Retina in a dish: Cell cultures, retinal explants and animal models for common diseases of the retina

S Schnichels, F Paquet-Durand, M Löscher… - Progress in retinal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
For many retinal diseases, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma,
and diabetic retinopathy (DR), the exact pathogenesis is still unclear. Moreover, the currently …

[HTML][HTML] A novel retinal ganglion cell quantification tool based on deep learning

L Masin, M Claes, S Bergmans, L Cools, L Andries… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Glaucoma is a disease associated with the loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), and
remains one of the primary causes of blindness worldwide. Major research efforts are …

[HTML][HTML] Choroidal congestion mouse model: Could it serve as a pachychoroid model?

H Matsumoto, R Mukai, J Hoshino, M Oda… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Pachychoroid spectrum diseases have been described as a new clinical entity within the
spectrum of macular disorders.“Pachychoroid” is defined as choroidal thickening associated …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic glaucoma using biodegradable microspheres to induce intraocular pressure elevation. six-month follow-up

MJ Rodrigo, D Garcia-Herranz, M Subias… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: To compare two prolonged animal models of glaucoma over 24 weeks of
follow-up. A novel pre-trabecular model of chronic glaucoma was achieved by injection of …

[HTML][HTML] Repeatability, reproducibility, and agreement of three tonometers for measuring intraocular pressure in rabbits

CJF Bertens, RJS van Mechelen, TTJM Berendschot… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The aim of this study was to evaluate repeatability, reproducibility, and agreement of three
commonly used tonometers in animal research (TonoLab, TonoVet, and TonoPEN AVIA) in …

[HTML][HTML] Novel use of PLGA microspheres to create an animal model of glaucoma with progressive neuroretinal degeneration

D Garcia-Herranz, MJ Rodrigo, M Subias… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Progressive degeneration of neuroretinal tissue with maintained elevated intraocular
pressure (IOP) to simulate chronic glaucoma was produced by intracameral injections of …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of sex on neuroretinal degeneration: six-month follow-up in rats with chronic glaucoma

MJ Rodrigo, T Martinez-Rincon… - … & visual science, 2021 - jov.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To evaluate differences by sex in the neuroretina of rats with chronic glaucoma
over 24 weeks of follow-up, and to assess by sex the influence on neurodegeneration of …

[HTML][HTML] A fair assessment of evaluation tools for the murine microbead occlusion model of glaucoma

M Claes, JRF Santos, L Masin, L Cools… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Despite being one of the most studied eye diseases, clinical translation of glaucoma
research is hampered, at least in part, by the lack of validated preclinical models and …

[HTML][HTML] Aqueous humor proteomic analysis of acute angle-closure glaucoma with visual field loss

J Xu, L Zhao, X Liu, H Sun, X Liu, Z Guo… - Annals of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Acute angle-closure glaucoma (AACG) is an ophthalmic emergency that occurs
over the course of hours or days and may cause irreversible blindness if not treated …

Mammalian Retinal Cell Quantification

A Muthuswamy, H Chen, Y Hu… - Toxicologic …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Normal retina and its cell layers are essential for processing visual stimuli, and loss of its
integrity has been documented in many disease processes. The numbers and the axonal …