Bernstein Lab Publications

Sample of major publications from the Bernstein Laboratory

  • Imaging macular carotenoids and their related proteins in the human retina with confocal resonance Raman and fluorescence microscopy. Li B, Chang FY, Wan Z, Giauque NA, Addo EK, Bernstein PS. Exp Eye Res. 2024 Oct;247:110043.
  • High-throughput ultrastructural analysis of macular telangiectasia type 2. Zucker CL, Bernstein PS, Schalek RL, Lichtman JW, Dowling JE. Front Ophthalmol (Lausanne). 2024 Jul 30;4:1428777.
  • Ocular Effects of Prenatal Carotenoid Supplementation in the Mother and Her Child: The Lutein and Zeaxanthin in Pregnancy (L-ZIP) Randomized Trial - Report Number 2. Addo EK, Gorka JE, Allman SJ, Harrison DY, Sharifzadeh M, Hoffman RO, Hartnett ME, Varner MW, Bernstein PS. Ophthalmol Sci. 2024 Apr 24;4(5):100537.
  • Eye-mounting goggles to bridge the gap between benchtop experiments and in vivo robotic eye surgery. Posselli NR, Bernstein PS, Abbott JJ. Sci Rep. 2023 Sep 19;13(1):15503.
  • Understanding the Roles of Very-Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (VLC-PUFAs) in Eye Health. Nwagbo U, Bernstein PS. Nutrients. 2023 Jul 10;15(14):3096.
  • The value of pre-symptomatic genetic risk assessment for age-related macular degeneration: the Moran AMD Genetic Testing Assessment (MAGENTA) Study: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Addo EK, Hartnett ME, Bernstein PS. Trials. 2023 Jun 19;24(1):414.
  • Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Ophthalmoscopy in Patients with Macular Telangiectasia Type 2 with and Without Diabetes. Sauer L, Vitale AS, Jacoby RS, Hart B, Bernstein PS. Retina. 2023 Sep 1;43(9):1597-160.
  • Retinal bioavailability and Functional Effects of a Synthetic Very-Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid in Mice. Gorusupudi A, Rallabandi R, Li B, Arunkumar R, Blount JD, Rognon GT, Chang FY, Wade A, Lucas S, Conboy JC, Rainier JD, Bernstein PS. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Feb 9;118(6):e2017739118.
  • Longitudinal Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Ophthalmoscopy Analysis in Patients with Macular Telangiectasia Type 2 (Mactel). Sauer L, Vitale AS, Modersitzki NK, Bernstein PS. Retina. 2021 Jul 1;41(7):1416-1427.
  • Lutein and Zeaxanthin Reduce A2E and Iso-A2E Levels and Improve Visual Performance in Abca4-/-/Bco2-/- Double Knockout Mice. Arunkumar R, Gorusupudi A, Li B, Blount JD, Nwagbo U, Kim HJ, Sparrow JR, Bernstein PS. Exp Eye Res. 2021 Jun 20;209:108680.
  • Association of adipose and red blood cell lipids with severity of dominant Stargardt macular dystrophy (STGD3) secondary to an ELOVL4 mutation. Hubbard A.F., Askew E.W., Singh N., Leppert M., Bernstein P.S. (2006). Arch Ophthalmol, 124(2), 257-63.
  • Non-Mydriatic Fluorescence-Based Quantitative Imaging of Human Macular Pigment Distributions. Sharifzadeh M, Bernstein P.S., Gellermann W. (2006). J Opt Soc Am A, in press.