The CLEVER Eye Institute, in partnership with EyeCare 20/20 of Louisiana, provides world-class, state of the art research services to clinical investigators, basic scientists,and commercial companies working toward the elimination of visually debilitating disorders and blinding eye diseases.
We are always looking for new opportunities, no matter how big or small, to help our clients solve a problem, collect new data, or get our opinion on a new idea. Please feel free to contact us to discuss possible collaborative research efforts.
Our research efforts are aimed primarily at retinal and corneal diseases, including age-related macular degneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, and corneal ectatic disorders such as keratoconus and post-LASIK keratectasia. In addition, we have research projects involving contact lens wear, cataracts and intraocular lenses (IOLs), ocular disease screening technology, computer modeling of the cornea, and ocular nutrition. We have access to a number of specialized instruments for diagnosing ocular diseases, such as the CenterVue MAIA microperimeter to assess macular integrity of the retina, and the Nidek Technologies CS4 corneal confocal microscope to examine the morphology of nerves and cellular structures in the living cornea. In addition, we have access to several fully-equipped clinical sites for conducting clinical trials, and we have partnerships with eye care providers and researchers both nationally and internationally.
CLEVER also provides clinical services in the form of ophthalmic telemedicine screening services for primary care physicians and other healthcare providers, as well as real-time, direct-link teleophthalmology services.
One of our most recent projects is the Eye Q Program that certifies "Healthy Foods for Health Eyes" for the food industry. Using this program, the food industry can promote better health through nutrition, and provide consumers with a way to track the benefits of the foods they eat. The "Eye Q" scoring system we developed gives eye care providers a new tool for discussing nutrition with their patients, and the nutrient analysis we developed for this project can be applied to various nutritional research studies and behavioral studies of dieting.
If you have an interest in these or any other services that support our mission to reduce and eliminate eye diseases and disorders, please feel free to contact us.