All Eyes on Us
Cleveland, Ohio
We seek to better understand this disparity by clarifying perceptions, barriers, and attitudes toward vision care in Cleveland, Ohio
Research Goals
How can we better understand glaucoma (susceptibility, progression, response to treatment)?
Discovery
We aim to discover novel pathways that will help understand 1) genetic differences of people of African desent that increases their risk of POAG, 2) genetic archietcture of glaucoma, and 3) the genetic involvment in POAG around protection., progression and response to treatment.
Evaluation
We aim to provide stakeholders with evaluation data to understand how community and clinical populations perceive (disease) risk information,
and what willingness those populations have to participate in genetics/other research
Dissemination
We aim to translate our research through an accessible lens that allows community, clinical and academic stakeholders.
Our Research Projects
Our research team collaborates on and oversees grants that support several local, national, and international projects.
Jamaica Eye Study
Kingston, Jamaica
This particular study aims to further examine the prevalence and severity of glaucoma in Jamaica, as well as identify at-risk subgroups and disease patterns.
Study Integrating Glaucoma & Eye Health Translation
Cleveland, Ohio
SIGHT aims to combine information from DNA and vision testing in clinics to better understand the genes responsible for glaucoma, create early detection pathways, and find better treatment options for glaucoma.
