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Revolutionizing Corneal Repair: Advanced MG53-Based Treatment for Enhanced Ocular Health
TS-066878 — New and more effective treatments for corneal injuries.
Current treatments for corneal injuries often have side effects that can compromise vision, highlighting the need for a new method that enhances ocular tissue repair without such drawbacks.
The Need
Injuries to the cornea can lead to severe pain, infection, and vision loss due to scarring and abno…
- College: College of Optometry
- Inventors: Chandler, Heather; Ma, Jianjie; Tan, Tao; Zhu, Hua
- Licensing Officer: Schultz, Teri
Targeting Telomerase to Treat Ocular Neovascular Disorders
TS-065809 — Therapeutic strategies for treating ocular neovascular disorders by targeting telomerase.
Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is the principal driver of blindness in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nvAMD). Abnormal blood vessel growth beneath the macular leads to retinal damage and severe vision loss. Discovering the involvement of VEGF in the underlying mechanisms driving …
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Kerur, Nagaraj
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
Unlocking New Frontiers in Diabetic Retinopathy Detection: Introducing Vessel Orientation-Based Quantitative OCTA Technology
TS-062762 — Pinpointing previously concealed sectoral differences in the diabetic retina to diagnose DR earlier.
Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of blindness globally, requiring early and accurate diagnosis for effective intervention.
The Need
Current diagnostic methods for DR lack the precision needed to identify subtle retinal microvascular changes in the disease’s early stages. There i…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Ma, Yanhui
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
Methods to measure biophysical attributes of the posterior eye
TS-062505 — The Need
Glaucoma and myopia are significant causes of vision loss worldwide, affecting millions of people and imposing a substantial socioeconomical burden. Effective vision care strategies are urgently needed to reduce blindness caused by these conditions and mitigate their associated risks. In v…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Liu, Jun; Kwok, Sunny
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Methods for quantifying the biomechanical attributes of the cornea and the anterior sclera
TS-062497 — The Need:
The field of ophthalmology requires advanced diagnostic tools to effectively diagnose, prevent, and treat various eye conditions. While ultrasound imaging is well-known in fields like pregnancy check-ups and vascular imaging, its potential in ophthalmology remains largely untapped. There …
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Liu, Jun; Kwok, Sunny
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Visual Function Mapping Technology: Enhancing Vision Care and Diagnostics
TS-062335 — The Need: In the field of ophthalmology and vision care, there is a critical need for accurate and comprehensive measurements of visual function over the entire visual field. Conditions such as glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetes, stroke, pituitary disease, brain tumors, and n…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Lu, Zhong-Lin; Lesmes, Luis; Xu, Pengjing "PJ"; Yu, Deyue
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Mini-PCDH15 for treatment of deafness
TS-050433 — A gene therapy solution for Usher Syndrome Type 1F.
Mutations in PCDH15 cause Usher 1F, a recessive syndrome characterized by profound congenital deafness and absence of vestibular function, and progressive blindness beginning in the second decade. Because patients who lack hearing and balance rely on vision for communication and mobility, the late…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Sotomayor, Marcos
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Biomimetic vitreous substitute with ocular drug delivery
TS-044490 — Methods and compositions for an antioxidant releasing hydrogel vitreous substitute
The vitreous humor is a fragile, transparent tissue between the lens and the retina of the eye that maintains the shape of the eye, acts as a shock absorber, and enables nutrient diffusion to ocular tissues. The vitreous also plays a key role in oxygen homeostasis. Over time, the vitreous degrades…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Reilly, Katelyn; Reilly, Matthew; Tram, Nguyen "Archie"
- Licensing Officer: Schworer, Adam
