FrontTear Research Centre
Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences
The University of Melbourne
Jointly led by Professor Laura Downie and Doctor Holly Chinnery, the FrontTear Research Centre comprises a multidisciplinary team of clinician researchers and discovery scientists, with a common goal to advance eye care.
We integrate complementary streams of preclinical and clinical research to make discoveries about ocular surface biology, develop novel biomarkers and diagnostics to improve the detection of ocular and systemic disease, and evaluate new therapies to advance patient care.
Clinical studies are conducted at our newly renovated, state of the art, clinic trial facility in the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences at the University of Melbourne.
Location: 200 Berkeley Street, Carlton, Victoria, Australia 3053.