Michael L. Risner

TL;DR: It was found that elevations in ocular pressure caused a paradoxical increase in ganglion cell excitability, including response to light, even in cells with substantial dendritic pruning, which suggests neurodegeneration in glaucoma involves an early axogenic response that counters IOP-related stress to excitatory dendrite architecture to slow progression and maintain signaling to the brain.

TL;DR: The retinal neural clock has a unique pattern of clock gene dependence at the tissue level that it is similar in pattern, but more severe in degree, than the SCN neural clock, with divergent clock gene regulation of rhythmic period.

TL;DR: This work calculated the VEP where stimuli were presented at four different phases of the ongoing alpha rhythm, and subtracted away the responses to null trials synchronized to the same alpha rhythm phases, creating estimates of the V EP as a function of ongoing alpha Rhythm phase.

TL;DR: Recent advances in strategies that aim to restore optic nerve function and vision in glaucoma through protective, reparative, and regenerative avenues are summarized.

TL;DR: The results demonstrate that graphene does not impede interactions between RGCs and underlying substrate matrix, such that their positive or negative effects on neuron viability and vitality are retained and graphene is a promising biosensing material for in vitro applications in neuroscience.