This document summarizes a student's research modeling the effects of Bruch's membrane opening (BMO) shape on biomechanics in a rat glaucoma model. The student created 2D models of the eye with varying BMO shapes in simulation software and found strain levels varied by up to 30% between shapes. This suggests BMO shape could impact susceptibility to damage from elevated intraocular pressure in glaucoma. The student also conducted summer research treating pig trabecular meshwork cells with saponin to develop a glaucoma model by killing approximately 80% of the cells.