Thrombospondin 1 missense alleles induce extracellular matrix protein aggregation and TM dysfunction in congenital glaucoma

Experimental Paper of the Month

Thrombospondin 1 missense alleles induce extracellular matrix protein aggregation and TM dysfunction in congenital glaucoma

Author(s): Haojie Fu (1,2), Owen M Siggs (3,4), Lachlan Sw Knight (3), Sandra E Staffieri (5,6,7), Jonathan B Ruddle (7), Amy E Birsner (1), Edward...

December 29, 2022

Relative Contributions of Intraocular and Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressures to the Biomechanics of the Lamina Cribrosa and Laminar Neural Tissues

Experimental Paper of the Month

Relative Contributions of Intraocular and Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressures to the Biomechanics of the Lamina Cribrosa and Laminar Neural Tissues

Author(s): Alireza Karimi (1), Reza Razaghi (1), Seyed Mohammadali Rahmati (2), Christopher A Girkin (1), J Crawford Downs (1) 1 Department of...

November 30, 2022

METTL23 mutation alters histone H3R17 methylation in normal-tension glaucoma

Experimental Paper of the Month

METTL23 mutation alters histone H3R17 methylation in normal-tension glaucoma

Author(s): Yang Pan (1), Akiko Suga (1), Itaru Kimura (2), Chojiro Kimura (3), Yuriko Minegishi (1), Mao Nakayama (1), Kazutoshi Yoshitake (1),...

October 31, 2022

Single-cell transcriptome analysis of regenerating RGCs reveals potent glaucoma neural repair genes

Experimental Paper of the Month

Single-cell transcriptome analysis of regenerating RGCs reveals potent glaucoma neural repair genes

Author(s): Liang Li (1), Fang Fang (2), Xue Feng (1), Pei Zhuang (1), Haoliang Huang (1), Pingting Liu (1), Liang Liu (1), Adam Z Xu (3), Lei S Qi...

September 30, 2022

Core transcription programs controlling injury-induced neurodegeneration of retinal ganglion cells

Experimental Paper of the Month

Core transcription programs controlling injury-induced neurodegeneration of retinal ganglion cells

Author(s): Feng Tian (1), Yuyan Cheng (2), Songlin Zhou (1), Qianbin Wang (1), Aboozar Monavarfeshani (3), Kun Gao (2), Weiqian Jiang (1), Riki...

July 30, 2022

Intelligent wireless theranostic contact lens for electrical sensing and regulation of intraocular pressure

Experimental Paper of the Month

Intelligent wireless theranostic contact lens for electrical sensing and regulation of intraocular pressure

Author(s): Cheng Yang (1), Qianni Wu (2), Junqing Liu (3), Jingshan Mo (1), Xiangling Li (1,4), Chengduan Yang (1,5), Ziqi Liu (1), Jingbo Yang...

June 30, 2022

Monocyte-derived SDF1 supports optic nerve regeneration and alters retinal ganglion cells' response to Pten deletion

Experimental Paper of the Month

Monocyte-derived SDF1 supports optic nerve regeneration and alters retinal ganglion cells' response to Pten deletion

Author(s): Lili Xie (1,2), Ling-Ping Cen (1,2 3), Yiqing Li (1,2,4), Hui-Ya Gilbert (1,2), Oleksandr Strelko (1,2), Cynthia Berlinicke (5,6,7,8),...

May 31, 2022

Is Genetic Risk for Sleep Apnea Causally Linked With Glaucoma Susceptibility?

Experimental Paper of the Month

Is Genetic Risk for Sleep Apnea Causally Linked With Glaucoma Susceptibility?

Author(s): Nathan Ingold (1,2), Adrian I Campos (1,3), Xikun Han (1,3), Jue-Sheng Ong (1), Puya Gharahkhani (1), David A Mackey (4), Miguel E...

April 30, 2022

Pericyte dysfunction and loss of interpericyte tunneling nanotubes promote neurovascular deficits in glaucoma

Experimental Paper of the Month

Pericyte dysfunction and loss of interpericyte tunneling nanotubes promote neurovascular deficits in glaucoma

Author(s): Luis Alarcon-Martinez (1,2), Yukihiro Shiga (3,2), Deborah Villafranca-Baughman )3,2), Nicolas Belforte (3,2), Heberto Quintero (3,2),...

March 31, 2022

GWAS identifies two common loci associated with pigment dispersion syndrome/pigmentary glaucoma and implicate myopia in its development

Experimental Paper of the Month

GWAS identifies two common loci associated with pigment dispersion syndrome/pigmentary glaucoma and implicate myopia in its development

Author(s): Mark J Simcoe (1), Ameet Shah (2), Baojian Fan (3), Hélène Choquet (4), Nicole Weisschuh (5), Naushin H Waseem (6), Chen Jiang (4),...

February 28, 2022

Phase 1b Randomized Controlled Study of Short Course Topical Recombinant Human Nerve Growth Factor (rhNGF) for Neuroenhancement in Glaucoma: Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy Measure Outcomes

Experimental Paper of the Month

Phase 1b Randomized Controlled Study of Short Course Topical Recombinant Human Nerve Growth Factor (rhNGF) for Neuroenhancement in Glaucoma: Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy Measure Outcomes

Author(s): Gala Beykin (1), Laurel Stell (1), Muhammad Sohail Halim (1), Mariana Nuñez (1), Lilia Popova (1), Bac T Nguyen (1), Sylvia L Groth (1),...

January 31, 2022

Cellular crosstalk regulates the aqueous humor outflow pathway and provides new targets for glaucoma therapies

Experimental Paper of the Month

Cellular crosstalk regulates the aqueous humor outflow pathway and provides new targets for glaucoma therapies

Author(s): Benjamin R Thomson (1,2), Pan Liu (1,2), Tuncer Onay (1), Jing Du (1,2), Stuart W Tompson (3), Sol Misener (1,2), Raj R Purohit (1,2),...

December 31, 2021

GLIS1 regulates trabecular meshwork function and intraocular pressure and is associated with glaucoma in humans

Experimental Paper of the Month

GLIS1 regulates trabecular meshwork function and intraocular pressure and is associated with glaucoma in humans

Author(s): K Saidas Nair (# 1), Chitrangda Srivastava (# 2), Robert V Brown (# 2), Swanand Koli (3), Hélène Choquet (4), Hong Soon Kang (2),...

November 30, 2021

Preservation of vision after CaMKII-mediated protection of retinal ganglion cells

Experimental Paper of the Month

Preservation of vision after CaMKII-mediated protection of retinal ganglion cells

Author(s): 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA. 2 Department of Neuroscience, Yale...

October 31, 2021

Agonist of growth hormone-releasing hormone enhances retinal ganglion cell protection induced by macrophages after optic nerve injury

Experimental Paper of the Month

Agonist of growth hormone-releasing hormone enhances retinal ganglion cell protection induced by macrophages after optic nerve injury

Author(s): Ling-Ping Cen (1), Tsz Kin Ng (1,2,3), Jia-Jian Liang (1), Ciyan Xu (1), Xi Zhuang (1), Yu-Fen Liu (1,2), Shao-Lang Chen (1), Yanxuan Xu...

September 30, 2021

A Small Molecule Inhibitor of VE-PTP Activates Tie2 in Schlemm's Canal Increasing Outflow Facility and Reducing Intraocular Pressure

Experimental Paper of the Month

A Small Molecule Inhibitor of VE-PTP Activates Tie2 in Schlemm's Canal Increasing Outflow Facility and Reducing Intraocular Pressure

Author(s): Guorong Li (1), Astrid F Nottebaum (2), Mitchell Brigell (3), Iris D Navarro (1), Ute Ipe (2), Sarthak Mishra (2), Maria Gomez-Caraballo...

July 31, 2021

Impaired TRPV4-eNOS signaling in trabecular meshwork elevates intraocular pressure in glaucoma

Experimental Paper of the Month

Impaired TRPV4-eNOS signaling in trabecular meshwork elevates intraocular pressure in glaucoma

Author(s): Pinkal D Patel (1), Yen-Lin Chen (2), Ramesh B Kasetti (1), Prabhavathi Maddineni (1), William Mayhew (1), J Cameron Millar (1), Dorette...

June 30, 2021

Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 127 open-angle glaucoma loci with consistent effect across ancestries

Experimental Paper of the Month

Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 127 open-angle glaucoma loci with consistent effect across ancestries

Author(s): Puya Gharahkhani (1), Eric Jorgenson (2), Pirro Hysi (3), Anthony P Khawaja (4,5), Sarah Pendergrass (6) et al. 1 QIMR Berghofer Medical...

May 31, 2021

Association of Rare CYP39A1 Variants With Exfoliation Syndrome Involving the Anterior Chamber of the Eye

Experimental Paper of the Month

Association of Rare CYP39A1 Variants With Exfoliation Syndrome Involving the Anterior Chamber of the Eye

Author(s): Genetics of Exfoliation Syndrome Partnership For a full list of authors and affiliations please visit...

April 30, 2021

Protrudin functions from the endoplasmic reticulum to support axon regeneration in the adult CNS

Experimental Paper of the Month

Protrudin functions from the endoplasmic reticulum to support axon regeneration in the adult CNS

Author(s): Veselina Petrova (1), Craig S Pearson (2), Jared Ching (3,4,5), James R Tribble (6), Andrea G Solano (2), Yunfei Yang (5), Fiona M Love...

March 31, 2021

Longitudinal Changes in Macular Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Metrics in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma With High Myopia: A Prospective Study

Experimental Paper of the Month

Longitudinal Changes in Macular Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Metrics in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma With High Myopia: A Prospective Study

Author(s): Fengbin Lin (1), Fei Li (1), Kai Gao (1), Wanbing He (1), Jun Zeng (1), Yu Chen (1), Meiling Chen (1), Weijing Cheng (1), Yunhe Song...

February 28, 2021

Peripapillary sclera exhibits a v-shaped configuration that is more pronounced in glaucoma eyes

Experimental Paper of the Month

Peripapillary sclera exhibits a v-shaped configuration that is more pronounced in glaucoma eyes

Author(s): Xiaofei Wang (1), Tin A Tun (2,3), Monisha Esther Nongpiur (3,4), Hla M Htoon (3), Yih Chung Tham (3), Nicholas G Strouthidis (5,6), Tin...

January 31, 2021

Metabolomic profiling of aqueous humor from glaucoma patients - The metabolomics in surgical ophthalmological patients (MISO) study

Experimental Paper of the Month

Metabolomic profiling of aqueous humor from glaucoma patients - The metabolomics in surgical ophthalmological patients (MISO) study

Author(s): João Barbosa Breda (1), Anca Croitor Sava (2), Uwe Himmelreich (2), Alix Somers (3), Christophe Matthys (4), Amândio Rocha Sousa (5),...

December 31, 2020

Lamina Cribrosa Capillaries Straighten as Intraocular Pressure Increases

Experimental Paper of the Month

Lamina Cribrosa Capillaries Straighten as Intraocular Pressure Increases

Author(s): Bryn L Brazile (1), Bin Yang (1,2), Susannah Waxman (1) , Po Lam (1), Andrew P Voorhees (1), Yi Hua (1), Ralitsa T Loewen (1), Nils A...

October 31, 2020

Association of Glaucoma Risk Genes with Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer in a Multi-ethnic Asian Population: The Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Diseases Study

Experimental Paper of the Month

Association of Glaucoma Risk Genes with Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer in a Multi-ethnic Asian Population: The Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Diseases Study

Author(s): Xiaoran Chai (1,2,3), Kok Yao Low (1,4), Yih Chung Tham (1), Miao Li Chee (1), Sahil Thakur (1), Liang Zhang (1), Nicholas Y Tan (1),...

September 30, 2020