As experts, the Ophthalmic Clinical Trials Unit (OCTU) focuses on both academic and sponsor-driven ophthalmologic projects. Scientific research is coordinated and supervised by superspecialist physicians, trained study coordinators and highly qualified staff who are dedicated to providing high quality, evidence-based and specialised patient care.
By putting our extensive network and an innovative policy first, the Department of Ophthalmology remains one of the leaders in the world of research of Ophthalmology in Belgium.
Services
- Scientific research: Ophthalmic Clinical Trials Unit (OCTU)
- Consultancy in ophthalmogenetics, medical genetics, uveitis, cornea, oculoplastic and orbital surgery
- Project management of e.g. European Reference Network of Rare Eye Diseases (ERN-EYE), Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) etc..
- Gene therapy: Luxturna®
- Robot surgery
- Artificial iris implants
- Cornea transplantation
- In vivo confocal microscopy
- Sjögren's syndrome care pathway
- Mobility testing
- RTX-1
- Clarus 700
- Full-field Stimulus Test (FST)