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Funded Research Projects
Here is the list of the research projects granted by the Eye Disease Foundation in the last decade :
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RESEARCHER |
PROJECT |
GRANT AWARDED |
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Dr Jean-Marie Hanssens, OD, PhD |
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20 000 $ |
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Dre Élodie Boisselier, PhD |
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30 000 $ |
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Dr Vincent Pernet, PhD |
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20 000 $ |
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Dre Judith Renaud, O.D., PhD Optometry schoolUniversity of Montreal |
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20 000 $ |
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Dr Dan Bergeron, MD, FRCSC (in charge of the ocular oncology clinic in Quebec City) St-Sacrement hospital, CHU de Québec |
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20 000 $ |
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Constance Barry Marcheterre (graduated student under supervision of Dr Solange Landreville, Ophtalmology department, Laval University) |
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5 000 $ |
| Dre Patricia-Ann Laughrea, ophthalmologist, and medical director at Banque d'yeux (Centre universitaire d'ophtalmologie de Québec) | Grant for a reserch projet on viral cultures on corneal cells | 2,500$ |
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Dre Solange Landreville, PhD, associated professor, Laval University
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Research project on ocular melanoma
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20,000 $
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| Dre Mona Harissi-Dagher, MD, FRCSC, DABO Clinical assistant professor, Ophthalmology department, University of Montreal | Prevalence and impact of glaucoma on visual readaptation following implantation of Boston type 1 Keratoprosthesis.
Boston type 1 Keratoprosthesis surgery: use of a support composed of fresh or thawed cornea grafts. |
30,000 $ |
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Dr Christian Salesse, Research Director, Ophthalmology department, Laval University |
Seed money 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 $ |
