Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Retinopathy

Dear Colleagues, 

This Special Issue of IJMS focuses on two critical eye diseases affecting the vision of millions across the globe: Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Diabetic Retinopathy (DR). Both of these conditions entail a complex pathogenesis that can depend upon contributions from a patient’s genetic background as well as other systemic factors that determine the microenvironment at the back of the eye. The retina and other posterior ocular structures are affected by biochemical and molecular pathways that may show some overlap with other parts of the body but that often have unique features that decisively impact the manifestation of processes including senescence, microvasculopathy, and inflammation, among others, and their direct correlation to the stability and functioning of the visual system. Through this special issue, we aim to feature important contributions to the literature that can advance our understanding of the basic processes and pathways that underlie these two important vision-threatening conditions. It is our hope that by furthering knowledge about the key molecular aspects of these diseases, this Special Issue of IJMS can help to open up new avenues of research and facilitate the development of novel therapeutic approaches in ophthalmology. We encourage submissions exploring biomolecular research in AMD and DR from investigators proposing novel ideas and methods that can help strengthen these essential areas of vision research.

Dr. Jay Stewart
Guest Editor

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