WHAT WE DO

Inflammation of the eye is one major worldwide cause of blindness. If often goes unrecognised because there are so many types. We work on this and many other common blinding diseases and already we have made a lasting contribution toward new treatments for eye diseases. Our research into blindness is aimed at:

Cataract, glaucoma, inflammation (Uveitis), macular degeneration, corneal transplant rejection, retinal detachment. Any of these conditions may result in blindness.
Diabetes and blindness. This common disorder affects young and old alike.
Developing new methods for the automatic detection of diabetes in the eye now used in screening diabetic patients.
How wounds in the eye heal (important for healing all body tissues).
State-of-the-art imaging technology (the colour scanning laser ophthalmoscope was invented in Aberdeen), for early diagnosis.
New treatments for inflammation (the TNF a fusion protien).
Setting guidelines for the treatment which are used worldwide.

We work in the laboratory and we also do research in the clinic. In this unique way we can deliver the results of our research directly to our patients in our clinical research programmes.

SAVING SIGHT IN GRAMPIAN IS A LOCAL ORGANISATION DEDICATED TO FUNDAMENTAL SIGHT-LOSS RESEARCH WHICH BENEFITS THE ENTIRE WORLD