- Cataract and refractive surgery
- Ocular biomechanics and myopia
- Ocular and systemic disease
- Glaucoma
- Visual psychophysics
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Contact lenses
- Myopia
- Presbyopia
Our research community
PhD Health Studies
Study for your PhD in a unique inter-disciplinary learning environment with the School of Health Professions. You will benefit from excellent research laboratories, supervised by professionally registered academic staff
Eye and Vision Research Group
We are an inter-professional group of scientists and clinicians who focus on structure and function of the eye, visual perception, and clinical measurement of vision and visual dysfunction
Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research
From basic research discovering the causes of disease, through to evaluating novel ways of delivering care to the most vulnerable, we conduct adventurous world-leading research with the aim of improving the health and care of the populations we serve
Postgraduate Research Coordinators
If you are thinking about becoming a postgraduate researcher at the University of Plymouth, you are welcome to contact the Postgraduate Research Coordinators in your field of interest.
They will discuss potential supervisors with you and answer any questions you might have about embarking on a research degree in their research area.
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Apply for a postgraduate research programme
Find out how to apply to study on a postgraduate research programme at the University of Plymouth as a home student, an international student, or a studentship candidate.