Significance Of ADOA Research In Rhesus Macaques For Human Treatment And Migraine Medication Possibly Helping With Glaucoma

Dr. Sara Thomasy (University of California - Davis, Davis, CA)

Dr. Chien-Hsiang Weng (Brown University - Providence, RI)

Dr. Sara Thomasy, Professor, Comparative Ophthalmology, University of California - Davis, explains how the OPA1 gene in rhesus macaques with similar eye structure to humans affects the mitochondria in eyes and is associated with ADOA, autosomal dominant optic atrophy.

Dr. Chien-Hsiang Weng, Clinical Associate Professor, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, discusses how certain migraine medications, calcitonin gene-related peptide inhibitors (CGRPi) could possibly reduce the risk of glaucoma.
 

6/7/2026 Podcast (Click Image Below)