Advanced Research in Retina: 3rd Edition
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 688
Special Issue Editors
Interests: retina ganglion cell; intraocular pressure; nerve fibers; retinal; optical coherence tomography; trabeculectomy; glaucoma; anterior eye chamber; ophthalmology
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Interests: neurophysioly; central nervous system; neuronal and glial cells; neuroinflammation; therapeutical approaches
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The retina is one of the main structures of the eye and is fundamental in the process of seeing. It is also part of the central nervous system (CNS), as it is an extension of the brain.
As a fundamental structure in the visual process, the retina is involved in several pathologies that affect vision and cause blindness, including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma, among others. Therefore, advances in research regarding the pathogenic mechanisms of these diseases and their treatments could represent a major advancement in the control of these retinal pathologies.
As part of the central nervous system, the retina can undergo pathological changes related to neurodegenerative processes such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), among others. Thanks to its accessibility and the development of non-invasive imaging techniques, the retina is now considered a biomarker for studying these neurodegenerative pathologies. Therefore, the study of the involvement of the retina in neurodegenerative pathologies, as well as the monitoring of their progression and possible treatments, could represent important advances in the future diagnosis and therapy of these neurodegenerative pathologies.
This Special Issue aims to provide a research platform for the collection of recent original and review articles that address the pathogenic mechanisms of diverse retinal pathologies, innovative diagnostic techniques, and the development of new therapeutic strategies. It will also include articles that investigate retinal alterations in neurodegenerative diseases (AD, PD, ALS, among others), the development of new diagnostic techniques using the retina, and the monitoring of new treatments through the retina.
Dr. Juan J. Salazar
Dr. José A. Fernández-Albarral
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- glaucoma
- age-related macular degeneration
- diabetic retinopathy
- neurodegenerative diseases
- diagnostic techniques
- therapeutic strategies
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