Development of conjunctival and retinal models for improved eye disease treatments (2019)
Thesis
Gater, R. V. A. (2019). Development of conjunctival and retinal models for improved eye disease treatments. (Thesis). Keele University

Eye diseases such as glaucoma, macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa can lead to significant sight problems and blindness if left untreated. Current treatments are invasive, have a low success rate and lack the ability to regenerate damaged o... Read More about Development of conjunctival and retinal models for improved eye disease treatments.

Investigation of Conjunctival Fibrosis Response Using a 3D Glaucoma Tenon’s Capsule + Conjunctival ModelFibrosis Response Within a 3D Tenon’s + Conjunctival Model (2019)
Journal Article
Gater, R., Ipek, T., Sadiq, S., Nguyen, D., Jones, L., El Haj, A., & Yang, Y. (2019). Investigation of Conjunctival Fibrosis Response Using a 3D Glaucoma Tenon’s Capsule + Conjunctival ModelFibrosis Response Within a 3D Tenon’s + Conjunctival Model. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 60(2), 605 -614. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.18-25335

Surgical techniques such as trabeculectomy aim to treat glaucoma by making an incision into the scleral tissue, to create an alternative drainage pathway for aqueous to flow into the sub-Tenon’s/subconjunctival space. However, tissue fibrosis and wou... Read More about Investigation of Conjunctival Fibrosis Response Using a 3D Glaucoma Tenon’s Capsule + Conjunctival ModelFibrosis Response Within a 3D Tenon’s + Conjunctival Model.