Dr. Crouch, Distinguished University Professor, is conducting studies on enzymes responsible for vitamin A metabolism to understand the basic mechanisms that underlie photoreceptor function. | Drs. Mas Kono and Jie Fan are investigating how mutations in photoreceptor opsin influence rod and cone function and viability. |
Dr. Husain is evaluating the ability of opioids to protect the retina from glaucomatous injury. | Dr. Ablonczy (right) and Mohammad Dahrouj, III (predoctoral student; left) are investigating how changes in enzyme activity within the retinal pigment epithelium contribute to vision loss in diabetes. |
Bärbel Rohrer, Ph.D. is studying how genetic mutations contribute to photoreceptor degeneration. | Dr. Tang is investigating how sustained delivery of Vitamin-A-like compounds influence retinal degeneration in models of Leber congenital amaurosis. |
