Assessing the biogeography of the ocular microbiota and the impact of antibiotic prophylaxis

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1112537

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Using DNA sequencing, recent studies have identified a diverse community of bacteria on the eye, once believed to be sparsely populated by microbes. This project will identify what is the resident bacteria of the eye and where these bacteria reside on the eye. Also, after cataract surgery some individuals experience dry eye problems. This project will investigate if antibiotic therapy, necessary to prevent infection, disrupts the microbial communities on the eye leading to development of dry eye

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2019

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $314,644.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Optometry and Ophthalmology not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

antibiotics | cataract | dry eye | microbial ecology | quality of life

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