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Funded Research Projects
Here is the list of the research projects granted by the Eye Disease Foundation in the last few years (in partnership with the Réseau de recherche en santé de la vision) :
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RESEARCHER |
PROJECT |
GRANT AWARDED |
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Dre Solange Landreville, PhD, associated professor, Laval University Dre Mona Harissi-Dagher, MD, FRCSC, DABO Clinical assistant professor, Ophthalmology department, University of Montreal |
Research project on ocular melanoma (title to come)
Boston type 1 Keratoprosthesis surgery: use of a support composed of fresh or thawed cornea grafts. |
20 000 $
30 000 $ |
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Dr Christian Salesse, Research Director, Ophthalmology department, Laval University |
Starting funds for a new researcher, Dr Patrick Rochette (renewed for a 2nd year). |
40 000 $ (1st year) |
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Jacques Gresset, OD, PhD, Director and professor, tenured professor of the Optometry school, University of Montreal |
Purchase of an imagery system to help research work for two researchers. Use of the look follower FACELAB-4. |
30 000 $
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Dr Achim, CHUL Research center |
Grant for resident for a research project on glaucoma. |
2 500 $ |
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Dr Duguay, CHUL Research center |
Grant for resident for a research project on glaucoma. |
2 500 $ |
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Dr Michelle Mc Kerral, University of Montreal |
Visual perception deficits in children after mild traumatic brain injury: psychophysics, electrophysiology and impact on postural stability. |
20 000 $ |
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Dr Dave St-Amour, University of Montreal |
Visual neurotoxicity associated to vigabatrin in children: new approach to distinguish the integrity of central and peripheral visual field Assessment of visual functions in children treated for amblyopia with or without visual deprivation |
15 000 $
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Dr Michael Kapusta, McGill University Research center |
Distorsion of Visual Space in Patients with Central or peripheral Field Loss: Evidence for Cortical Re-Organization The Detection and Quantification of Metamorphopsia of Retinal Disease in the Clinical Context |
15 000 $
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Dr Christian Casanova, Optometry school, University of Montreal |
Endocannabinoids in the visual function, a new pharmacological target. |
15 000 $ |
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Dr Vincent Raymond, CHUL Research Center |
Research on Stargardt disease (juvenile macular degeneration) Carrier gene for the Stargardt disease Molecular genetics of age-related macular degeneration |
25 000 $
22 500 $ |
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Dr Mark Lesk, Research center of the Maisonneuve Rosemont hospital |
Bevacizumab (Avastin) intravitreal injections: effects on retinal blood flow in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration |
20 000 $ |
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Dr Marc Hébert, CHUL Research Center |
Study of retinal function by multifocal ERG after peeling of inner limiting membrane using Indocyanine green or Trypan blue in patients with macular hole Use of a new anti-vegf treatment |
20 000 $
25 000 $ |
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Dr Richard Bazin, CHUL Research Center |
Factors responsible for damages in the corneal endothelium during cataract surgery |
10 000 $ |
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Dr Patrick Hamel, University of Montreal |
Development of training tools on the most frequent eye diseases |
25 000 $ |
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CHUL Research center - Ophthalmology research unit |
Support to clinical research (miscellaneous projects) |
50 000 $ |