Research Grants:
Title: The Influence of Corneal Dimensions on Measurement Related To Glaucoma And Ocular Hypertension
Principal Investigator: Pinakin Gunvant BS Optom (100% efforts)
Investigator: Daniel O’Leary PhD, David Broadway MD
Agency: Anglia Polytechnic University, Research.
Type: Bursary for graduate studies at Anglia Polytechnic University
Duration : 1999-2002
Type Restricted grant
Amount £49, 500 (approximate USD 89,100)
Title: Improving Glaucoma Treatment Based on Wavelet-Fourier Analysis of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness
Principal Investigator: Edward Essock PhD, Joern Soltau MD, Philip Chen MD
Investigator: Pinakin Gunvant BS Optom, PhD (100% efforts)
Agency: Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation
Type: KSEF-03-RDE-005 Emerging Technology,
Duration: 2004-2006
Type Restricted grant
Amount $168,096
Title: Factors Affecting Intraocular Pressure Measurement
Principal Investigator: Pinakin Gunvant BS Optom, PhD
Clinical Examiner: Felicia Jackson BS, Erin Hocking BS
Agency: Bausch and Lomb, USA
Type: Unrestricted grant
Duration: 2006-2011
Amount $17,060 (includes 10,000 equipment support)
Title: Collection of Normative and Glaucoma Data Using GDx VCCTM Scanning Laser Polarimetry
Principal Investigator: Pinakin Gunvant BS Optom, PhD
Clinical Examiner: Michael Gerstner OD, Jason Duncan OD, Charles Haine OD,MS
Agency: Carl Zeiss Medictec, USA
Type: Unrestricted grant for collection of normative data/FDA trial
Duration: 2006-2007
Amount $28,350
Title: Evaluation of the accuracy and clinical utility of Heine Lamba retinometer
Principal Investigator: Pinakin Gunvant BS Optom, PhD
Co-investigators: Jason Duncan OD, Scott B Steinman OD PhD
Clinical Examiner: Marzuka Khan-Jalal, Michael Eller, Meredith Cohler, Erin Hocking
Agency: Heine, USA.
Type: Unrestricted grant
Duration: 2007-2011
Amount $10,000
Title: Improving Glaucoma Treatment: Mathematical Analysis of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness
Principal Investigator: Pinakin Gunvant BS Optom, PhD
Agency: ASSISI Foundation, Memphis USA
Type: Restricted grant
Duration: 2009-2011
Amount $79,900
Title: Collection of normative database for iVue OCT
Principal Investigator: Pinakin Gunvant Davey OD, PhD
Agency: Optovue Inc, Fremont, California
Type: Restricted grant/FDA trial
Duration: 2011-2012
Amount $ 31,000
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01459731?term=pinakin+davey&rank=1
Title: Age related changes in Macular pigment Optical density
Principal Investigator: Pinakin Gunvant Davey OD, PhD
Agency: Zeavision LLC
Type: Restricted grant
Duration: 2013-2015
Amount $35,000
Additional intramural grant from Western University of Health Sciences $5,000
Total Amount $ 40,000
Title: Collection of normative database for Maestro OCT
Principal Investigator: Pinakin Gunvant Davey OD, PhD
Agency: Topcon, Japan
Type: Restricted grant/ FDA trial
Duration: 2013-2014
Amount $ 70,550
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01986478?term=pinakin+davey&rank=2
Title: Integrating Perceptual Learning Approaches into Effective Therapies for Low Vision.
Principal Investigator: Aaron Seitz PhD, Professor UC Riverside
Co-Investigator: Pinakin Gunvant Davey OD, PhD,
Agency: National Institute of Health 1R01EY023582
Total funding: $1,774,188
Type: Subcontract Restricted grant
Duration: 2013-2016
Co-investigator % effort: 12% (3 years)
Additional intramural grant from Western University of Health Sciences $5,000
Total funding: $ 105,001.00
Title: MAESTRO2: Topcon 3D OCT-1 Maestro Optic Disc and RNFL Study: Agreement and Repeatability comparison with the iVue
Principal Investigator: Pinakin Gunvant Davey OD, PhD
Agency: Topcon, Japan
Type: Restricted grant/ FDA trial
Duration: 2013-2014
Total funding $ 27,800
Title: TOPCON 3D OCT-1 MAESTRO REFERENCE DATABASE STUDY II
Principal Investigator: Pinakin Gunvant Davey OD, PhD
Clinical Investigators: Naida Jackirlic OD, Guru Sharma OD, Munish Sharma OD
Agency: Topcon, Japan
Type: Restricted grant/ FDA trial
Duration: 2015-2016
Total funding $ 33,600
Title: TOPCON 3D OCT-1 MAESTRO AGREEMENT AND PRECISION STUDY II
Principal Investigator: Pinakin Gunvant Davey OD, PhD
Clinical Investigators: Kaydee McCray MS and Jennifer Kurtz
Agency: Topcon, Japan
Type: Restricted grant/ FDA trial
Duration: 2015-2016
Total funding $ 116,900
Title: Effect of luminance on visual acuity measurements
Principal Investigator: Pinakin Gunvant Davey OD, PhD
Clinical Investigators: Kaydee McCray MS
Agency: Vectorvision
Type: Restricted grant
Duration: 2017-2018
Total funding $ 15,000
Title: Clinical evaluation of Macular Pigment Reflectometry
Principal Investigator: Pinakin Gunvant Davey OD, PhD
Clinical Investigators: Joshua Falk BS, Michelle Hammond BS
Agency: Zeavision
Type: Restricted grant
Duration: 2017-2021
Total funding $25,000
Title: Diabetic Retinopathy Functional Evaluation study
Principal site of a multi-center study
Principal Investigator: Pinakin Gunvant Davey OD, PhD
Clinical Investigators: Raymon Maeda OD
Agency: Diopsys inc
Type: Restricted grant
Duration: 2019-2020
Total funding $46,000 (Western U funding 14,000)
Title Feasibility of a Wearable Blindness Prevention System
Principal investigator Matthew Rickard PhD (Globe Biomedical, Riverside)
Team Leader Joshua Park BS
Consultants Arthur Sit MD, PhD Pinakin Davey OD, PhD
Funding Agency National Science Foundation SBIR Phase -I
Duration 2019
Total funding $224,206
Title: Solix- Reference database study
Principal Investigator: Pinakin Gunvant Davey OD, PhD
Clinical Investigators: Kevin Bui BS
Agency: Optovue
Type: Restricted grant
Duration: 2019-2020
Total funding $60,000
Title Pilot study to evaluate the effects of screen time on vision and stress hormone
Principal investigator: Pinakin Gunvant Davey OD PhD
Clinical investigators: Aissa Do BS, Kim Vo BS
Agency: Western University of Health Sciences
Type: Intramural grant
Duration: 2019-2020
Total funding: $5,000
Title Preliminary analysis of miLens in measuring intraocular pressure
Principal Investigator: Pinakin Gunvant Davey OD, PhD
Agency: SmartLens inc
Type: Restricted grant
Duration: 2019-2020
Total funding $15,000
Title Feasibility of a Wearable Blindness Prevention System
Principal investigator Matthew Rickard PhD (Globe Biomedical, Riverside)
Team Leader Joshua Park BS
Consultants Arthur Sit MD, PhD Pinakin Davey OD, PhD
Funding Agency National Science Foundation SBIR Phase -II
Duration 2020
Total funding $714,786.00
In Kind Grants to Southern College of Optometry
Ziemer Ophthalmology Pascal tonometer and supplies $4,500
Heidelberg Engineering Upgrade for Heidelberg Retina Tomograph $16,500
Carl Zeiss Meditec Frequency Doubling Perimeters two units $22,000
Carl Zeiss Meditec Upgrade to GDx and OCT units $6,500
In Kind grants to Western University of Health Sciences
Blood flow analyzer Paradigm technologies, Utah USA $5,000
IVue OCT Optovue Inc Fremont California USA equipment cost $46,950.00 donated to Western University of Health Sciences.
Optovue Angiovue OCT on an indefinite loan since 2016- to present $ 70,000
Diopsys Electrodiagnostic unit $60,000
Octopus Perimeter and upgrades $20,000