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Research Unit of Ophthalmology (Odense)

PhD projects

Prediction of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Construction of a Risk-based Index through Segmentation (PRECISE)

Name: Simon Joel Lowater
Primary supervisor: Jakob Grauslund, Head of Department, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark
Co-supervisor: Thiusius Rajeeth Savarimuthu, Professor of computer science, The Maersk McKinney Moller Institute, University of Southern Denmark
Period: 1 February 2024 to 31 January 2027 

 

Age-related macular degeneration: from epidemiology to national implementation

Name: Marianne Guldager Schou

Primary supervisor: Yousif Subhi, Clinical associate professor, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark 

Co-supervisor: Jakob Grauslund, Head of Department, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Lonny Stokholm, associate professor, Head of Research unit of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark Period: 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2027 

 

Diabetic Retinopathy: from Epidemiology to national implementation

Name: Dyllan Edson Similié
Primary supervison: Jakob Grauslund, Head of Department, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark
Co-supervisor: Yousif Subhi, Clinical associate professor, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Ryo Kawasaki, Adjunct professor, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark and University of Osaka, Japan
Lonny Stokholm, associate professor, Head of Research unit of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark

Period: 1 March 2025 to 29 February 2028

 

AVID - Addressing Health and Socio-economic Disparities among Visually Impaired Individuals in Denmark 

Name: Katrine Prisak Jakobsen
Primary supervison: Sören Möller, Professor, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
Co-supervisor: Lonny Stokholm, associate professor, Head of Research unit of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Jakob Grauslund, Head of Department, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark,
Linda Juel Ahrenfeldt, associate professor, Research Unit for General Practice, University of Southern Denmark
Period: 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2027

 

Liraglutide- and Semaglutide-induced risk of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and retinal vascular occlusion: a longitudinal national cohort and retrospective retinal imaging study

Name:  Andreas Abou Taha Lotfy
Primary supervison:  Lonny Stokholm, associate professor, Head of Research unit of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
Co-supervisor: Jakob Grauslund, Head of Department, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark
Kurt Højlund, Clinical professor, Head of Research, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark 
Period: 1 August 2025 to 30 November 2028

 

Glaucoma: from Epidemiology to National Implementation

Name: Cecilia Kronvold
Primary supervison: Lonny Stokholm, associate professor, Head of Research unit of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
Co-supervisor: Jakob Grauslund, Head of Department, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark
Niklas Telinius, Clinical associate professor, Department of Ophthalmology, AU
Ryo Kawasaki, Adjunct professor, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark and University of Osaka, Japan
Period: 1 September 2025 to 31 January 2029

 

Patients' Control in Treatment and Care of neovascular AMD: Impact of Task-shifting

Name: Trang Truong Laursen
Primary supervision: Lonny Stokholm, associate professor, Head of Research unit of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
Co-supervisor: Jakob Grauslund, Head of Department, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark
Yousif Subhi, Clinical associate professor, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark 
Lars Morsø, associate professor, Research Unit OPEN, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
Period: 1 September 2025 to 31 august 2028

Last Updated 10.10.2025