CLINICAL VISION RESEARCH UNIT

描述：（申请人的摘要）杜克大学眼科中心， 生物统计学部门和杜克临床研究所建议， 建立一个临床视觉研究单位，提供国家 领导临床研究的设计、协调和实施， 临床试验的目的是提高认识，预防和 治疗视觉系统疾病。 为此， 项目主要有：（1）招收博士生;统计学家将提供 （2）为该股提供方法和统计方面的专门知识; 临床视觉系的临床视觉研究能力 （3）建立一个物理设施，以促进 该单位的临床活动;（4）设计和进行临床研究 这些研究将提高我们对视力成因的理解 疾病;（5）为疾病设计NIH和行业赞助的临床试验 治疗视力障碍，并作为协调中心， 这些审判。

DESCRIPTION: (Applicant's Abstract) The Duke University Eye Center, the Division of Biometry, and the Duke Clinical Research Institute propose to develop a Clinical Vision Research Unit which will provide national leadership in the design, coordination and conduct of clinical research and clinical trials with the goal of improving the understanding, prevention and treatment of visual system disorders. To this end, the specific aims of the project are: (1) to recruit a Ph.D. statistician who will provide the methodological and statistical expertise for the Unit; (2) to enhance the clinical vision research capabilities of the faculty in the Clinical Vision Research Unit; (3) develop a physical facility that will facilitate the clinical activities of the Unit; (4) to design and conduct clinical research studies which will improve our understanding of the cause of vision disorders; (5) to design NIH-and industry-sponsored clinical trials for the treatment of vision disorders and to serve as a coordinating center for these trials.