses, contact lens cases, lens care products, wound healing.
• Red Eyes — allergy, infection, inflammation.

Specialty techniques