Moumita Das, an assistant professor of physics at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to lead a study to give scientists a better understanding of the vitreous humor, potentially leading to advances in the treatment of vision disorders, drug delivery and eye surgery.
Das' study will reportedly explore the properties critical to the function of the vitreous and the eye, investigating changes in the vitreous gel on structural and mechanical levels that result in vision impairment. Das and her team will reportedly use experimental and theoretical methods to investigate the biophysical origin of vitreous-related pathologies.
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Source: Rochester Institute of Technology