Differential effects of glaucoma on ipRGCs in mice

differential effects of glaucoma on ipRGCs in mice
January 28, 2022

Jingyi Gao, a Biology graduate student, collaborated with Erin Griner and Mingna Liu to examine the differential effects of glaucoma on ipRGCs in mice. This is the collaboration between Provencio's lab and Xiaorong Liu's lab. 

Differential effects of experimental glaucoma on intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells in mice

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases characterized by retinal ganglion cell (RGC) loss and optic nerve damage. Studies, including this study, support that RGCs degenerate and die in a type-specific manner following the disease insult. Here we specifically examined one RGC type, the intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cell (ipRGC), and its associated functional deficits in a mouse model of experimental glaucoma. 

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