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January 26, 2023 • Banner feature, North Texas Eye Research Institute blind, distorted vision, Dr. Dimitrios Karamichos, EV, EVs, EVs in tears, extracellular vesicle, Keratoconus,
Cells are the body’s social network. One of the ways they communicate with one another is by transmitting what’s called extracellular vesicles, tiny membrane-bound messages in a bottle. The study of EVs is exploding throughout many scientific disciplines around the world, as researchers are now beginning to explore their possible use in medical diagnostics and…
June 30, 2022 • College of Pharmacy, North Texas Eye Research Institute Dimitrios Karamichos, Keratoconus, National Eye Institute, Steph Curry,
Dr. Dimitrios Karamichos was paying particularly close attention to the NBA finals this year. The executive director and endowed chair of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s North Texas Eye Research Institute is a huge basketball fan, but the reason he was watching closer than usual was related to his…
November 8, 2021 • College of Pharmacy, North Texas Eye Research Institute, Research
World Keratoconus Day is celebrated on Nov. 10 every year. It is sponsored by the National Keratoconus Foundation, an educational program of the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine. The day is dedicated to raising awareness about keratoconus, as well as educating and advocating for those living with keratoconus. Work is underway at The…
May 13, 2021 • College of Pharmacy, Community, North Texas Eye Research Institute, Students, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
By Krista Roberts The North Texas Eye Research Institute (NTERI) is making an impact in the community through free vision screenings and educational outreach. Through a collaboration with the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD), NTERI performs state-mandated eye screenings for students under age six and with special needs, helping identify vision disorders at a critical stage of their learning. “We know…
January 8, 2021 • College of Pharmacy, North Texas Eye Research Institute, Research
A large number of veterans and military members experience eye trauma and potential vision loss due to service-related injuries. With the support of a research grant from the Department of Defense (DoD), researcher Dr. Hongli Wu is on the cusp of developing a delivery agent to protect those ailments. The Vision Research Program (VRP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award is a highly competitive grant with a defined vision…
November 12, 2018 • Graduate School Biomedical, North Texas Eye Research Institute, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Research
By Jan Jarvis One of the ways researchers are exploring treating the optic nerve damage of glaucoma is an injection directly into the eye. But Suchismita Acharya, PhD, is studying a different approach that not only takes the pain out of treating this blinding disease but also holds the promise of curing it. HSC…
October 9, 2018 • Graduate School Biomedical, North Texas Eye Research Institute, School of Biomedical Sciences
By Jan Jarvis Ocular inflammation uveitis is a serious disease that can destroy eye tissue and cause irreversible blindness. Fortunately, blindness and eye damage can be prevented by suppressing the immune system and treating the disease with corticosteroids, said Sai Chavala, MD, Professor of Pharmacology and Neuroscience and Director of Translational Research at the North…
September 13, 2018 • Graduate School Biomedical, North Texas Eye Research Institute, School of Biomedical Sciences
By Jan Jarvis In 1998, a team of researchers that included Abe Clark, PhD, won worldwide recognition for its discovery of the first gene that causes glaucoma. Two decades later, the same team has found a possible treatment for this blinding eye disease. “We’ve gone from discovering the first glaucoma gene to finding a way…
August 9, 2018 • College of Pharmacy, North Texas Eye Research Institute, TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine
By Eric Parker Move-in day is coming for the Interdisciplinary Research and Education Building (IREB). The target date is Oct. 22. The five-story, 173,000-square-foot building will house and support the UNT System College of Pharmacy, the TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine, and the North Texas Eye Research Institute. The project is ahead of…
October 30, 2017 • Community, North Texas Eye Research Institute
By Jan Jarvis One-by-one, the preschoolers inched into the darkened room, where they came face-to-face with what looked like a camera. “We’re going to take a picture of your eye,” said Ricardo Belmares, a PhD candidate at UNT Health Science Center. “Be still, be still. Beautiful.” In a matter of seconds, the preschoolers’ vision…
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