Cataract Research Using Ground Squirrels and Comparing Two Different Surgeries For Trachomatous Trichiasis

 

Dr. Wei Li (National Eye Institute - Bethesda, MD)

Dr. Emily Gower (University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, NC)

Dr. Wei Li, Senior Investigator, Intramural Program, at the National Eye Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, explains cataract research involving the 13-lined ground squirrel and the protein, NRF1114.

Then, Dr. Emily Gower, Professor of Epidemiology, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, goes over studies comparing the effectiveness of two surgeries, posterior lamellar tarsal rotation and bilamellar tarsal rotation in treating trachamotous trichiasis, which involves inward-turning eyelashes scratching the front of the eye.

10/20/2024 Podcast (Click Image Below)