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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