[HTML][HTML] Remodeling of the lamina cribrosa: Mechanisms and potential therapeutic approaches for glaucoma

RG Strickland, MA Garner, AK Gross… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Glaucomatous optic neuropathy is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world.
The chronic disease is characterized by optic nerve degeneration and vision field loss. The …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of scleral crosslinking using multiple doses of genipin on experimental progressive myopia in tree shrews

M El Hamdaoui, AM Levy, M Gaonkar… - … Vision Science & …, 2021 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To evaluate the effect of scleral crosslinking (SXL) on slowing experimental
progressive myopia in tree shrew eyes using sub-Tenon's injections of genipin (GEN) at …

[HTML][HTML] Genipin in an ex vivo corneal model of bacterial and fungal keratitis

E Koudouna, M Huertas-Bello… - … Vision Science & …, 2021 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To determine whether genipin (a natural crosslinker) could reduce the colonization
and proliferation of bacteria and fungi in an ex vivo model of corneal infection. Methods: This …

Transpupillary collagen photocrosslinking for targeted modulation of ocular biomechanics

BG Gerberich, BG Hannon, A Hejri, EJ Winger… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
The central vision-threatening event in glaucoma is dysfunction and loss of retinal ganglion
cells (RGCs), thought to be promoted by local tissue deformations. Here, we sought to …

Biomechanical properties of the rat sclera obtained with inverse finite element modeling

SA Schwaner, BG Hannon, AJ Feola… - … and modeling in …, 2020 - Springer
It is widely accepted that biomechanics plays an important role in glaucoma
pathophysiology, but the mechanisms involved are largely unknown. Rats are a common …

Scleral crosslinking using genipin can compromise retinal structure and function in tree shrews

M El Hamdaoui, AM Levy, AB Stuber, CA Girkin… - Experimental eye …, 2022 - Elsevier
Scleral crosslinking using genipin has been identified as a promising treatment approach for
myopia control. The efficacy of genipin to alter biomechanical properties of the sclera has …

Factors affecting optic nerve head biomechanics in a rat model of glaucoma

SA Schwaner, AJ Feola… - Journal of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness and is characterized by the death of
retinal ganglion cells, which carry vision information from the retina to the brain. Although it …

[HTML][HTML] A Pilot Study to Evaluate Genipin in Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Keratitis Models: Modulation of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines and …

M Huertas-Bello, JA Cuéllar-Sáenz… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Infectious keratitis is a vision-threatening microbial infection. The increasing antimicrobial
resistance and the fact that severe cases often evolve into corneal perforation necessitate …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of visual and retinal function following in vivo genipin-induced scleral crosslinking

BG Hannon, C Luna, AJ Feola, MD Ritch… - … vision science & …, 2020 - tvst.arvojournals.org
Purpose: Genipin has been proposed as a possible neuroprotective therapy in myopia and
glaucoma. Here, we aim to determine the effects of prolonged genipin-induced scleral …

[HTML][HTML] Morphometric analysis of retinal ganglion cell axons in normal and glaucomatous brown norway rats optic nerves

V Goyal, AT Read, DM Brown, L Brawer… - … Vision Science & …, 2023 - jov.arvojournals.org
Purpose: A reference atlas of optic nerve (ON) retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons could
facilitate studies of neuro-ophthalmic diseases by detecting subtle RGC axonal changes …