Eye Tissue Substitutes

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Advancements in tissue substitutes to restore vision. 

Replacement of corneal tissues in patients with severe corneal dystrophies is limited by access to corneal tissues from post-mortem donors. One way to overcome this is to develop synthetic corneal tissues. 

Chair

Alfonso Iovenio

Principal Investigators

Johan Foster, Alfonso Iovenio, Vikramaditya Yadav, Sonia Yeung

 
Publications and Articles
Publication Journal or Publisher Publication Date
Plant-based, aqueous, water-repellent sprays for coating textiles Soft Matter
Direct milling: Efficient, facile, and green method for processing fibrillated cellulose/polymeric nanocomposites with boosted thermomechanical and rheological performance Carbohydrate Polymers
Global impact of COVID-19 on corneal donor tissue harvesting and corneal transplantation Frontiers in Medicine
Spatially Directed Pyrolysis via Thermally Morphing Surface Adducts Angewandte Chemie
On the Roles of Cellulose Nanocrystals in Fiber Cement: Implications for Rheology, Hydration Kinetics, and Mechanical Properties ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
Insights to Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase (PAL) and Secondary Metabolism in Orchids: An in silico Approach Biochemical Genetics
Outcomes of XEN Stent in Patients With Glaucoma and Previous Corneal Transplantation Journal of Glaucoma
Unraveling lignin degradation in fibre cement via multidimensional fluorometry Scientific Reports
Visual Outcomes of Cataract Surgery in Patients With Keratoconus Using Toric and Non-toric Lenses Journal of Refractive Surgery
Long-term outcomes of fornix reconstruction and cicatricial entropion repair in ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid and drug-related secondary pemphigoid Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Vision: Molecules, Behaviour, Society Research Excellence Cluster

Eye Care Centre (VGH) 2550 Willow Street
Vancouver, BC Canada V5Z 3N9
Website vision.ubc.ca

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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