Photoreceptors and the Optic Nerve
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: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 217
Editors
Interests: oftalmologia experimental; retina physiology; experimental ophthalmology; retina; fisiologia retiniana
Interests: age-related macular degeneration; glaucoma; diabetic retinopathy; optic neuritis; retina
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Visual processing takes up almost a third of the cerebral cortex, representing the highest level of organization in the human brain. The auditory nerves comprise thirty thousand fibers, while the optic nerves in our eyes contain nearly two million. In addition, vision validates the other senses (when we smell or touch something, we tend to spontaneously look at it), and it is probably for this reason that vision is the most studied sensory system. However, according to neurobiologists, we are far from fully understanding the entire visual process. Vision starts when light reaches photoreceptor chromophores, leading to a cascade of signals being transmitted to different retinal cell types, and to the brain through the optic nerve. In this Special Issue, we will examine the physiology of photoreceptors and the optic nerve at a molecular level, as well as novel therapeutic strategies aimed at protecting visual function against common blinding diseases.
Dr. Ruth Estela Rosenstein
Dr. Damian Dorfman
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- photoreceptors
- optic nerve
- neurodegeneration
- neuroprotection
- experimental models
- retina
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