Chief Supervisor

Dr Dennis TSE

Project Title

Investigating the effectiveness of red light on experimental myopia and its underlying molecular mechanism

Synopsis

WHO estimates that about 50% of the world population would be myopic by 2050. Light is fundamental in vision, and the various aspects of light have been found to be influencing the development of myopia. Red light was shown to induce myopic eye growth in chicken and lower mammal while red light and near-infrared light have also been shown to inhibit myopic eye growth in primates. Recently clinical studies using Low-level light therapy (LLLT) has also shown a myopia-inhibiting effect. My work will investigate the mechanisms through which red light influence ocular growth. Hopefully, the findings from this study could help us further understand the regulation of ocular growth and provide us with new methods to treat myopia.