{"id":2514,"date":"2016-12-19T09:06:05","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T14:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neuroscience.uchc.edu\/?p=2514"},"modified":"2017-11-03T14:30:23","modified_gmt":"2017-11-03T18:30:23","slug":"eyeing-early-detection-of-precursor-to-blindness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/neuroscience\/2016\/12\/19\/eyeing-early-detection-of-precursor-to-blindness\/","title":{"rendered":"Eyeing Early Detection of Precursor to Blindness"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2515\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2515 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2016\/12\/Mohan_Royce_Paola_Bargagna-Mohan_in_Lab_12-9-16_JGelineau_3710a-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Mohan Lab\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2016\/12\/Mohan_Royce_Paola_Bargagna-Mohan_in_Lab_12-9-16_JGelineau_3710a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2016\/12\/Mohan_Royce_Paola_Bargagna-Mohan_in_Lab_12-9-16_JGelineau_3710a-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2016\/12\/Mohan_Royce_Paola_Bargagna-Mohan_in_Lab_12-9-16_JGelineau_3710a-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2016\/12\/Mohan_Royce_Paola_Bargagna-Mohan_in_Lab_12-9-16_JGelineau_3710a-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2016\/12\/Mohan_Royce_Paola_Bargagna-Mohan_in_Lab_12-9-16_JGelineau_3710a.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2515 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2016\/12\/Mohan_Royce_Paola_Bargagna-Mohan_in_Lab_12-9-16_JGelineau_3710a-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Mohan Lab\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2016\/12\/Mohan_Royce_Paola_Bargagna-Mohan_in_Lab_12-9-16_JGelineau_3710a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2016\/12\/Mohan_Royce_Paola_Bargagna-Mohan_in_Lab_12-9-16_JGelineau_3710a-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2016\/12\/Mohan_Royce_Paola_Bargagna-Mohan_in_Lab_12-9-16_JGelineau_3710a-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2016\/12\/Mohan_Royce_Paola_Bargagna-Mohan_in_Lab_12-9-16_JGelineau_3710a-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2016\/12\/Mohan_Royce_Paola_Bargagna-Mohan_in_Lab_12-9-16_JGelineau_3710a.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UConn scientists are working with a biomarker to enable earlier detection of a condition that leads to age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in the U.S. Royce Mohan (seated) and Paola Bargagna-Mohan are part of a team of UConn researchers developing an imaging technique that will signal problems in blood vessels near the eye that could lead to loss of vision. (Janine Gelineau\/UConn Health Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v3.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in the U.S., and UConn scientists are working toward a way to enable earlier detection of a condition that leads to it.<\/p>\n<p>Led by <a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Mohan-Royce\">Royce Mohan<\/a>, associate professor of neuroscience at UConn Health, a team of researchers is developing a fluorescent small molecule imaging reagent to help identify preclinical stages of ocular fibrosis, or the growth of blood vessels from the back of the eye into the retina.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers, including Paola Bargagna-Mohan, assistant professor of neuroscience, and Dennis Wright, professor of medicinal chemistry in the UConn School of Pharmacy, believe this biomarker probe could have major treatment implications, as this fibrosis is associated with an aggressive form of age-related macular degeneration \u2013 known as wet AMD \u2013 that causes rapid vision loss.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2016\/12\/eyeing-early-detection-of-precursor-to-blindness\/\">Read more about this early detection.<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-contain\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in the U.S., and UConn scientists are working toward a way to enable earlier detection of a condition that leads to it. 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