Next Generation Experimental Glaucoma Model

Predicting Outcomes & Other Treatment Innovations

Principal Investigator

John Danias, MD, PhD

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Brooklyn, NY, USA

About the Research Project

Program

National Glaucoma Research

Award Type

Standard

Award Amount

$150,000

Active Dates

July 01, 2018 - June 30, 2020

Grant ID

G2018077

Co-Principal Investigator(s)

Gadi Wollstein, The Research Foundation of SUNY on behalf of SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Summary

High pressure inside the eye is the main risk factor for development and progression of glaucoma. We will develop a new experimental model of glaucoma that accurately mimics what happens in the human eye when it is exposed to high pressure. We will use this model to determine and quantify the rate of damage caused by glaucoma to ocular structures and the visual function and determine the biomechanical response of eye tissues to high pressure in the eye.

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