Browsing Optometry and Vision Science by Author "Gurdita, Akshay"
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Can kynurenic acid cause myelin loss in chicken optic nerves?
Gurdita, Akshay (University of Waterloo, 2017-09-27)Kynurenic acid (KYNA) is one of many kynurenine intermediate products in the tryptophan metabolism pathway and has been shown to have neuro-activity. Previous work revealed that prolonged infusion of a high dose of KYNA ... -
Short-Term Moderately Elevated Intraocular Pressure Is Associated With Elevated Scotopic Electroretinogram ResponsesShort-Term Elevated IOP and Scotopic ERG Responses
Choh, Vivian Cheng-Pei; Gurdita, Akshay; Tan, Bingyao; Prasad, Ratna C.; Bizheva, Kostadinka; Joos, Karen M. (Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 2016-04-01)Moderately elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is a risk factor for open-angle glaucoma. Some patients suffer glaucoma despite clinically measured normal IOPs. Fluctuations in IOP may have a significant role since IOPs are ...