In their recent paper, Song Li and Tatjana C. Jakobs (Harvard Schepens Eye Research Institute) show how they have identified Vitamin C as a potential neuroprotective substance that could be used clinically in patients suffering from glaucoma. Striatech’s OptoDrum was used as readout tool for visual performance.
In this recent paper, Françoise Morin et al. show with our OptoDrum that a lack of histamine, unexpectedly, has no impact on the development and severity of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE).
The “Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) Working Group” published classification criteria to help with better disease-specific approaches to diagnosis and treatment. For animal models of Uveitis, our OptoDrum provides a convenient readout tool to characterize diesease progression.
In this video of our series “OptoDrum Applications” Prof. Volker Enzmann from the University of Bern presents the results of his research on induced EAE, a model for optic neuropathy and multiple sclerosis.
Some fish use active photolocation: Their eyes emit light to detect predators or pray in this spotlight. In this Journal Club, Prof. Nico Michiels from the University of Tübingen will talk about his fascinating journey in which he has discovered this phenomenon.
In this video, Prof Volker Enzmann highlights an important topic: the relationship between retinal damage and optomotor behavior output is not necessarily linear, and it needs to be established for individual disease models. In the case of laser-induced local retinal damage, the optomotor behavior is only weakly affected, reflecting the surprising robustness of this reflex.
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Neuroinflammation amplifies neural damage caused by genetic disorders or aging. Groh et al show that neuroinflammation has deleterious consequences for the optic nerve, and disease progression can be monitored with the OptoDrum.
At this year’s ARVO, one of our OptoDrum users – Ms Anna Potenski from Columbia University – is presenting a poster on the topic of “Elucidating endothelial caspase-9 signaling pathways in retinal vein occlusion” containing OptoDrum data.
In this video of our series “OptoDrum Applications” Prof. Volker Enzmann from the University of Bern presents research with the Sodium Iodate Model (NaIO3) of Retinal Degeneration in mice.
