Early Gene Expression Changes in the Retinal Ganglion Cell Layer of a Rat Glaucoma Model

Experimental Paper of the Month

Early Gene Expression Changes in the Retinal Ganglion Cell Layer of a Rat Glaucoma Model

Author(s): Guo Y, Johnson EC, Cepurna WO, Dyck J, Doser T, Morrison JC. Ophthalmology, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, United...

April 30, 2011

Imaging the aqueous humor outflow pathway in human eyes by three-dimensional micro-computed tomography (3D micro-CT)

Experimental Paper of the Month

Imaging the aqueous humor outflow pathway in human eyes by three-dimensional micro-computed tomography (3D micro-CT)

Author(s): Hann CR, Bentley MD, Vercnocke A, Ritman EL, Fautsch MP Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN...

March 31, 2011

Evidence for a role of angiopoietin-like 7 (ANGPTL7) in extracellular matrix formation of the human trabecular meshwork: implications for glaucoma

Experimental Paper of the Month

Evidence for a role of angiopoietin-like 7 (ANGPTL7) in extracellular matrix formation of the human trabecular meshwork: implications for glaucoma

Author(s): Comes N, Buie LK, Borrás T. Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. The...

February 28, 2011

Reversal of retinal ganglion cell dysfunction after surgical reduction of intraocular pressure

Experimental Paper of the Month

Reversal of retinal ganglion cell dysfunction after surgical reduction of intraocular pressure

Author(s): Sehi M, Grewal DS, Goodkin ML, Greenfield DS. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami Miller...

January 31, 2011

Qualitative and quantitative morphologic changes in the vasculature and extracellular matrix of the prelaminar optic nerve head in eyes with POAG

Experimental Paper of the Month

Qualitative and quantitative morphologic changes in the vasculature and extracellular matrix of the prelaminar optic nerve head in eyes with POAG

Author(s): Tektas OY, Lütjen-Drecoll E, Scholz M Institute of Anatomy II, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany....

November 30, 2010

Functional MRI signal changes in primary visual cortex corresponding to the central normal visual field of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma

Experimental Paper of the Month

Functional MRI signal changes in primary visual cortex corresponding to the central normal visual field of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma

Author(s): Qing G, Zhang S, Wang B, Wang N Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology...

October 31, 2010

Current approaches and future prospects for stem cell rescue and regeneration of the retina and optic nerve

Experimental Paper of the Month

Current approaches and future prospects for stem cell rescue and regeneration of the retina and optic nerve

Author(s): Dahlmann-Noor A, Vijay S, Jayaram H, Limb A, Khaw PT. The 3 most common causes of visual impairment and legal blindness in developed...

September 30, 2010

Genome-wide association study of normal tension glaucoma: common variants in SRBD1 and ELOVL5 contribute to disease susceptibility

Experimental Paper of the Month

Genome-wide association study of normal tension glaucoma: common variants in SRBD1 and ELOVL5 contribute to disease susceptibility

Author(s): Writing Committee fot the Normal Tension Glaucoma Genetic Study Group of Japan Glaucoma Society, Meguro A, Inoko H, Ota M, Mizuki N,...

August 31, 2010

Mitochondrial damage in the trabecular meshwork of patients with glaucoma

Experimental Paper of the Month

Mitochondrial damage in the trabecular meshwork of patients with glaucoma

Author(s): Izzotti A, Saccà SC, Longobardi M, Cartiglia C. Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. izzotti@unige.it...

July 31, 2010

Metabolic vulnerability disposes retinal ganglion cell axons to dysfunction in a model of glaucomatous degeneration

Experimental Paper of the Month

Metabolic vulnerability disposes retinal ganglion cell axons to dysfunction in a model of glaucomatous degeneration

Author(s): Baltan S, Inman DM, Danilov CA, Morrison RS, Calkins DJ, Horner PJ. We tested the hypothesis that glaucoma disrupts electrophysiological...

June 30, 2010

Neuroprotective Effects of Intravitreal Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation in Experimental Glaucoma

Experimental Paper of the Month

Neuroprotective Effects of Intravitreal Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation in Experimental Glaucoma

Author(s): Thomas V. Johnson(1,2,3) Natalie D. Bull(1,2) David P. Hunt(1), Nephtali Marina(1), Stanislav I. Tomarev(3), Keith R. Martin(1) Centre...

May 31, 2010

Episcleral Venous Pressure Responses to Topical Nitroprusside and N-Nitro-L-arginine Methyl Ester.

Experimental Paper of the Month

Episcleral Venous Pressure Responses to Topical Nitroprusside and N-Nitro-L-arginine Methyl Ester.

Author(s): Zamora DO, Kiel JW. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas. PURPOSE: To determine...

March 31, 2010

Hemoglobin expression and regulation in glaucoma: insights into retinal ganglion cell oxygenation.

Experimental Paper of the Month

Hemoglobin expression and regulation in glaucoma: insights into retinal ganglion cell oxygenation.

Author(s): Tezel G, Yang X, Luo C, Cai J, Kain AD, Powell DW, Kuehn MH, Pierce WM Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of...

February 28, 2010

Ocular hypertension impairs optic nerve axonal transport leading to progressive retinal ganglion cell degeneration

Experimental Paper of the Month

Ocular hypertension impairs optic nerve axonal transport leading to progressive retinal ganglion cell degeneration

Author(s): Salinas-Navarro M, Alarcón-Martínez L, Valiente-Soriano FJ, Jiménez-López M, Mayor-Torroglosa S, Avilés-Trigueros M, Villegas-Pérez MP,...

January 31, 2010