CLINICAL VISION RESEARCH UNIT

描述：(申请者摘要)杜克大学眼科中心 生物测量学部门和杜克临床研究所提议 发展一个临床视力研究单位，将为国家提供 在设计、协调和进行临床研究和 临床试验，目的是提高认识，预防和治疗 治疗视觉系统障碍。为此，委员会的具体目标是 项目是：(1)招聘一名博士统计师，负责提供 该股在方法和统计方面的专门知识；(2)加强 临床视野中教职工的临床视力研究能力 研究单位；(3)开发一个实体设施，以促进 该单位的临床活动；(四)设计和进行临床研究 有助于提高我们对视力原因的理解的研究 (5)设计美国国立卫生研究院和工业赞助的临床试验 治疗视力障碍，并作为一个协调中心 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.