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Optical plasticity in fish lenses

Publication date: May 2013
Source:Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, Volume 34
Author(s): Ronald H.H. Kröger
In a typical fish eye, the crystalline lens is the only refractive element. It is spherical in shape and has high refractive power. Most fish species have elaborate color vision and spectral sensitivity (Read more...)

Herpes keratitis

Publication date: January 2013Source:Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, Volume 32 Author(s): A.M. Rowe , A.J. St. Leger , S. Jeon , D.K. Dhaliwal , J.E. Knickelbein , R.L. Hendricks Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) infects the m…

The complex interactions of retinal, optical and environmental factors in myopia aetiology

Publication date: November 2012
Source:Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, Volume 31, Issue 6
Author(s): D.I. Flitcroft
Myopia is the commonest ocular abnormality but as a research topic remains at the margins of mainstream ophthalmology. The concept that most myopes fall into the category of ‘physiological myopia’ undoubtedly contributes (Read more...)

A proteomics view of the molecular mechanisms and biomarkers of glaucomatous neurodegeneration

Publication date: Available online 5 February 2013
Source:Progress in Retinal and Eye Research
Author(s): Gülgün Tezel
Despite improving understanding of glaucoma, key molecular players of neurodegeneration that can be targeted for treatment of glaucoma, or molecular biomarkers that can be useful for clinical testing, remain unclear. Proteomics technology offers (Read more...)

Corneal endothelial regeneration and tissue engineering

Publication date: Available online 23 January 2013
Source:Progress in Retinal and Eye Research
Author(s): Tatsuya Mimura , Satoru Yamagami , Shiro Amano
Human corneal endothelial cells (HCECs) have a limited proliferative capacity. Descemet stripping with automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) has become the preferred method for the treatment of corneal (Read more...)

Optic neuritis in neuromyelitis optica

Publication date: Available online 30 March 2013
Source:Progress in Retinal and Eye Research
Author(s): Marc H. Levin , Jeffrey L. Bennett , A.S. Verkman
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an autoimmune demyelinating disease associated with recurrent episodes of optic neuritis and transverse myelitis, often resulting in permanent blindness and/or paralysis. (Read more...)