Molecular Makeup of Sclera Affecting Glaucoma and Myopia And Erucamide Repairing Retinal Damage

Dr. Yi Hua (University of Mississippi - Oxford, MS)

Dr. Martin Friedlander (Scripps Research - San Diego, CA)

Dr. Yi Hua, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Director of the Vision Laboratory, University of Mississippi, discusses how the molecular makeup of the outer wall of the eye, sclera, can have an effect on the development of glaucoma and myopia. 

Dr. Martin Friedlander, Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Scripps Research Institute, Attending Physician, Scripps Clinic Department of Ophthalmology, President, Lowy Medical Research Institute, explains how a molecule, erucamide, helps the eye respond to retinal damage.

10/11/2026 Podcast (Click Image Below)