Population Health

The mission of the Population Health Division headed by Associate Professor Jill Keeffe is the prevention of vision loss and blindness and to reduce its impact. The streams of research include health services especially in low vision and diabetic retinopathy, outcomes research using a measure of quality of life, development of a novel low-cost non-mydriatic camera, health economic measures and costs, Aboriginal eye health, and development and evaluation of eye health promotion activities.

Current projects include:

• Evaluation of Environmental Health Initiatives for the Elimination of Trachoma
• Development for commercialization of a new Non-mydriatic Fundus Camera
• Development of Low Vision and Eye Care Programs for Fiji
• Development of a Model of Low Vision Care for Children