4.3 Research Priorities

  4.3.1 Epidemiological and Service Issues

· The use of adjunctive medications in vitreoretinal surgery especially posterior segment trauma and PVR and slow-release vehicles for adjuncts.

· Analysis of the surgical management of age-related macular degeneration.

  4.3.2 Clinical and Laboratory Issues

· Further investigation of the causes and management of retinal detachment and proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), including a fundamental study into combined gliosis and fibrosis.

   4.1 Background // 4.2 Research Potential