Funded Research 2005
The ISPB is proud to be able to continue funding research seed grants
this year, up to $5,000 each, for studies relating to the prevention of
blindness. For 2005, requests for submission of Grant Proposals were sent
out in January to all Departments of Ophthalmology at major institutions
and other interested parties, with a deadline of April 22, 2005.
Grant Requests Funded in 2005
- Illinois College of Optometry - Illinois Eye Institute
The Outcome of Low Vision Rehabilitation in Patients With Normal and
Impaired Mental Status
- Jill R. Scheiffele, O.D. and Kara Hagerman, O.D., Principal
Investigators; Walter M. Jay, M.D., Co-Principal Investigator; R. Tracy
Williams, O.D. and Melissa J. Robertson, M.A., L.P.C., Co-Investigators
Loyola University Chicago (Maywood)
Combined Posterior Sub-Tenon Injection of Triamcinolene and Focal
Laser Photocoagulation for the Treatment of Clinically Significant
Macular Edema- John Galasso, M.D., Ph.D. and Felipe De Alba, M.D., Principal
Investigators; Anuradha Khanna, M.D., Secondary Investigator
- Corneal Donor Death to Preservation Times as a Prognostic Factor in
Graft Survival of Penetrating Keratoplasty [Keratoconus]
- Joseph Doe IV, M.D., Principal Investigator; Charles Bouchard, M.D.,
Co-Investigator
Midwestern University (Downers Grove)
Chemokine Expression of Cytokine-stimulated Human Iris Stromal Cells
in vitro [Uveitis]- Michael V. Volin, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science - Chicago Medical
Society (North Chicago)
3D Threshold Amsler Grid (3D TAG) and Retinal Interferometric
Contrast Sensitivity in Atrophic Age-related Macular Degeneration With
and Without Lutein- Stuart Richer, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO, Principal Investigator
RUSH University, College of Medicine
Dose-response of Nutritional and Essential Mineral Therapy for
Age-related Macular Degeneration as Measured by Scotopic Sensitivity and
Dark Adaptation in Conjunction With a Pharmacogenetic Substudy- Bruce I. Gaynes, O.D., PharmD, Principal Investigator
The University of Chicago
Comparing Efficacy and Safety of Trypan Blue and Indocyanine Green in
Anterior Capsule Staining During Cataract Surgery- Sanjay N. Rao, M.D., Principal Investigator
Evaluation on Whether Embryonic Stem Cells Can Be Differentiated into
Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells [Age-related Macular Degeneration]- Kasra Rezaei, M.D., Principal Investigator
Role of Protein Kinase C in Endogenous Neuroprotection in the Retina
[Retinal Ischemia]- Steven Roth, M.D., Principal Investigator
University of Illinois at Chicago
Are Prostaglandin Analogues Cataractogenic? [Cataract]- Mohammed ElMallah, M.D., Principal Investigator; Deepak Edward,
M.D., Co-Investigator
Fibrin Tissue Glue for Wound Closure in Filtering Surgery [for
Glaucoma]- Leo K. Wang, M.D., Principal Investigator; Deepak Edward, M.D.,
Co-Investigator
Identifying the Receptor(s) Crucial for Herpetic Damage to Human
Trabecular Meshwork Cells- Deepak Shukla, Ph.D., Principal Investigator; Vaibhav Tiwari, Ph.D.,
Co-Investigator
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A New Thought on the Cause of Age-related Macular Degeneration
- Paul A. Knepper, M.D., Ph.D., Principal Investigator
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