Tom Johnson

Led by @thomasvjohnson1, @HopkinsMedicine researchers say removing a thin layer of tissue could advance vision restoration therapeutics for optic nerve damage caused by glaucoma and other forms of optic nerve degeneration. @ScienceTM science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Project #3: Tissue engineered optic nerve (TE-ON) to promote extension of long axons from retinal ganglion cells PI: Clair Mitchell Collaborators: Vrathasha Brathasha, Dimple Chouhan, Joan O'Brien, Bruce Ksander, Kacy Cullen

Project #2: Strategy to promote enhanced competence for RGC generation in human organoids PI: Monica Vetter Collaborator: Joseph Brzezinski

Congratulations to the 2025 RReSTORe Consortium Collaboration Grant Awardees! rrestore.info/collaboration-… Thanks to @_BrightFocus @GilbertFamilyFd @TGF_Glaucoma @GlaucomaOrg for supporting these grants! We look forward to hearing about your progress at the 2026 RReSTORe Conference!

Early postoperative conjunctival complications leading to exposure of surgically implanted CorNeat EverPatch devices ow.ly/nn2850VbOfI @thomasvjohnson1

Incredible day on the Hill yesterday with @NAEVRAdvocacy and @ThomasVJohnson1! We spoke about glaucoma from the perspective of the patient and clinician/researcher. Dr Johnson shared some of his incredible research on regrowing retinal ganglion cells. We also had the opportunity to meet with several Congressional offices to discuss the importance of continued funding for eye and vision research. Patients coupled with clinicians/researchers make magic happen. Separately we make a difference - together we create change!

Beautiful day here in D.C. 🇺🇸 Excited to speak at the @NAEVRAdvocacy Glaucoma Congressional Briefing today with @ThomasVJohnson1! 💥There is power when patients are coupled with researchers and clinicians to speak at events. Let’s do this!

Excited to announce the RReSTORe Consortium's 2nd round of Collaboration Grant Opportunities. Please see here for the RFA: rrestore.info/collaboration-… #glaucoma #opticneuropathy #NAION #opticneuritis #retina #stemcell #regenerativemedicine

Great time discussing #glaucoma & #regenerativemedicine last night w/ @TGF_Glaucoma! I hope that the information not only provides patients & their caregivers with a better understanding of glaucoma but also provide hope for exciting future treatments! youtube.com/watch?v=2CVWjq…

@CuiLab @ARVOinfo @RmSappington @sherberg128 @TasSharmaLab Thanks to @RmSappington and Paloma for your amazing leadership as co-chairs this year!! @CuiLab and I have big shoes to fill!

Go team! @ARVOinfo Annual Meeting Programming Committee-Glaucoma. @RmSappington @ThomasVJohnson1 @sherberg128 @TasSharmaLab Paloma Liton Yang Hu Meredith Gregory-Ksander #ARVO2024

Come check out my presentations as part of a great session on New Topics in Glaucoma, organized by @ThomasVJohnson1 . Great lineup of other speakers!

@BWJones @MeyerLab @StemCellsEh Here is a view from outside where the line to be admitted to the session wrapped waaaaay down the hallway!

@jonykipnis @BWJones Yes, in fact it was my very first 1st-author paper!

@BWJones @ThomasVJohnson1 I think he has a first authored paper with me… or certainly co-authored paper/s

@jonykipnis @BWJones formative experience!!

@BWJones @ThomasVJohnson1 Yeah, Tom was a post-bac in my lab... it feels as if it was yesterday, even though it was almost 20 years ago...

The JHU Wilmer Eye Institute's Glaucoma Center of Excellence is recruiting! We are looking for a fellowship-trained glaucoma specialist interested in a faculty-level opportunity to lead a clinical research program investigating remote tonometry for the management of glaucoma.

@DrewCareyMD Thanks so much Drew! It was a great conversation and a lot of fun! Really enjoyed speaking with you.

So inspiring to chat with @ThomasVJohnson1 about ongoing research in #regenerative #medicine and #stemcell to restore vision for patients with #OpticNeuropathy checkout more @ johnsonlabjhu.com/rrestore-home/… #eyetwitter

@MeyerLab @JohnsHopkins @BobbyJEyeGuy @DianeB1000 Awesome talk! Really exciting work (as always!)

Enjoyed a great visit to @JohnsHopkins Department of Biology today. Thanks to @BobbyJEyeGuy for the invite!

Read more about RGC to Muller glial material transfer following transplantation into the eye here: cell.com/stem-cell-repo…

What do red trees and birds in a forest have to do with regenerative medicine? Our paper published in @stemcellreports explains - this coverimage is a metaphore for intercellular material transfer of cytoplasmic, nuclear, and mitochondrial antigen transfer after RGC transplant.