Vision and Eye Research Unit takes delivery of new environmental chamber
The Vision and Eye Research Unit (VERU) has taken delivery of a new environmental chamber at its Cambridge research facility. The chamber is the first such unit to be installed in an eye centre in England.
One type of study that will be carried out using the chamber will monitor how contact lens wearers react at different temperatures, relative humidities and wind speeds, and will enable VERU to demonstrate how different types of contact lens are suited to different environments, and also to test lenses for comfort. The unit has already attracted interest from contact lens manufacturers keen to use the research to improve their products. Another important area of research involving the chamber will be tear deficiency. Dry eye affects a large proportion of the population, especially older people, who often need help with special eye drops and devices to conserve tears. The chamber will permit more accurate studies of this condition and its management.
Speaking of the new addition, Professor Roger Buckley, part of the VERU research team and also an eye surgeon and consultant for over 30 years at Addenbrooke's and Moorfields Hospitals, commented: 'We are thrilled to have this advanced new facility. With it, we can simulate a wide variety of environmental conditions that we can control accurately, and repeat as necessary. It will vastly improve the scientific validity of our work on the interface between the eye and the outside world.'
VERU, which is part of the Postgraduate Medical Institute (PMI), carries out ground-breaking research in a number of areas including factors influencing the progression of myopia, visual short-term memory, learning disabilities, glaucoma, keratoconus, low vision and children's vision.
One type of study that will be carried out using the chamber will monitor how contact lens wearers react at different temperatures, relative humidities and wind speeds, and will enable VERU to demonstrate how different types of contact lens are suited to different environments, and also to test lenses for comfort. The unit has already attracted interest from contact lens manufacturers keen to use the research to improve their products. Another important area of research involving the chamber will be tear deficiency. Dry eye affects a large proportion of the population, especially older people, who often need help with special eye drops and devices to conserve tears. The chamber will permit more accurate studies of this condition and its management.
Speaking of the new addition, Professor Roger Buckley, part of the VERU research team and also an eye surgeon and consultant for over 30 years at Addenbrooke's and Moorfields Hospitals, commented: 'We are thrilled to have this advanced new facility. With it, we can simulate a wide variety of environmental conditions that we can control accurately, and repeat as necessary. It will vastly improve the scientific validity of our work on the interface between the eye and the outside world.'
VERU, which is part of the Postgraduate Medical Institute (PMI), carries out ground-breaking research in a number of areas including factors influencing the progression of myopia, visual short-term memory, learning disabilities, glaucoma, keratoconus, low vision and children's vision.
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