Vision, mission, and goals
The scientific output of NZ-NEC members has been prodigious over the last eight
years with more than 400 scientific publications, several textbooks and a number
of international research patents. The diverse research groups have cumulatively
raised over NZ$18 million in research grants from a wide variety of organisations
including the Health Research Council, District Health Boards, the ophthalmic industry,
charitable organisations and through the generosity of individual New Zealand philanthropists.
Thus the individual members of NZ-NEC have already established high profiles in
their respective areas of research, both nationally and internationally. However,
in the ongoing pursuit of excellence it is anticipated that under the NZ-NEC umbrella
visual science and clinical research will be significantly boosted within the University
of Auckland and New Zealand, through the growth of national and international collaborations.
NZ-NEC will not only increase the profile of New Zealand vision sciences but will
also provide a unifying platform to support undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
and the development of tertiary clinical services. NZ-NEC provides a unique base
for collaborative research submissions in competitive grant acquisition, as well
as contractual work with industry, since the combined expertise and facilities enable
completion of projects from basic laboratory research to clinical trials.
Ultimately, the New Zealand National Eye Centre provides a common and easily identifiable
focus for eye health research and education in New Zealand/Aotearoa and will facilitate
greater interaction and collaboration with external organisations, research institutions,
government and the general public.
Download the latest NZ-NEC annual report(723.7KB PDF)
Download NZ-NEC overview(3.6MB PDF)
Download memorandum of understanding article from NZ Optics(188.2KB PDF)
Download the NZ-NEC article from NZ Optics(697.8KB PDF)
