About this Research Topic
To facilitate translational studies, we are organizing this Research Topic entitled "Animal Models and Diagnostic Tools for Retinal Disease and Optic Neuropathy", and call for original articles of novel translatable animal models as well as novel diagnostic strategies to evaluate neural degeneration or regeneration in the field of retinal disorders and optic nerve diseases. The Research Topic is focused, but not limited, to the following subtopics:
- Animal models, either based on common lab animals or new experimental species, for investigation of the pathological progression and cellular mechanism. Models can be either based on common lab animal or new experimental species that exhibit various forms of retinal degeneration or optic neuropathies (drug induced, genetically induced, etc).
- Methods for non-invasively monitoring of the visual function in control and diseased status and efficacy of potential therapeutic strategies.
- Diagnostic tools, including existing methods to reveal specific deficits along the visual pathway from the retina, optic nerve, to the higher visual cortex, or new techniques to reveal specific structures, functions, and cellular mechanisms of the visual system.
Keywords: animal models, diagnostic tools, vision, retinal disease, optic neuropathy, neurodegeneration
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