Joseph Carroll, Ph.D.

Eye Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin

Project: Advanced Retinal Imaging and Improving the Success of Gene Therapy
Summary: Dr. Carroll and his team will use adaptive optics, allowing them to see individual photoreceptor cells in the retina, and optical coherence tomography, allowing them to see the layers of the retina.  This information will be combined with genetic data and clinical data on each patient to develop a high-resolution genotype-phenotype correlation that carries with it significant predictive power with regard to treating this and other retinal degenerations.