Why eye tests are important for people with dementia, and our dementia-friendly eyecare work led by Dr Marianne Coleman Marianne Piano UniMelbDOVS Australian College of Optometry, have been highlighted in the February 2024 AAG blog aag.asn.au/Web/Stay-Infor…

We are quickly approaching the date for our first 2024 Seeing Beyond Lecture - Retinal Degeneration: Genes to the Rescue. Presented by Dr Dr Ceecee Britten-Jones and Dr Livia dos Santos Carvalho. Reserve your ticket by April 10! → go.unimelb.edu.au/7ke8

Join us at the Parkinson's Research Symposium where science and community come together. If you or someone you know is living with Parkinson's, this symposium is a must-attend event.

I remember when you were just a wee Honours student 🥹 Congrats Dr KT! Katie Tran

A privilege to represent this work on behalf of all our co-authors @PhillipBedggood Bedggood, Bang Bui, David Finkelstein, Andrew Metha, Pei Ying Lee, Dr Vickie Wong, Leah Beauchamp, Kevin Barnham, Anh Hoang, Da Zhao, Paul Trlin, Jenny Gong, Katie Tran, Jeremiah Lim

Big first day at #ARVO2024 Seattle, jet lagged & still not sure what time it is. Great to see friends & collaborators in person! Two posters up today DrChristineNguyen #B0611 & first-time attendee Yaashwini Laura #B0637 in ‘New Imaging Biomarkers’ UniMelbDOVS ARVO UniMelb MDHS

Late night scrolling… anyone doing this too? 😅 #ARVO2024 #tosleepornottosleep

Yes! I found my stash 😁 Marianne Piano #ARVO2024 ARVO

Come and drop by my poster at #ARVO2024! What happens in the eye after a dose of L-DOPA in Tg mice with overexpression of alpha synuclein? Visit me: Tuesday May 7th @ 3:30pm #A0405 #parkinsonsdisease #levodopa #eyebiomarkers #alphasynuclein UniMelbDOVS ARVO up g

DOVS represent! Our amazing team at #ARVO2024 annual conference at Seattle, USA. 11,000 attendees, 6 days, countless coffees. Priceless. 👁️#visionresearch #eye #optometry #unimelb #collaborations #multidisciplinary #newideas ARVO UniMelb MDHS Professor Bruce Thompson AM

Last day of #ARVO2024…What a week! Go check out Dr Pei Ying Lee’s poster #B0503 on directional OCT, and Prof Bang Bui #B0952 poster looking at Optic nerve sheathe pressure lowering & IOP elevation. ARVO UniMelbDOVS #functionalocularimaging #oct #glaucoma #opticnerve #IOP

After a long day yesterday at #ARVO2024, we went to relax at Chihuly Garden and Glass so beautiful ☺️

👋 An end to #ARVO2024. See you guys next time! safe travels ✈️🌏 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇸🇪🇬🇧#collaborativeclowns #visionresearch Bang Bui Pete Williams Yaashwini Laura Juan Sepulveda Dr Flora Hui Dr Ceecee Britten-Jones Sena Gocuk UniMelbDOVS ARVO

New paper alert 📢@UnimelbDOVS & The Florey find hyperspectral imaging altered in Parkinson's disease mouse models. Alpha-synuclein, iron, and RNFL thinning may contribute, paving the way for retinal imaging as a biomarker for Parkinson’s disease. rdcu.be/dNxOp

👍 Excited to promote ⁦⁦WickingDementiaCentre⁩ ISLAND Project & our new self-test #TASTest 💻- detecting earliest stages 🧠#Alzheimers at 🏡 via👋 movement analysis ⁦NHMRC⁩ ⁦James Vickers⁩ ⁦Aidan βindoff-42 (not my real age)⁩ ⁦Eddy Roccati⁩ ⁦Kate Lawler⁩ ⁦⁦

📅 This 4 September, join us for the flagship Seeing Beyond Lecture of 2024, featuring insights from Tim Fricke from the ACO. The lecture will be followed by a guided tour and canapes in the Kenneth Myer Building. Let us know you're coming! go.unimelb.edu.au/6mb8

Interested in a Honours, Masters or PhD? Join us at our Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences Poster day to find out more! When: Tues 3rd Sept 12-1:30pm Where: Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Prac Labs (Rooms 106-7), Level 1, 200 Berkeley Street Carlton