Research Group Ophthalmology KU Leuven
The Research Group Ophthalmology conducts research into: Neuroanatomy; Cornea; Visual evoked potentials; Culture of retinal pigment epithelial cells; Transplantation of autologous retinal epithelium.
The Research Group Ophthalmology conducts research into: Neuroanatomy; Cornea; Visual evoked potentials; Culture of retinal pigment epithelial cells; Transplantation of autologous retinal epithelium.
The department of Ophthalmology is led by Prof. Sorcha Ni Dhubhghaill. As part of an academic center, we are dedicated to research and driven by the commitment to improve currently available treatment options or develop new procedures for the benefit of our patients.
Our research ranges from translational to clinical research. The focus of our bench-to-bedside translational research is currently on alternatives for conventional ...
The mission of the Department of Neurosciences is to foster internationally renowned research of the central/peripheral nervous system, the senses, the mind and its disorders, and a high-end education of students and residents. Major areas of research are: central & peripheral nervous system - pathogenesis- diagnosis - treatment - molecular neuroscience - systems neuroscience- cognitive neuroscience - psychiatry - mental disorders - ...
The former PSYM research unit is now part of SPEC. Our unit is mainly involved in research in the field of depression. In close collaboration with the Cyclotron Unit of the V.U.B. and the Nuclear Medicine Department of the Academic Hospital of the V.U.B., brain imaging techniques, more in particular single photon emission tomography (SPET), are used to investigate receptor function in vivo in depressed patients and to study the effects of ...