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By working with leading research groups from around the world, the Institute develops highly effective collaborations for its projects.
Vision CRC
The Institute is a core partner in the Vision Cooperative Research Centre (Vision CRC), the largest vision correction research group in the world. The Vision CRC is addressing this vital area of health care through a unique international collaborative venture.
It aims to deliver improved eye care for Australia and the world by developing break-through technology and products for the correction of myopia and presbyopia; delivering innovative education programmes at all levels of the eye care industry; and developing models which provide effective, affordable and sustainable eye care delivery to communities in need.
By establishing and fostering linkages between research and educational institutions and industry, the centre seeks to maximise commercial opportunities for the Centre, Australia and the eye care industry.
The Vision CRC gives the Brien Holden Vision Institute the opportunity to work with world leaders in exciting new research and education programmes.
The Vision CRC is established and supported under the Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centres Program. The ‘essential participants’ are signatories to the Cooperative Research Centres' participants agreement and they manage and administer the centre’s operations. They include:
- Adventus Technology (Australia)
- Brien Holden Vision Institute
- Centre for Eye Research Australia
- International Centre for Eyecare Education
- LV Prasad Eye Institute
Supporting Partners
The Vision CRC also has numerous ‘supporting partners’ whose involvement is typically on a project basis. These include:
- Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council (Australia)
- Anglia Polytechnic University, Department of Optometry (UK)
- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami (USA)
- CSIRO Molecular Sciences and Health Technologies (Australia)
- International Association of Contact Lens Educators (Australia)
- Johns Hopkins University, Department of International Health (USA)
- Open Training and Education Network (Australia)
- Pennsylvania College of Optometry (USA)
- University of Houston, College of Optometry (USA)
- University of Sydney, Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Millennium Institute (Australia)
- University of Sydney, Save Sight Institute (Australia)
- Vision 2020: The Right to Sight, Australia
- VisionCare NSW (Australia)
- Australian Ophthalmic Consortium (Australia)
- CIBA Vision (USA and International)
- Essilor International
- Vision Instruments (Australia)
- Zhongshan Ophthalmic Centre, Sun Yat-Sen University, PR China
Other organisations in Sydney with linkages to the Institute
- VisionCare NSW: administers the NSW Government Spectacle Programme on behalf of the NSW Department of Community Services.
Collaborative strategies
The Brien Holden Vision Institute supports its collaborative partnerships with extensive communications systems.
Collaborative strategies include:
- Research: Multidisciplinary teams within projects and programmes; sharing of expertise, through staff visits and internal consultancy services; weekly or fortnightly conference calls between participants within projects; and where appropriate bi-annual face-to-face meetings between all members of projects to assess progress and plan future direction.
- Education: Joint supervision of postgraduate students; visits of students between participants; intensive exchange during Postgraduate Review Week, where local and international students and their supervisors visit the Institute.
- Communication: Comprehensive communication systems including email, teleconferencing (Skype), video-linking and joint electronic databases; sharing of laboratory and clinical facilities, support services and infrastructure.
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