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Myopia: Fundamental understanding needed
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Project "MyFUN" data sheet
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| Coordinator |
EBERHARD KARLS UNIVERSITAET TUEBINGEN
Organization address contact info |
| Coordinator Country | Germany [DE] |
| Project website | http://www.itn-myfun.eu/ |
| Total cost | 3˙544˙115 € |
| EC max contribution | 3˙544˙115 € (100%) |
| Programme |
1. H2020-EU.1.3.1. (Fostering new skills by means of excellent initial training of researchers) |
| Code Call | H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015 |
| Funding Scheme | MSCA-ITN-ETN |
| Starting year | 2016 |
| Duration (year-month-day) | from 2016-01-01 to 2019-12-31 |
Partnership
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EBERHARD KARLS UNIVERSITAET TUEBINGEN | DE (TUEBINGEN) | coordinator | 747˙649.00 |
| 2 | UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN | IE (DUBLIN) | participant | 531˙349.00 |
| 3 | KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN | SE (STOCKHOLM) | participant | 527˙318.00 |
| 4 | UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA | ES (MURCIA) | participant | 498˙982.00 |
| 5 | CARL ZEISS VISION INTERNATIONAL GMBH | DE (AALEN) | participant | 498˙432.00 |
| 6 | AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DEINVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS | ES (MADRID) | participant | 492˙509.00 |
| 7 | VOPTICA S.L. | ES (MURCIA) | participant | 247˙872.00 |
| 8 | European Vision Institute | DE (Tubingen) | partner | 0.00 |
| 9 | Grasshopper Films GbR | DE (Tubingen) | partner | 0.00 |
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Project objective
The proposed ETN “Myopia: fundamental understanding needed” (MyFUN) provides an international, interdisciplinary platform to train young scientists at the interface of physics and biology, to study unresolved questions about the visual control of eye growth. It has been extensively documented that the growth of the eye is controlled by closed-loop visual feedback, using retinal image defocus as an error signal. However, with tense education, predominant indoor activity and extensive near work, the eyes of young people grow too long and become near-sighted (myopic), reaching a prevalence of 95% in some Asian cities and 50% at German universities. While myopia is clearly a civilization disorder, it is strikingly unclear by which visual stimuli it is triggered, and how it can be stopped. Emerging optical interventions have still only moderate effects. There are fundamental questions, like “Why does myopia not limit itself?”, “Why does undercorrection not reduce its progression?”, “Why are the effects of new spectacle designs to inhibit myopia so small?”, “What determines when it starts and can we find biological markers to predict myopia in individual cases?”. We propose a scheme of novel experiments, divided into 14 research projects that all have sufficient scientific depth and merit to merge into 14 successful PhD theses. The answers to the research questions will fundamentally improve our understanding of myopia, will be recognized worldwide and will represent a major contribution of the European Community to the global problem of the rising incidence of myopia. Our consortium consists of 7 Beneficiaries, combining the expertise of 5 academic partners with excellent research and teaching records and 2 fully integrated private sector partners. MyFUN will be supported by a management team experienced in multi-site training activities and counselled by a scientifically accomplished External Advisory Board.
Deliverables
| Consortium meetings in the first reporting period (M24) | Documents, reports | 2019-06-17 16:59:03 |
| Corporate identity development | Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. | 2019-06-17 16:59:03 |
| Public engagement activities (M24) | Other | 2019-06-17 16:59:03 |
| Organisation of the MyFUN training programme (M24) | Other | 2019-06-17 16:59:03 |
| MyFUN website | Documents, reports | 2019-06-17 16:59:03 |
Take a look to the deliverables list in detail: detailed list of MyFUN deliverables.
Publications
| year | authors and title | journal | last update |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |
Pablo Sanz Diez, Arne Ohlendorf, Frank Schaeffel, Siegfried Wahl Effect of spatial filtering on accommodation published pages: 62-68, ISSN: 0042-6989, DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2019.07.005 |
Vision Research 164 | 2020-02-13 |
| 2019 |
Barbara Swiatczak, Marita Feldkaemper, Ulrich Schraermeyer, Frank Schaeffel Demyelination and shrinkage of axons in the retinal nerve fiber layer in chickens developing deprivation myopia published pages: 107783, ISSN: 0014-4835, DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2019.107783 |
Experimental Eye Research 188 | 2020-02-13 |
| 2019 |
Min Wang, Andrea C. Aleman, Frank Schaeffel Probing the Potency of Artificial Dynamic ON or OFF Stimuli to Inhibit Myopia Development published pages: 2599, ISSN: 1552-5783, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.18-26471 |
Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science 60/7 | 2020-02-13 |
| 2019 |
Miguel GarcÃa GarcÃa, Dibyendu Pusti, Siegfried Wahl, Arne Ohlendorf A global approach to describe retinal defocus patterns published pages: e0213574, ISSN: 1932-6203, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213574 |
PLOS ONE 14/4 | 2020-02-13 |
| 2019 |
Miguel GarcÃa GarcÃa, Siegfried Wahl, Dibyendu Pusti, Pablo Artal, Arne Ohlendorf 2-D Peripheral image quality metrics with different types of multifocal contact lenses published pages: , ISSN: 2045-2322, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54783-x |
Scientific Reports 9/1 | 2020-02-13 |
| 2019 |
Pablo Sanz Diez, Li-Hua Yang, Mei-Xia Lu, Siegfried Wahl, Arne Ohlendorf Growth curves of myopia-related parameters to clinically monitor the refractive development in Chinese schoolchildren published pages: 1045-1053, ISSN: 0721-832X, DOI: 10.1007/s00417-019-04290-6 |
Graefe\'s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 257/5 | 2020-02-13 |
| 2019 |
Nikolai Suchkov, Enrique J. Fernández, Pablo Artal Impact of longitudinal chromatic aberration on through-focus visual acuity published pages: 35935, ISSN: 1094-4087, DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.035935 |
Optics Express 27/24 | 2020-02-13 |
| 2019 |
Dmitry Romashchenko, Robert Rosén, Linda Lundström Peripheral refraction and higher order aberrations published pages: 86-94, ISSN: 0816-4622, DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12943 |
Clinical and Experimental Optometry 103/1 | 2020-02-13 |
| 2019 |
Barbara Swiatczak, Marita Feldkaemper, Frank Schaeffel Changes in fundus reflectivity during myopia development in chickens published pages: 1822, ISSN: 2156-7085, DOI: 10.1364/boe.10.001822 |
Biomedical Optics Express 10/4 | 2020-02-13 |
| 2019 |
Nikolai Suchkov, Enrique J. Fernández, Jose L. MartÃnez-Fuentes, Ignacio Moreno, Pablo Artal Simultaneous aberration and aperture control using a single spatial light modulator published pages: 12399, ISSN: 1094-4087, DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.012399 |
Optics Express 27/9 | 2020-02-13 |
| 2019 |
Najnin Sharmin, Brian Vohnsen Monocular accommodation response to random defocus changes induced by a tuneable lens published pages: 45-53, ISSN: 0042-6989, DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2019.10.002 |
Vision Research 165 | 2019-10-31 |
| 2018 |
Brian Vohnsen, Alessandra Carmichael Martins, Salihah Qaysi, Najnin Sharmin Hartmann–Shack wavefront sensing without a lenslet array using a digital micromirror device published pages: E199, ISSN: 1559-128X, DOI: 10.1364/ao.57.00e199 |
Applied Optics 57/22 | 2019-07-08 |
| 2018 |
Andrea Aleman, Frank Schaeffel Lag of accommodation does not predict changes in eye growth in chickens published pages: 77-85, ISSN: 0042-6989, DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2018.06.007 |
Vision Research 149 | 2019-07-08 |
| 2018 |
Andrea C. Aleman, Min Wang, Frank Schaeffel Reading and Myopia: Contrast Polarity Matters published pages: , ISSN: 2045-2322, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28904-x |
Scientific Reports 8/1 | 2019-07-08 |
| 2019 |
Alessandra Carmichael Martins, Brian Vohnsen Directional light-capture efficiency of the foveal and parafoveal photoreceptors at different luminance levels: an experimental and analytical study published pages: 3760, ISSN: 2156-7085, DOI: 10.1364/boe.10.003760 |
Biomedical Optics Express 10/8 | 2019-09-04 |
| 2019 |
Alessandra Carmichael Martins, Brian Vohnsen Measuring Ocular Aberrations Sequentially Using a Digital Micromirror Device published pages: 117, ISSN: 2072-666X, DOI: 10.3390/mi10020117 |
Micromachines 10/2 | 2019-06-17 |
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