LINES OF RESEARCH AND PROJECTS
1. Area of concentration 17150 – Pathophysiological Mechanisms of the Visual and Audio-Vestibular Systems
1.1 Lines of research: Anatomophysiopathology of the Audio-Vestibular System and its Connections
Projects:
- Epidemiological, pathophysiological, and therapeutic aspects related to deafness.
- Peripheral constraints of oculomotricity.
- Hearing plasticity in patients with cochlear implants.
Faculty Members:
1.2. Lines of research: Anatomophysiopathology and Therapeutics of the Anterior and Posterior Segments of the Eye
Projects:
- Optical and tissue changes related to phacoemulsification.
- Angiogenesis of vascular diseases in the eyeball.
- Diagnostic, pathophysiological, and therapeutic evaluation of the posterior segment of the eye.
- Pathophysiological and therapeutic evaluation of the lacrimal gland and ocular surface.
- Inflammatory and tissue remodeling factors in the anterior segment of the eye.
1.3. Lines research: Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects of Sensory Disabilities
Projects:
- Bio-pathogenic agents and visual loss.
- Nosological conditions and low visual community.
- Immunogenic factors of eye diseases.
- Investigation of conditioning factors for blindness.
2. Area of Concentration: 17151 - Morphophysiology of Facial Structure Lines of Research
2.1. Lines of research: Morphofunctional Aspects of the temporomandibular complex
Projects:
- Influence of obstructive sleep apnea on facial morphophysiology and quality of life.
- Innovative invasive approaches in craniofacial conditions.
- Anthropometry of the face by image.
- Assessment, diagnosis, and therapy of oral sensory-motor disorders.
- Aerodigestive morphological and functional evaluation.
- Quantitative assessment of voice.
- Measurement of eyelid dynamics.
Faculty Members:
2.2. Lineas of research: Pathophysiology of Upper Airway Diseases
Projects:
- Pathophysiological and therapeutic evaluation of the upper airways diseases.
2.3. Lineas of research: Pathophysiology of Head and Neck Neoplasms
Projects:
- Diagnostic and molecular aspects of the head and neck diseases.