Imaging of the Retina
| Bruce Berkowitz, Ph.D. | Anatomy and Cell Biology, Ophthalmology |
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| Bruce Berkowitz, Ph.D. Anatomy & Cell Biology, Ophthalmology | |
| Research Interest | Our goal is to prevent vision loss and blindness due to diabetic retinopathy and neurodegenerative disease. We develop and apply functional MRI methods to detect the effectiveness of a treatment earlier in the course of disease than is currently possible. | |
| Disease/Disorder | diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa | |
| Species | Human, rats and mice. | |
| Methods | Manganese-Enhanced MRI (MEMRI). | |
| Key Collaborators | Tim Kern (Case Western Reserve University), Paul Tofts (Brighton and Sussex Medical School, England) | |
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