Odalys Torné Escudé, DVM
Comparative Biomedical Sciences (School of Veterinary Medicine)
PhD Student
Biography
Advisor: Gillian McLellan, DVM, DAVCO, DEVCO, PhD
Keywords: Glaucoma, trabecular meshwork, anterior segment, outflow pathway
Education:
DVM 2016, Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
Research:
Dr. Torné Escudé’s research focuses on understanding the effect of LTBP-2 mutations (which in humans cause a variety of ocular diseases that range from congenital malformations and ectopia lentis to adult-onset open angle glaucoma and pseudoexfoliation syndrome) in the anterior segment of the eye using different molecular techniques, as well as advanced imaging modalities, in a spontaneous large animal model of glaucoma.