John G. Flanagan, PhD, DSc(hon), FCOptom, FAAO

Research Areas

Pathophysiology of glaucoma

Glial cell activation
Cellular models of glaucoma, capable of manipulating biomechanical stretch and ischemia
Biomarkers and proteomics
Biomechanics of the lamina cribrosa of the optic nerve
Ocular hemodynamics
Clinical psychophysics and imaging (Structure and Function)
Aspects of spatial and temporal vision processing
Ocular chronobiology, particularly as it relates to glaucoma

Diabetic eye disease

Particular interest in diabetic macular edema and its natural history
Ocular hemodynamics in diabetes
Clinical psychophysics and imaging

Neuroscience and Neurobiology

Biomechanics of the lamina cribrosa of the optic nerve
Ocular hemodynamics
Clinical psychophysics and imaging (Structure and Function)
Aspects of spatial and temporal vision processing
Ocular chronobiology, particularly as it relates to glaucoma