Petros Moustardas

Principal Research E

Publications

2026

Jenny Roth, Karthikeyan Baskaran, Ava Dashti, Petros Moustardas, Antonio Filipe Macedo, Neil Lagali (2026)

Impact of image selection on corneal nerve and dendritic cell density quantification using in vivo confocal microscopy OCULAR SURFACE, Vol. 42, p. 287-294 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2026.09.005

Petros Moustardas, Helen Setterud, Helena Meijer, Gunnel Andersson, Jenny Roth, Ava Dashti, Björn Johansson, Antonio Filipe Macedo, Neil Lagali (2026)

Long-term ocular symptoms following COVID-19 linked to immune dysregulation, dysautonomia and peripheral neuropathy Nature Communications, Vol. 17, Article 5624 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74858-4

Dina Javidjam, Petros Moustardas, Ava Dashti, Daniel Aberdam, Arnaud Schweitzer-Chaput, Salvatore Cisternino, Dominique Bremond-Gignac, Neil Lagali (2026)

Transcriptomic Analysis in a Model of Aniridia-Associated Keratopathy for Target Discovery and Evaluation of Duloxetine Therapy Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Vol. 67, Article 37 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.67.1.37

2025

Ava Dashti, Petros Moustardas, Yedizza Rautavaara, Dina Javidjam, Israa Sefawi, Neil S Lagali (2025)

Targeting insulin receptor substrate-1 delays disease progression in a murine model of aniridia-associated keratopathy Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, Vol. 191, Article 118506 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2025.118506

Yedizza Rautavaara, Israa Sefawi, Meri Vattulainen, Petros Moustardas, Dina Javidjam, Ava Dashti, Neil Lagali (2025)

Central Corneal Epithelial Wounding Accelerates Aniridia-Associated Keratopathy in PAX6-Deficient Mice Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Vol. 66, Article 33 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.66.14.33

News

Neil Lagali vid utrustning för att undersöka ögonen.

Eye problems after COVID-19 can now be explained

Mild COVID-19 can cause severe and long-lasting eye problems, according to a study from LiU. The study also explains why it has been difficult for sufferers to get help: the abnormal eye behaviour cannot be detected by standard methods.

Professor emeritus Anders Rosén and first research engineer Eirini Apostolou.

COVID-19 reactivates several latent viruses – particularly in ME patients

COVID-19 reactivated viruses that had become latent in cells following previous infections, particularly in people with chronic fatigue syndrome. The results adds to our knowledge of the causes of the disease and prospects of reaching a diagnosis.