The Retina, Visual Function and Circadian Involvement in Parkinson’s Disease
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Neurodegenerative Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 October 2025) | Viewed by 873
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cutting edge research on the etiology, early diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD) would undoubtedly require examination of the role of the visual system in this disorder. This position emerges from established findings and ongoing research covering three key areas. The first area explores structural and functional changes in the retina, and its deep brain connections, as they relate to PD. The second focuses on circadian involvement including etiological elements, dynamics of the biological clock and genetic factors. The third involves in depth examination of established PD treatments in a circadian context, novel treatments involving established approaches to circadian intervention and therapeutic circadian targets that are promising but speculative. We are soliciting papers that bring together otherwise unrelated areas of research on the fringes of a novel perspective that will foster new treatments and improve the quality of life for those suffering from a debilitating disorder.
Dr. Gregory L. Willis
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Parkinson’s disease
- retina
- circadian
- dopamine
- melatonin
- prodromal
- vision
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