DURHAM, U.S.A. – Inserting a corrective protein gene into the trabecular meshwork of a glaucomatous eye could be the key to curing glaucoma permanently, according to David L. Epstein, MD. “There are ...

Dr. Rhee answers the question: 'Laser Trabecular Surgery For Glaucoma?' Aug. 24, 2009— -- Question: What is laser trabecular surgery, when is it used to treat glaucoma, and what are the ...

Researchers have used adaptive optics technology to create the first undistorted microscopic images of the eye's trabecular meshwork, which could help improve treatment for glaucoma. Using methods ...

Over my 11 years in practice, I have watched glaucoma management evolve significantly. MIGS procedures have given us safer ...

Researchers have identified a metabolically sensitive cell subtype in the eye's drainage system which shows early signs of dysfunction in a genetic mouse model of glaucoma. The study, published in ...

Purpose To analyse high-molecular-weight matrix glycoproteins in trabecular meshwork, cornea and sclera using SDS/PAGE and immuno- and lectin blotting. Method Extracts of normal trabecular meshwork ...

Your eye may seem like a fairly static object, but it actually has an elaborate plumbing system. Tissues inside it constantly produce fluid (termed "aqueous humor") that then has to be drained to keep ...

Using methods originally developed by astronomers to view stars more clearly through Earth's atmosphere, optometry researchers at Indiana University have taken the first undistorted microscopic images ...

The research team includes (from left) Kaitlyn Sapoznik, Thomas Gast, Brett King and Stephen Burns of the Indiana University School of Optometry. (Courtesy: James Brosher, Indiana University) ...

Using the same tools designed to observe the stars, vision scientists at Indiana University have taken the first accurate microscopic images of the trabecular meshwork—as structure found in the ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Using methods originally developed by astronomers to view stars more clearly through Earth's atmosphere, optometry researchers at Indiana University have taken the first ...