Glaucoma Aqueous Humor Dynamics
Carol Toris, PhD
Dr. Toris, physiologist, has teamed up with Dr. Moroi to study the anatomy and physiology of intraocular pressure regulation. In one study, they collect data on ocular fluid circulation and drainage from healthy volunteers and participants with high IOP to determine how changes in this circulation alters the eye’s pressure or IOP. If IOP rises, the risk of glaucoma increases. Another project uses new imaging technologies to develop improved methods to accurately me asure ocular fluid dynamics with minimal impact on the eye. Dr. Toris has also teamed up with colleagues at The University of Nebraska Medical Center to study ways to surgically alter parts of the ocular fluid drainage pathway. The techniques reduce the resistance in the pathway or widen the pathway to decrease eye pressure without the need for eye drop treatments.