Vision Research

The Vision Research group is unique in Scotland and has a longstanding reputation in a number of areas of research. The group promotes fundamental and strategic research to further both our understanding of vision and the maintenance of ocular health. Areas of expertise range from examining perceptual processes to understanding the mechanisms underlying the inflammatory response in dry eye.

The GCU Vision Centre, with a large patient base and fully equipped facilities, provides a useful infrastructure for multidisciplinary collaboration, clinical trials and research consultancy. The GCU Vision Centre also runs research-led specialist clinics relating to myopia control and dry eye.

Led by Dr Sven Jonuscheit, the Vision Research Group has a proven track record of obtaining independent research income and of managing successful research collaborations within the academic and clinical community, both nationally and internationally.

Contact information

Research Group Lead

Dr Sven Jonuscheit

Email: sven.jonuscheit@gcu.ac.uk

Follow the Department of Vision Sciences on X/Twitter @GCUVisSci

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Light therapy

Vision Sciences researchers are exploring if seasonal affective disorder (SAD) lamps could slow the worsening of myopia for the first time in children

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Visually impaired cyclists

Visually impaired athletes competing in the UCI Cycling World Championships have been getting a helping hand from eye experts at GCU's Vision Centre

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