Cross-professional eye care project receives funding

A project in Wales that studied how sight-threatening conditions could be managed and monitored in the community has secured a research grant.

The Hospital to Community Collaboration Cymru group’s scheme was developed to better inform decisions taken at health board and Welsh government level.

It has been awarded a Research for Patient and Public Benefit grant from Health and Care Research Wales in order to further explore the best way to care for patients who live with long-standing eye conditions.

Dr Pippa Anderson and Dr Mari Jones, from Swansea University, have worked on the cross-professional collaboration, which was led by optometrist Professor Barbara Ryan, from Cardiff University.