Studies - Ongoing
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EYE MAC
- Clinical Studies
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. -
Google Glass Assisted Second Sight Study
- Clinical Studies
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
- Clinical Studies
This clinically applicable study aims to provide physicians with data for the most common organisms causing ocular infections based on patient demographics. -
Ocular Related Emergency Cases
- Clinical Studies
McPERG is performing a thorough analysis on ocular-related cases in emergency departments (ED) across Canada. -
PATCH-Q
- Clinical Studies
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. -
Technology for the Visually Impaired
- Clinical Studies
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.
Studies - Completed
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Accuracy of Referrals to an Opthamologist (AccuRO)
- Clinical Studies
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)
- Clinical Studies
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. -
Hamilton Student Eye Examination Study I (HamSees I)
- Clinical Studies
The Hamilton SEES I study assesses the accuracy of a novel screening method for elementary school children in Canada. -
Hamilton Student Eye Examination Study II (HamSees II)
- Clinical Studies
The Hamilton SEES II study assesses the accuracy of a novel screening method for elementary school children in Canada. -
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IOP and Anesthesia
- Clinical Studies
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. -
Pediatric Eye Disease Video Interpretation and Diagnosis (PED-VID)
- Clinical Studies
This study looks at the feasibility of using video interpretation of children’s eye examinations to help diagnose eye disease. -
Seminal Canadian Recommendations for Evidence Based Examination of Neonates for Retinopathy of Prematurity (SCREEN-ROP)
- Clinical Studies
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.
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