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Public Eye Health Team win Allergan 2010 Glaucoma Awards |
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Tuesday, 17 August 2010 09:59 |
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Yorkshire Eye Research is delighted to be able to report that its Save Your Sight; public health campaign, which combats treatable yet blinding eye diseases through raising awareness has won first prize in the 2010 Allergan Glaucoma Awards. (awaiting photo) |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 August 2010 10:06 |
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Expected Research for 2011 |
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 17 August 2010 09:43 |
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Yorkshire Eye Research is expecting applications from the following sources, which it will put to Peer Review and if successful fundraised for in the coming 12 months. If you would like to apply for funding, please contact the Office on 0113 206 5047 or email
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for an application form and further details. The next closing date for applications is Thursday 30th September 2010.
From Mr Richard Gale at University of York - £500 each 1) Whether oral acetazolamide is required for glaucoma patients receiving lucentis injections for wet age related macular degeneration. 2) Functional MRI and Microperimetry assessment of patients treated with lucentis injections for wet age related macular degeneration. From Dr Karen Sisley at University of Sheffield- up to £7,000 to continue research into Primary Uveal Melanomas- halting development and growth. An accidental discovery that compound in apples can regulate tumour growth has been made; the project is to find out the why and how. From Mr James Ball, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds - £5,000 of diagnostic kit to monitor corneal diseases which affect children with Down’s Syndrome, as ever early diagnosis equals better treatment outcome From Ian Simmons and colleagues at the University of York and field hospitals in Uganda- up to £70,000 full project based on successful Retinoblastoma (children's eye cancer) treatment pilot, Yorkshire based research. |
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University research into blindness receives local boost |
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010 13:37 |
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News release March 2010 University research into blindness receives local boost Geneticists at the University of Leeds are testing a new technique to identify the causes of inherited blindness, following a donation by a local charity. An award by the West Riding Masonic Charity will help the research team, led by Dr Carmel Toomes to use the latest genetic technologies to isolate the faulty genes known to be responsible for a rare condition known as familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR). The disease affects the normal development and growth of blood vessels in the eye and though the number of affected families is small, the research will help scientists study more common forms of blindness which are also caused by the growth of abnormal eye blood vessels. Dr Carmel Toomes said that similar abnormalities are also seen in a condition affecting premature babies. Dr Toomes said: "It is by studying the rare genetic disorders that molecular biologists begin to understand the processes that affect normal eye development so we can in the future decrease the risk of blindness through early detection." In the longer term scientists hope this kind of research will change the way genes are identified and help find new treatments for diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration, the main causes of blindness in the western world. Ends For further information and interviews contact Ruth Badley, Northern Lights PR on 01423 562 400 or Hannah Isom, University of Leeds Press Office - 0113 3434031 or
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Leeds Half Marathon Corporate Challenge raise £1,376 for Glaucoma research |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 12 May 2010 13:07 |
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Yorkshire Eye Research wishes to thank Colin Hutchinson, David Gilmour, Peter Galloway, Martin McKibbin, Brendan Barrett and Chris Inglehearn for running the Leeds Half Marathon Corporate Challenge Relay on Sunday 9th May 2010. To date the team which came 14th out of a field of 116 has raised £1,376 in sponsorship towards Glaucoma research. If you would like to sponsor the team please contact the office on (0113) 296 5047 or email
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 03 August 2010 08:12 |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 04 January 2010 13:09 |
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Dr Manir Ali (University of Leeds) has identified a mutation of the LTBP2 gene as the cause of Primary Congenital Glaucoma, a devastating condition which affects over 6,000 people in the UK. It is hoped that this discovery will aid medical professionals in screening for the disease, as early diagnosis and swift treatment is vital in slowing its prognosis. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 04 January 2010 13:14 |
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