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People in focus: The Centre for Eye Research Australia
Our mission is to lead the way in transforming the future of eye health and vision. Watch and learn all the ways we're working towards this goal.

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17th Annual Gerard Crock Lecture
Register to hear Professor Pete Williams present: From bench to bedside (and back again): Protecting and repairing the retina and optic nerve in glaucoma on Wednesday, 11 March 2026.

Cerulea Clinical Trials

Cerulea Clinical Trials, CERA’s new not-for-profit clinical trials centre, is up and running.
Learn how Cerulea is transforming the delivery of ophthalmic clinical trials, increasing community access to sight-saving therapies and delivering excellence for clinicians, trial participants and sponsors.

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Help shape the future of vision research by taking part in a clinical study.
Find out how you can take part in studies at CERA and Cerulea Clinical Trials for eye conditions including age-related macular degeneration, corneal conditions, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and inherited retinal disease.

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Latest News
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Australian scientists reveal new genetic risk for severe macular degeneration

13 December 2025

Australian researchers have for the first time pinpointed specific genetic changes that increase the risk of severe, sight-threatening forms of age-related macular degeneration.
Research

AI model puts ‘impossible’ research in reach

13 November 2025

An AI model is accelerating research towards better treatments for age-related macular degeneration.
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Professor Keith Martin welcomed to Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences

29 October 2025

As he is elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, CERA Managing Director Professor Keith Martin says the future of eye research is not only about preserving vision but also restoring sight.
Stories

Leading LHON partnerships between families and scientists

17 September 2025

Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy is a disease that affects entire families, and decades of CERA studies have built relationships that support people and research.

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