11.3 Research Priorities

  11.3.1 Epidemiological and Service Issues

· Epidemiology of childhood visual impairment
Understanding the extent and the causes of childhood visual impairment
· Amblyopia and strabismus
randomised controlled trials of treatment of amblyopia and strabismus
randomised controlled trials of screening for amblyopia
Health-care delivery in management of strabismus and amblyopia
· Effects of childhood visual impairment : educational, emotional and social
· Visual rehabilitation

  11.3.2 Clinical and Laboratory Issues

· Inherited eye disease
identification of disease causing mutations
investigation of disease mechanisms
development of novel treatment strategies
· Brain injury and visual impairment
multidisciplinary research to understand the mechanism of brain injury
investigation of visual development and visual performance in brain injured children

   11.2 Research Potential