Retinal pigment epithelium in the pathogenesis of age‐related macular degeneration and photobiomodulation as a potential therapy?

J Ao, JPM Wood, G Chidlow, MC Gillies… - Clinical & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) comprises a monolayer of cells located between the
neuroretina and the choriocapillaries. The RPE serves several important functions in the …

Photobiomodulation use in ophthalmology–an overview of translational research from bench to bedside

K Valter, SE Tedford, JT Eells… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Photobiomodulation (PBM) refers to the process in which wavelengths of light are absorbed
by intracellular photoacceptors, resulting in the activation of signaling pathways that …

Photobiomodulation preserves mitochondrial redox state and is retinoprotective in a rodent model of retinitis pigmentosa

S Gopalakrishnan, S Mehrvar, S Maleki, H Schmitt… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Photobiomodulation (PBM) by far-red (FR) to near-infrared (NIR) light has been
demonstrated to restore the function of damaged mitochondria, increase the production of …

Near-infrared photobiomodulation in retinal injury and disease

JT Eells, S Gopalakrishnan, K Valter - Retinal Degenerative Diseases …, 2016 - Springer
Evidence is growing that exposure of tissue to low energy photon irradiation in the far-red
(FR) to near-infrared (NIR) range of the spectrum, collectively termed “photobiomodulation” …

[HTML][HTML] The time course of action of two neuroprotectants, dietary saffron and photobiomodulation, assessed in the rat retina

F Di Marco, S Romeo, C Nandasena… - American Journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Dietary saffron and photobiomodulation (low-level infrared radiation, PBM) are
emerging as therapeutically promising protectants for neurodegenerative conditions, such …

Light-emitting diode (LED) therapy improves occipital cortex damage by decreasing apoptosis and increasing BDNF-expressing cells in methanol-induced toxicity in …

A Ghanbari, M Ghareghani, K Zibara, H Delaviz… - Biomedicine & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Methanol-induced retinal toxicity, frequently associated with elevated free radicals and cell
edema, is characterized by progressive retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death and vision loss …

Antiviral optical techniques as a possible novel approach to COVID-19 treatment

F Moshfegh, F Khosraviani, N Moghaddasi… - Journal of Innovative …, 2021 - World Scientific
The current pandemic SARS-CoV-2 (also known as 2019-nCoV and COVID-19) viral
infection is growing globally and has created a disastrous situation all over the world. One of …

Short-Term Results of Multiwavelength Photobiomodulation in Retinitis Pigmentosa

RC Siqueira, TS Pinho, CC Brandão - Clinical Ophthalmology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To assess the short-term effects of Multiwavelength Photobiomodulation
(LumiThera Valeda Light Delivery System) on retinal functional behavior in patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Cone photoreceptor preservation with laser photobiomodulation in murine and human retinal dystrophy

RJ Casson, JPM Wood, J Ao, JS Gilhotra… - Clinical and …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Dear Editor, We used a novel slit lamp-delivered photobiomodulation (PBM) retinal laser to
preserve cone photoreceptors in an animal model of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and to …

Effect of 808-nm laser photobiomodulation treatment in blepharitis rat model

H Kim, HB Kim, JH Seo, H Kim, KJ Cho - Cornea, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: Blepharitis, simply defined as eyelid inflammation, is one of the common ocular
conditions associated with discomfort and irritation. Because blepharitis causes meibomian …