Faculty of ScienceDepartment of Optometry & Vision Sciences

Research Higher Degree (RHD) – Master List – DOVS

1969 Kerr Vergence induced correspondence changes in anomalous retinal correspondence.
1971 Brown B Eye movements and dynamic visual activity.
Cole BL An investigation of the blue sensitive mechanisms of human colour vision.
1974 Carney LG Studies on the basis of ocular changes during contact lens wear.
Johnston AW Some factors impeding visual information acquisition.
Watkins RD A finite aperture model of the optical system of the human eye.
1975 Fisher AJ Factors affecting seeing on the road at night.
1976 Hess RF Threshold contrast sensitivity in strabismic amblyopia.
Voke J The industrial consequences of deficiencies of color vision.
1978 Jacobs RJ Legibility of extended alphabetic displays.
Howell ER The detection and perception of large objects.
Hoban BP A study of the effects of sodium salicylate and a steroid on Polymorphonuclear leukocyte emigration and corneal vascularization.
1979 Jenkins SE The nature and measurement of visual conspicuity.
1981 Wills EM The division of labour in Health Care.
Efron N Oxygen levels at the human cornea during contact lens wear.
1982 Fullard RJ Tear enzymes as biochemical indicators of corneal dysfunction.
Poropat PMK Corneal geometry stability, variation and optical significance.
1983 Atchison DA Principles & techniques of spectacle lens design.
1984 Vingrys A An analysis of colour vision standards in the transport industry.
1986 Brennan NA Hydrophilic contact lens properties measurement stability & clinical relevance.
1988 Pierscionck BK The effects of devel. & ageing on the structure and function of the crystalline lens.
Hughes PK Eye movement behaviour in a complex visual environment.
1990 Beng AH Retardation of carbon dioxide efflux from cornea during contact lens wear.
1991 Bruce AS Assessment of corneal function during extended wear of hydrogel contact lens.
Keefe JE Assessment & educational implications of the common causes of low vision in children.
1992 Chengwa L The design & performance of intra-ocular lenses.
Golding T Evaluation of tear film impairment in dry eye and hydrophilic contact lens wearer.
1994 Lenne RC The relationship between visual acuity and refractive error.
1995 Demiral S Optimising the reliability of automated perimetry for the early detection of visual disorders.
Tze LCS Effect of image motion on spatial processing.
Young L Smoking and cataracts.
1996 Cheng AS Early visual function losses in age related maculopathy.
Squires M Temporal stimulation and eye growth.
Liou HL Optical modeling of visual performance.
Hazel CA An evaluation of reading eye movements in subjects with low vision.
1997 Ho SM Corneal astheisometry with a carbon dioxide laser.
Kabov J Factors affecting the pharmacodynamics of tropicamide.
1998 Napper GA Neurochemical changes following hypoxic/ischaemic insult in the vertebrate retina.
McKendrick A Vision after migraine.
The J The release of acetylcholine in chick retina: form deprivation & pienzepine study.
Soon FC Recognition of CIE signal colours by persons with normal colour vision.
1999 Weisinger H The role of n-polyunsaturated fatty acids in the development of retinal function & Ingestive behaviour.
Lakkis C Contamination of hydrogel contact lens disinfecting systems.
Jobling AI Mammalian steroid cataract.
Haymes SA Vision impairment and activities of daily living.
Venkatachalam K Visibility of road sign materials under various illuminants.
2000 Pianta M Light & dark adaptation in human color vision mechanisms.
Lo T Amino-acid neurochemistry in the normal and diabetic rat retina.
Bara C The mechanism of action of reverse geometry gas permeable contact lens in orthokeratology.
Anderson AD Mechanisms underlying luminance-pedastal flicker detection.
Cannon JF On the quaternary structure of alpha-crystallin: a structure study of the N-terminal residues of the alpha-crhystallin subunit.
Phipps JA Retinal function in cases of treated and untreated soft drusen.
2001 Leung KK The effects of desktop imagery viewing on the human oculomotor system.
2002 Zele AJ Adaptive dynamics of flicker processors.
Sun D Functional & immunocytochemical characterization of retinal NMDA responses.
Gibson R Development & degeneration of the mouse retina.
Bui B Retinal function and immunocytochemistry during metabolic insult.
Liu LY Regulation of scleral collagen turnover in myopia development. (N/A)
Truong H-T An investigation of muscarinic antagonists in the control of ocular growth and myopia development.
2003 Dang TM Visual consequences of age and retinopathy.
Armitage JA The physiological consequences of N-3 pufa deprivation: evidence for altered adult function following perinatal N-3 deprivation.
Ames ML The effects of viewing stereoscopic virtual imagery with a head mounted display on the human oculomotor system.
Vessey KA The role of cholinergic signaling in the control of ocular growth and myopia development.
Tailby C The importance of spatial and temporal context for visual processing.
2004 Sampson GP Dysfunction & its effect on aducation performance.
Koleski D Metalloproteinases-3 in the retinal pigment epithelium.
Phipps JA Retinal neural dysfunction in diabetes.
O'Loughlin RK Age-related maculopathy: a correlational study.
Lee JCY The effect of task lighting on visual function of people with age-related macular degeneration.
Yin GC-A Specific muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtype(s) involved in the control of myopia development. (N/A)
Kenning MS The activation & therapeutic regulation of matrix metalloproteinase 2 in the tree shrew model of myopia. (N/A)
2005 Jusuf PR Synaptic connectivity of visual pathways in the primate retina.
Fraser R The effect of age, leaning and stimulus parameters on volitional saccades.
Mettapally R The characteristics of integrins in mammalian schlera and their role in ocular growth and the development of myopia.
Blessing E The role of the parvocellular pathway in primate colour vision.
Battista J Left-right recognition in central and peripheral vision.
2006 Yee P The role of fish oil in diabetic retinopathy.
Weymouth A Fish oil modulation of membrane proteins.
Vallan K Psychophysical explanations of the illusion underpinning frequency doubling glaucoma.
Mettapally S The role of positive lens defocus in the regulation of ocular growth & refractive state.
Lee SC The cone connections of bipolar cells in primate retina.
Szmajda B Subcortical pathways for colour vision.
Waugh M Functional structural assessment of early glaucoma.
Kozulin P The effects of viewing virtual imagery with a new generation head mounted display on the oculomotor system of children. (N/A)
2007 Dang TM Elucidating the primary components of the rat electro retino growth.
He Z Functional consequences of acute IOP challenge.
Farmer J Developing eye care and an analysis of eye conditions in PNG.
Nguyen CTO Omega-3 modification of IOP and ganglion cell FC.
Battista J Contribution of human cone photoreceptors to the photopic flicker electroretinogram.
2008 Downie LE Vascular, neuronal and clial cell changes in retinopathy of prematurity.
Charn KM Impact of visual input and task demands on infantile forms of nystagmus.
Abbott C J Detailing retinal pathology in high myopia. An evaluation of optical imaging & histological assessment.
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