Studies on the Cornea and Lens

1 Oxidative Stress in Cornea .- 2 Corneal Degenerations.- 3 Corneal Epithelial Nuclear Ferritin and its Transporter Ferritoid Afford Unique Protection to DNA from U.V. Light and Reactive Oxygen Species.- 4 Excitatory Amino Acid Transporters, Xc- Antiporter, Glutamyl Transpeptidase, Glutamine Synthetase Activity and Glutathione in Human Corneal Epithelial Cells.- 5 Transforming Growth Factor - beta3 Regulates Cell Metabolism in Corneal Keratocytes and Fibroblasts.- 6 Corneal Stem Cells: a Source of Cell Renewal with Therapeutic Potential.- 7 New Agents for Treating Dry Eye Syndrome.- 8 Investigating Carcinine Transport and the Expression Profile of Transporter Genes in Human Corneal Epithelial Cells.- 9 Basic Review of the Oxidative Stress Role in Age-Related Cataractogenesis.- 10 The Human Lens: A living Biometric Indicator of Health Status and Successful Aging.- 11 Oxidative Stress in Lens.- 12 Protein Serine/Threonine Phosphatases-1 and -2A in Lens Development and Pathogenesis.- 13 Proteases in Lens and Cataract.- 14 Photosensitized Oxidation of Lens Proteins Exposed to UVA-Visible Light at Low Oxygen Concentration: Its Effect on the Proteasome System.- 15 p53 Regulates Developmental Apoptosis and Gene Expression to Modulate Lens Differentiation.- 16 Etiology and Prevention of Cataract.- 17 The Effects of Lutein in Preventing Cataract Progression.- 18 Antioxidant Defense Network in the Lens and Benefits of Glutathione Prodrugs in Cataracts.- 19 Updates and Advances in Corneal Surgery.- 20 Cataract and Diabetic Retinopathy.- 21 Traumatic Cataract-a Review.- 22 Cataract in Paediatric Age Group-a Review.

Dr. Mark Babizhayev is a bio-physicist and holds a PhD in Biophysics and Pathophysiology from the Moscow Helmholtz Research Institute of Eye Diseases, Moscow, Russia. He has dedicated many years to scientific research and has written more than 102 published articles and has fifteen patents to his name. The recipient of numerous awards, Dr. Babizhayev is currently Executive Director of Innovative Vision Products, Inc., Delaware, USA, Senior Research Investigator at Moscow Helmholtz Research Institute of Eye Diseases, and Scientific Consultant at EXSYMOL SAM, Monte Carlo, Monaco, and Bruschettini SRL, Genoa, Italy. He is also one of the principal researchers involved in the development of a breakthrough for the treatment and prevention of senile cataract.

Dr. David Wan-Cheng Li is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in the Truhlsen Eye Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, an elected Lotus Scholar Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology of China's Hunan Normal University by Hunan Province Government, and a Visiting Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in the State Key Laboratory in the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center of Sun Yat-Sen University Medical Center, Guangzhou, China. He received his PhD from University of Washington, Seattle, USA, and completed his postdoctoral training at Columbia University, New York, USA. His scientific contributions include the major discoveries that stress-induced apoptosis acts as a common cellular mechanism for non-congenital cataract formation, that human hTERT is compatible with the RNA template from bovine and rabbit, and that different SUMOs have distinct functions in regulating cell differentiation. He received the outstanding cataract research award from National Foundation for Eye Research and the Lotus Scholar Contribution Award from Hunan Province Government. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief for Current Molecular Medicine.

"This book provides an in-depth analysis of basic science concepts pertinent for clinician-scientists working in the field of ocular diseases. ... the book is intended for residents, practitioners, and researchers. ... This is an in-depth analysis of basic science concepts for corneal and lenticular diseases." (Stephen M. Holland, Doody's Book Reviews, July, 2015)