Partnership brings eye care to Indigenous children in northern Ontario

February 8, 2021 by Tina Depko

A partnership between McMaster University and the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) is helping improve eye care for Indigenous children in northern Ontario.

McPERG Receives 1st Prize in First Cut Competition

October 7, 2020

Pediatric Eye Disease Video Interpretation and Diagnosis (PED-VID)

April 4, 2020

This study looks at the feasibility of using video interpretation of children’s eye examinations to help diagnose eye disease.

Technology for the Visually Impaired

April 4, 2020

In an expansion of the Google Glass project, researchers at McPERG will be collaborating with fifth year engineering students to develop a device to assist the visually impaired.

IOP and Anesthesia

April 4, 2020

This study aims to provide the most accurate answers to date by carrying out an exhaustive systematic review of all relevant published research in this field.

Google Glass Assisted Second Sight Study

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McPERG hopes to be able to one day develop the Google Glass software to the point where blind children will be able to enjoy a world to explore without being burdened by their walking sticks.

Microbiology Database

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This clinically applicable study aims to provide physicians with data for the most common organisms causing ocular infections based on patient demographics.

PATCH-Q

April 4, 2020

The PATCH-Q study aims to review factors of patching compliance to allow evidence-based recommendations to ultimately make it easier for the child to patch.

Seminal Canadian Recommendations for Evidence Based Examination of Neonates for Retinopathy of Prematurity (SCREEN-ROP)

April 3, 2020

SCREEN-ROP is the first national study of its kind and aims to set the first, evidence-based Canadian guidelines for screening newborns for ROP.

EYE MAC

April 3, 2020

The EYE MAC Project is an innovative community endeavour that allows volunteer vision screeners to be trained and sent into schools to perform vision screening on children.

Accuracy of Referrals to an Opthamologist (AccuRO)

April 3, 2020

Medical charts of over 1,300 children were examined to determine whether referrals to the pediatric ophthalmologist were necessary.

Evaluate Your Eye Education Questionnaire (EYEE-Q)

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The EYEE-Q study aims to develop and validate a questionnaire assessing parental knowledge on childhood eye health and conditions, to identify current gaps in public knowledge.