ARC Centre of Excellence in Vision Science

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

Slow-release Drug Delivery through Elvax 40W to the Rat Retina: Implications for the Treatment of Chronic Conditions

Lavinia Fiorani^*1, Rita Maccarone^*1, Nilisha Fernando^2,3, Linda Colecchi¹, Silvia Bisti^1,2, Krisztina Valter^2,3,4

¹Biotechnology and Applied Clinical Sciences Department, University of L'Aquila, ²ARC Centre of Excellence in Vision Science, ³John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, ⁴ANU Medical School, Australian National University

This paper details how Elvax 40W can be used as a slow-release method for drug delivery to the adult rat retina. The protocol for preparing, loading, and delivering the drug-resin complex to the eye is described.

Neuroscience

Exploring Deep Space - Uncovering the Anatomy of Periventricular Structures to Reveal the Lateral Ventricles of the Human Brain

Alexandru S. Colibaba^*1, Aicee Dawn B. Calma^*1, Alexandra L. Webb¹, Krisztina Valter¹

¹Medical School, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, Australian National University

This paper demonstrates the effective use of a fiber dissection method to reveal the superficial white matter tracts and periventricular structures of the human brain, in three-dimensional space, to aid student comprehension of ventricular morphology.