EyeCRO scientist Jarrod Harman contributed to a paper focused on X-linked juvenile retinoschisis published in Experimental Eye Research. This paper expands the mechanistic understanding of XLRS.
Read the full paper here https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014483523002129?dgcid=coauthor
Rafal Farjo, Ph.D. is chief operating officer of both eyecro and Charlesson, which are involved in research to advance treatments for eye disease such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and ocular inflammation. Far from resisting his family’s interest in all things STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — Farjo embraced it. “I loved it, and…
At the Amercian Academy of Opthalmology 115th Annual Meeting, findings were presented from a retrospective study conducted after a Mayo Clinic opthalmologist noticed an increase in intraoccular pressure (IOP) in her patients using Genentech’ (Roche) Lucentis (ranibizumab), an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). MARINA (Minimally Classic/OccultTrial of the Anti-Vascular Endothelial…
Over the past 3 decades, global research efforts have unveiled the genetic complexity of the group of rare disorders collectively referred to as retinal dystrophies. Causative mutations for dozens of retinal dystrophies have now been identified, resulting in the discovery of multiple new genes, biological pathways necessary for photoreceptor cell function, and pathogenetic mechanisms involved…
Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Kala), a developer of innovative ophthalmic products based on its proprietary mucus-penetrating particle (MPP) technology, today announced positive top-line results from a Phase 2 clinical trial of KPI-121. KPI-121 achieved statistical significance for the primary sign endpoint of bulbar conjunctival hyperemia, and promising trends were observed for key symptom endpoints. “The achievement of…
According to the 2012 update of the “Vision Problems in the U.S.” report, a study released today by Prevent Blindness America and the National Eye Institute, the number of those ages 40 and older with vision impairment and blindness has increased 23 percent since the year 2000. In addition, a preliminary update to the 2007…
Before our brains build a visual image of our world, a chain of cells in our eyes must convert light into electrical signals that are processed in the brain. Photoreceptor cells in the retina represent the first link in this chain, and they are reactive to photons, or the fundamental particle of visible light. Retinitis pigmentosa causes these cells to…