Molecular Insights into Emerging Technologies for Restoring Visual Function and Treating Retinal Disorders
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Neurobiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 March 2024) | Viewed by 187
Special Issue Editor
Interests: sensory systems; connectomes; neuronal plasticity; retina structure and function; artificial retina
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Dear Colleagues,
Reversing or slowing down the loss of vision under pathological conditions of the eye has been a dream in ophthalmology ever since this discipline emerged. According to the World Health Organization, nearly 300 million people worldwide suffer from low vision or blindness. These pathologies are a public health issue with an enormous social and economic impact, as almost all activities of daily life in visually impaired patients and their families are markedly affected. Although few successful clinical strategies for eye disorders have been developed, we are still far from reinstating high-resolution vision in the blind. Recent step-by-step developments have enabled the partial restoration of visual functions in visually impaired patients. This Special Issue delves into molecular insights of cutting-edge translational technologies that hold great potential for the treatment of different eye disorders and lays down a background relevant for the future development of original therapeutic strategies to fight blindness.
We welcome your contributions exploring these emerging technologies, their molecular basis, and the development of groundbreaking therapies.
Dr. José Fernando Maya-Vetencourt
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- vision
- retinal pathologies
- neurodegeneration
- visual acuity
- spatial resolution
- binocularity
- visual discrimination
- visually guided behavior
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