The aim of my research is to gain a better understanding of corneal diseases, corneal wound healing and refractive surgical procedures.
Methodology
Clinical:
- Pilot studies, clinical studies phase 1-3
Laboratory:
- Molecular biology
- Immunefluorescence
- Light and electron microscopy
- In vivo rabbit model for corneal wound healing after laser injury
- In vivo mouse model for induced retinal degeneration
- Various transgenic mouse models
Scientific Cooperations
- Cooperation 1:
Ronald Smith (Doheny Eye Institute, USC, Los Angeles, Ca, USA) - Cooperation 2:
Eberhard Spoerl (Dept. of Ophthalmology, University of Dresden, Germany) - Cooperation 3:
Gregory Schultz (Dept. of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Glorida, Gainesville, Fl, USA) - Cooperation 4:
Ali Hafezi-Moghadam (Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA)
Current Research Projects
- Project 1:
Molecular regulation of corneal wound repair - Project 2:
Improving corneal collagen cross-linking for the treatment of corneal infections - Project 3:
Scleral collagen cross-linking for the prevention of myopia - Project 4:
Increasing graft survival in high-risk keratoplasties - Project 5:
Hormonal influences on ocular biomechanics
Research Groups
People