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Pe’er O, Sebbag L, Zahavi A, Girshevitz O, Goldenberg-Cohen N, Ofri R. Trace Element Levels in Canine Tear Film. Vet Ophthalmol. 2026 Jan;29(1):e70004.

Dahan A, Oz M, Yarmolinsky L, Zahavi A, Goldenberg Cohen N, Khalfin B, Ben-Shabat S, Lubin BC. Multi-Target Neuroprotective Effects of Flavonoid-Rich Ficus benjamina L. Leaf Extracts: Mitochondrial Modulation, Antioxidant Defense, and Retinal Ganglion Cell Survival In Vivo. Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Dec 4;26(23):11746.
Zahavi A, Weiss S, Abu Dbai J, Salti T, Goldenberg-Cohen N. Peripheral Blood Gene Expression Profiling in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Using NanoString Technology. Diabetology. 2025;6(11):132.
Livnat T, Budnik I, Nisgav Y, Dardik R, Avishai E, Rose Gonen S, Zahavi A, Fernández JA, Golderman V, Goldberg Z, Kenet G, Griffin J, Levy-Mendelovich S. Endothelial protein C receptor-mediated endogenous and therapeutic transport of activated protein C across the blood-retina barrier protects the retina. J Thromb Haemost. 2025 Nov 18:S1538-7836(25)00836-0. (Online ahead of print).
Richard S, Obied B, Abu-Dbai J, Massalh J, Rabinovich Y, Vardizer Y, Zahavi A, Goldenberg-Cohen N. Teprotumumab reduces the proliferation and viability of pterygium fibroblasts. Exp Eye Res. 2025 Nov:260:110589.
Zahavi A, Pe’er O, Cohen Sinai N, Vardizer Y, Sebbag L, Ofri R, Girshevitz O, Goldenberg-Cohen N. Elemental composition analysis of sheep tears using particle-induced X-ray emission. Vet Ophthalmol. 2025 Oct 1. (Online ahead of print).

Obied B, Richard S, Kramarz Dadon J, Corina Sela T, Geffen N, Halperin-Sternfeld M, Adler-Abramovich L, Goldenberg-Cohen N, Zahavi A. Molecular and Histological Characterization of a Novel Hydrogel-Based Strategy for Inducing Experimental Glaucoma in Mice. Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Oct 10;26(20):9860.
Zobok T, Sheinfeld Y, Obied B, Vardizer Y, Zahavi A, Rabinovich Y, Girshevitz O, Shabi N, Fixler D, Goldenberg-Cohen N. Application of PIXE for Tear Analysis: Impact of Mineral Supplementation on Iron and Magnesium Levels in Athletes. Nutrients. 2025 Jun 16;17(12):2010.

Richard S, Kharouba R, Abudbai J, Gagarin O, Kratz A, Obied B, Zahavi A, Goldenberg-Cohen N. Screening Blood and Vitreous for Biomarkers Associated with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy. Diagnostics. 2025 May 27;15(11):1344.
Obied B, Saar G, Richard S, Rotenstreich Y, Sher Y, Zahavi A, Goldenberg-Cohen N. In Vivo Imaging of Cobalt-Induced Ocular Toxicity in a Mouse Model. Methods Protoc. 2025 Jan 2;8(1):1.

Sharon Y, Ben-David G, Nisgav Y, Amarilyo G, Shapira G, Israel-Elgali I, Pillar S, Pillar N, Shomron N, Kramer M. MicroRNAs as Biomarkers for Uveitis in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2024 Nov 19:1-7. doi: 10.1080/09273948.2024.2428417. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39561030.
Obied B, Richard S, Zahavi A, Kreizman-Shefer H, Bajar J, Fixler D, Krmpotic M, Girshevitz O, Goldenberg-Cohen N. Cobalt Toxicity Induces Retinopathy and Optic Neuropathy in Mice. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2024 Nov 4;65(13):59. doi: 10.1167/iovs.65.13.59. PMID: 39601637; PMCID: PMC11605662.
Obied B, Richard S, Zahavi A, Fixler D, Girshevitz O, Goldenberg-Cohen N. Structure-Function Correlation in Cobalt-Induced Brain Toxicity. Cells. 2024 Oct 24;13(21):1765. doi: 10.3390/cells13211765. PMID: 39513872; PMCID: PMC11545114.

Weinberger Y, Budnik I, Nisgav Y, Palevski D, Ben-David G, Fernández JA, Margalit SN, Levy-Mendelovich S, Kenet G, Weinberger D, Griffin JH, Livnat T. 3K3A-Activated Protein C Inhibits Choroidal Neovascularization Growth and Leakage and Reduces NLRP3 Inflammasome, IL-1β, and Inflammatory Cell Accumulation in the Retina. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jun 26;24(13):10642. doi: 10.3390/ijms241310642. PMID: 37445820; PMCID: PMC10341424.
Azrad-Leibovich T, Zahavi A, Friedman-Gohas M, Brookman M, Barinfeld O, Muhsinoglu O, Michowiz S, Fixler D, Goldenberg-Cohen N. (* Equal contribution). Characterization of Diabetic Retinopathy in Two Mouse Models and Response to a Single Injection of Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 324.
Corina Sela T*, Zahavi A*, Friedman-Gohas M, Weiss S, Sternfeld A, Ilguisonis A, Badash D, Geffen N, Ofri R, BarKana Y, Goldenberg-Cohen N. (* Equal contribution). Azithromycin and Sildenafil May Have Protective Effects on Retinal Ganglion Cells via Different Pathways: Study in a Rodent Microbeads Model.Pharmaceuticals. 2023, 16(4), 486; https://doi.org/10.3390/ph16040486.

Palevski D, Ben-David G, Weinberger Y, Haj Daood R, Fernández JA, Budnik I, Levy-Mendelovich S, Kenet G, Nisgav Y, Weinberger D, Griffin JH, Livnat T. 3K3A-Activated Protein C Prevents Microglia Activation, Inhibits NLRP3 Inflammasome and Limits Ocular Inflammation. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 (Nov) 2022 Nov 17;23(22):14196.
Zloto O*, Zahavi A*, Richard S, Friedman-Gohas M, Weiss S, Goldenberg-Cohen N.
(* Equal contribution). Neuroprotective Effect of Azithromycin Following Induction of Optic Nerve Crush in Wild Type and Immunodeficient Mice. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Oct; 23(19):11872.
Girshevitz O, Cohen-Sinai N, Zahavi A, Vardizer Y, Fixler D, Goldenberg-Cohen N. Trace Elements in Tears: Comparison of Rural and Urban Populations Using Particle Induced X-ray Emission. J Pers Med. 2022 (Oct);12(10):1633.
Zahavi A, Friedman Gohas M, Sternfeld A, Daoud Zreiq N, Muhsinoglu O, Ofri R, BarKana Y, Goldenberg-Cohen N. Histological and molecular characterization of glaucoma model induced by one or two injections of microbeads to the anterior chamber of mice. Int Ophthalmol. 2022 Jun 22. Epub ahead of print.
Barinfeld O*, Zahavi A*, Weiss S, Toledano H, Michowiz S, Goldenberg-Cohen N.
(* Equal contribution). Genetic Alteration Analysis of IDH1, IDH2, CDKN2A, MYB and MYBL1 in Pediatric Low-Grade Gliomas. Front Surg. 2022 Apr 28;9:880048.

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