Seeing clearly: examining the consequences of glaucoma for the human brain

看得清楚：检查青光眼对人脑的影响

• 批准号: nhmrc : 1028578
• 负责人: A/Pr Anina Rich
• 金额: $ 29.32万
• 依托单位: Macquarie University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Project Grants
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2012-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://researchdata.edu.au/seeing-clearly-examining-human-brain/110651
• 关键词: Seeing; clearly; examining; consequences; glaucoma

Glaucoma is a major cause of blindness. Many people are unaware of the resulting blind region (scotoma) and fail to get an eye test, allowing the disease to progress. This project aims to see how the brain ‘fills in’ the scotoma, and the effect of different scotoma types, using vision tests, brain imaging, and behavioural methods. The results will tell us whether the region around a scotoma helps or hinders the person's remaining vision, which is critical for activities such as driving.

青光眼是导致失明的主要原因。许多人没有意识到由此产生的盲区（暗点），也没有进行视力测试，从而使疾病继续发展。这个项目的目的是通过视觉测试、大脑成像和行为方法来观察大脑是如何“填补”暗点的，以及不同类型暗点的影响。结果将告诉我们暗点周围的区域是帮助还是阻碍了人的剩余视力，这对驾驶等活动至关重要。