GLAUCOMA GENETICS LAB

The Glaucoma Genetics Lab is dedicated to identifying the causes and cures for glaucoma. Cutting-edge molecular genetic methods, transgenic animal studies, and stem cell-based research are used to investigate the mechanisms of vision loss in glaucoma and to work towards better treatments and cures... We discovered that TBK1 gene duplications or triplications are one of the most common known causes of normal tension glaucoma. We continue to study how mutations in TBK1 cause glaucoma using human donor eyes, stem cell biology, and transgenic animals.

Primary location: Iowa City United States