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M. Optom.  University of Melbourne, Australia

B. Sc. (Optom) University of Melbourne, Australia

       Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness in the world. The loss of sight is due to eventual death of certain nerve cells in the back of the eye. My research aims to determine which cells preferentially die and the characteristics that make them more susceptible. To achieve this, we are using a combination of satellite imaging (developed during the cold war for photographing missile and weapon sites) and histochemical techniques.

Co-supervised with Assoc Prof. Algis Vingrys (Univ. Melbourne)

Publications:

Sun D, Rait JL, Kalloniatis M (2003) Inner retinal neurons display differential responses  to N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor activation. J Comp Neurol. 465: 38-56.