Retinal and choroidal vascular diseases constitute the most common causes of moderate
and severe vision loss in developed countries. They can be divided into retinal vascular …

Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss of those over
the age of 65 in the industrialized world. The prevalence and need to develop effective …

Age-related macular degeneration is the principal cause of registered legal blindness
among those aged over 65 in the United States, western Europe, Australia, and Japan …

Non-thermal dielectric barrier discharge plasma is being developed for a wide range of
medical applications, including wound healing, blood coagulation, and malignant cell …

Diabetic retinopathy continues to be the leading cause of legal blindness among working-
age individuals. The earliest histological features of diabetic retinopathy include neuroretinal …

During embryogenesis, the development and differentiation of the eye requires the
concomitant formation of the neural/glial elements along with a dense vascular network. The …

The unique vascular supply of the retina, the ability to visualize the vasculature in vivo, and
the ability to selectively express genes in the retina make the retina an ideal model system to …

Retinal angiogenesis and choroidal angiogenesis are major causes of vision loss, and the
pathogenesis of this angiogenesis process is still uncertain. However, several key steps of …

Patients struggling with diabetes are at elevated risks for several sight-threatening diseases,
including proliferative diabetic retinopathy (DR). DR manifests in two stages: first, the retinal …

Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are considered angiogenic factors, yet the exact
relationship between FGF and vascular development in normal and pathological tissue has …