Author: Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Amblyopia and binocular vision

March 2013
Publication year: 2013
Source:Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, Volume 33

Amblyopia is the most common cause of monocular visual loss in children, affecting 1.3%–3.6% of children. Current treatments are effective in reducing the visual acuity deficit but many amblyopic individuals are left with residual visual acuity (Read more...)

Adaptation of the central retina for high acuity vision: Cones, the fovea and the avascular zone

Available online 15 March 2013
Publication year: 2013
Source:Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Presence of a fovea centralis is directly linked to molecular specification of an avascular area in central retina, before the fovea (or ‘pit’) begins to form. Modelling suggests that mechanical forces, generated within the eye, (Read more...)

Ocular aldehyde dehydrogenases: Protection against ultraviolet damage and maintenance of transparency for vision

March 2013
Publication year: 2013
Source:Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, Volume 33

Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) enzymes catalyze the NAD(P)+-dependent oxidation of a wide variety of endogenous and exogenous aldehydes to their corresponding acids. Some members of the ALDH superfamily of enzymes are abundantly expressed in the (Read more...)