Translation of genetic findings into improved health outcomes for common eye diseases in our society

墨尔本大学澳大利亚眼科研究中心的Paul Baird副教授专门识别和了解基因变化是如何导致我们社会中最常见的视力丧失和失明的原因，包括老年性黄斑变性、近视和青光眼。他的奖学金将被用来更好地了解基因和环境是如何导致这些疾病的，允许将发现转化为对患者的新的和改进的治疗方法。

Associate Professor Paul Baird of the Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne specialises in identifying and understanding how genetic changes are involved in causing the commonest causes of vision loss and blindness in our society including age related macular degeneration, short-sightedness and glaucoma. His Fellowship will be used to better understand how genes and environment cause these diseases, allowing translation of findings intto new and improved treatments for patients.