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Ellen Freeman
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Latest papers
Re: Owsley et al.: Commentary: Cautionary remarks on linking cognitive impairment to glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration (Ophthalmology. 2020;127:667).
Ophthalmology · 2020 · first author
Latest funding
- $70,000
Retinal vessel traits as biomarkers for systemic small vessel disease: Are they valid surrogate outcomes?
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
- $70,000
Combined use of mendelian randomization and genetic confounding analysis to shed light on the causal relationship between retinal vessel traits and intraocular pressure
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
- $250,000
Exploring Enhanced Artificial Vision via Electrode Biofabrication
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
1 publications.
Re: Owsley et al.: Commentary: Cautionary remarks on linking cognitive impairment to glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration (Ophthalmology. 2020;127:667).
Freeman E, Varin M, Kergoat MJ, Belleville S, Li G, Roy-Gagnon MH, Moghadaszadeh S, Rousseau J
Retinal vessel traits as biomarkers for systemic small vessel disease: Are they valid surrogate outcomes?
Principal investigators: Freeman, Ellen; Roy-Gagnon, Marie-Hélène
Keywords: Age-Related Macular Degeneration; Dementia; Epidemiology; Mediation; Polygenic Risk Scores; Retinal Vessels; Small Vessel Diseases; Stroke
Combined use of mendelian randomization and genetic confounding analysis to shed light on the causal relationship between retinal vessel traits and intraocular pressure
Principal investigators: Roy-Gagnon, Marie-Hélène; Freeman, Ellen
Keywords: Biological Pathways; Causal Inference; Genetic Confounding; Glaucoma-Related Traits; Mendelian Randomization; Retinal Vessel Traits
Exploring Enhanced Artificial Vision via Electrode Biofabrication
Principal investigators: Baker, Alexander
Keywords: Electrode; Retina; Biofabrication; Digital microfluidics; Protein engineering
Enhancing the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging for research on vision and eye disease through linkage with health administrative data and grading of retinal images
Principal investigators: Freeman, Ellen
Keywords: Balance; Clsa; Cognition; Epidemiology; Eye Disease; Glaucoma
Impact of genome-wide and local homozygosity on sensory-related traits
Principal investigators: Roy-Gagnon, Marie-Hélène
Keywords: Founder Populations; Hearing Loss; Homozygosity; Simulations; Vision Loss
Genetic, Metabolomic, and Environmental Contributions to Intraocular Pressure in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Principal investigators: Roy-Gagnon, Marie-Hélène; Freeman, Ellen
Keywords: Gene-Environement Interactions; Genetic Epidemiology; Genome-Wide Association Studies; Glaucoma; Intraocular Pressure; Metabolomics
The Incidence of Visual Impairment, its Risk Factors, and its Mobility and Health Consequences
Principal investigators: Freeman, Ellen
Keywords: Aging; Cognition; Depression; Epidemiology; Mobility; Visual Impairment
The Prevalence of Visual Impairment, its Risk Factors, and its Consequences in Canada
Principal investigators: Freeman, Ellen
Keywords: Disability; Mental Health; Mobility; Visual Impairment
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