2016 Research grants

GLAUCOMA RESEARCH SOCIETY OF CANADA

2016 RESEARCH GRANTS

	Title of Research Project	Author(s) Name(s)	Institution/Location
1	Identification of the genetic basis of pigmentary glaucoma in Mennonite families using whole exome sequencing (Renewal)	Dr. Michael A. Walter Dr. Ordan J. Lehmann	University of Alberta Edmonton, AB
2	Relationship between gaze behavior and mobility deficits in individuals with glaucoma (Renewal)	Dr. Dan Marigold Dr. Kim Zebehazy	Simon Fraser University Burnaby, BC
3	Changes in lamina cribrosa depth as an early marker of glaucoma progression	Dr. Jayme R. Vianna Dr. Balwantray C. Chauhan	Dalhousie University Halifax NS
4	Mechanisms underlying excess matrix deposition in the trabecular meshwork in glaucoma (Renewal)	nil Parapuram	Lawson Health Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, ON
5	Markov model to evaluate iStent with phacoemulsification for patients with cataract and glaucoma	Dr. Monali Malvankar Dr. Cindy Hutnik	Lawson Health Research Institute/ Ivey Eye Institute London, ON
6	Randomized control trial of retrobulbar injection vs IV analgesia for transscleral diode laser	Dr. Delan Jinapriya Dr. Isabella Irrcher Dr. Dale Engen	Queen’s University Kingston, ON
7	Efficacy of PGC-1a induction on retinal ganglion cells (Final Renewal)	Dr. Jeremy Sivak	Krembil Research Institute/Toronto Western Hospital Toronto, ON
8	Biometric and refractive status of a Canadian narrow angle patient population and the degree of angle opening post peripheral iridotomy	Dr. Delan Jinapriya Dr. Eddie Moss Dr. Harman Singh Dr. Isabella Irrcher	Queen’s University Kingston, ON
9	Development of a preference-based disease-specific health-related quality of life instrument for glaucoma	Dr. Iqbal Ike Ahmed Dr. Feng Xie Dr. Dominik Podbielski Sergei Muratov	University of Toronto Toronto, ON McMaster University Hamilton, ON
10	Combination therapies for the treatment of glaucoma (Renewal)	Dr. Catherine Tsilfidis	Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Ottawa, ON
11	Establishment of a genetic database in open angle glaucoma	Dr. Andrew C. Orr Dr. Paul E. Rafuse	Dalhousie University Halifax, NS
12	Portable perimeter (Renewal)	Dr. Moshe Eizenman Dr. Jonathan Rose	University of Toronto Toronto, ON
13	The effect of oral glucose tolerance tests on IOP, visual fields, anterior segment and choroidal changes in diabetic and glaucoma patients	Dr. Enitan Sogbesan	McMaster University Hamilton, ON
14	Establishment of a zebrafish model for translational glaucoma research	Dr. Curtis R. French	Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John’s, NL
15	Subtenons triamcinolone acetonide injections for treatment of persistent choroidal effusions post glaucoma surgery	Dr. Catherine Birt Dr. Kenneth Eng Dr. C. Kranemann Dr. A. Bonniard	Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Toronto, ON
16	Are protein deposits discovered in the eyes of dementia patients different from deposits in pseudoexfoliation glaucoma?	Dr. Neeru Gupta Dr. Yeni Yücel	St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON