Medicine & Health
Optometry & Vision Science
- About us
- Study areas
- Student life & resources
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Research & impact
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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
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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
- Publications
- Volunteer in our research studies
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Research groups
- Partner with us
- 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

Dry eye disease occurs when your tears aren’t able to provide enough lubrication for your eyes. There are many reasons for this tear film dysfunction including hormone changes, allergies, and autoimmune disease. Treatment aims to restore or maintain the normal amount of tears in the eye to minimise discomfort and maintain eye health. View our current studies into dry eyes.
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You are a potential participant for the study if
- You are above 18 years of age.
- You have signs and symptoms or being diagnosed with dry eyes.
- If you are on systemic anti-inflammatory therapy such as steroids, Immunosuppressants you must not have changed the medications in the past 3 months.
- Your systemic disease activity is under control since the past 3 months.
- You don’t have any other ocular pathology other than dry eye disease.
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Would the research study be a good fit for me?
The study might be a good fit for you if:
- Are aged over 18 years
- Currently have been diagnosed with immune disease-related dry eye.
- Have no previous probiotic or prebiotic commercial supplement intake in the last three months
- Are willing to provide written informed consent and willing to comply with consuming the probiotic and prebiotic products and adhering to the clinical trial visit schedule
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You are a potential participant for the study if:
- You are above 18 years of age.
- You do not wear contact lenses on the day of the visits.
- You are non-contact lens wearers OR soft contact lens wearers of at least 5 hours wear for at least 5 days a week.
- You are not current or previous wearers of hard contact lenses, including Ortho-K lenses.
- You can participate in this clinical experiment (about one hour, one visit ) by the beginning of March.