Molecular Biology of Eye Disease

<p>1. Overview of the Visual System<br>J. Fielding Hejtmancik and John M. Nickerson</p> <p>2. Cornea</p> <p>2.a. Overview of the Cornea: Structure, Function, and Development<br>Allen O. Eghrari, S. Amer Riazuddin and John D. Gottsch</p> <p>2.b.  Stem Cells in the Cornea<br>Andrew J. Hertsenberg and James L. Funderburgh</p> <p>2.c.  Corneal Development: Different Cells from a Common Progenitor<br>Peter Y. Lwigale</p> <p>2.d.  Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing <br>Chia-Yang Liu and Winston Whey-Yang Kao</p> <p>2.e.i. Corneal Dystrophies: Overview and summary<br>Daniel Schorderet</p> <p>2.e.ii. Fuchs Corneal Dystrophy<br>Allen O. Eghrari, S. Amer Riazuddin and John D. Gottsch</p> <p>2.e.iii. Molecular Pathogensis of Corneal Dystrophies: Schnyder Dystrophy and Granular Corneal Dystrophy 2<br> Eung Kweon Kim, Hun Lee and Seung-il Choi</p> <p>3. Lens</p> <p>3.a.  Overview of the Lens<br>J. Fielding Hejtmancik and Alan Shiels</p> <p>3.b.  Lens Development and Crystallin Gene Expression<br>Ales Cvekl, Rebecca McGreal, and Wei Liu</p> <p>3.c.  Lens Biology and Biochemistry<br>J. Fielding Hejtmancik, S. Amer Riazuddin, Rebecca McGreal, Wei Liu, Ales Cvekl, and Alan Shiels</p> <p>3.d.  Molecular Genetics of Cataract <br>Alan Shiels and J. Fielding Hejtmancik</p> <p>4. Refraction</p> <p>4.a. RPE and Choroid Mechanisms Underlying Ocular Growth and Myopia<br>Yan Zhang and Christine Wildsoet</p> <p>4.b.  Scleral Mechanisms Underlying Ocular Growth and Myopia<br>Ravi Metlapally and Christine F. Wildsoet</p> <p> 4.c. Molecular and Biochemical Aspects of the Retina on Refraction<br>Ranjay Chakraborty and Machelle T. Pardue</p> <p>4.d.  Genetics of Refraction and Myopia<br>Qingjiong Zhang</p> <p>5. Ocular Immunity</p> <p>5.a.  Molecular Genetic Advances in Uveitis<br>Shengping Hou, Aize Kijlstra and Peizeng Yang</p> <p>6. Aqueous Flow and Intraocular Pressure</p> <p>6.a.  Intraocular Pressure and the Mechanisms Involved in Resistance the Aqueous Humor Flow in the Trabecular Meshwork Outflow Pathways<br>Ernst R. Tamm, Barbara M. Braunger and Rudolf Fuchshofer</p> <p>6.b. Glaucoma Genes and Mechanisms<br>Janey L. Wiggs</p> <p>6.c. Neuroinflammation in Glaucoma and Optic Nerve Damage<br>Caitlin E. Mac Nair and Robert W. Nickells</p> <p>6.d. What Animal Models Can Tell Us about Glaucoma<br>Felix L. Struebing and Eldon E. Geisert</p> <p>7. Retina</p> <p>7.a. Introduction to the Retina<br>Hans E. Grossniklaus, Eldon E. Geisert and John M. Nickerson</p> <p>7.b.  Development of the Vertebrate Eye and Retina<br>Deborah L. Stenkamp</p> <p>7.c.  Insights into the Molecular Properties of ABCA4 and its Role in the Visual Cycle and Stargardt Disease<br>Robert S. Molday</p> <p>7.d. A History of the Classical Visual Cycle<br>Charles B. Wright, T. Michael Redmond and John M Nickerson</p> <p>7.e.  A2E and Lipofuscin<br>Rosalie K. Crouch, Yiannis Koutalos, Masahiro Kono, Kevin Schey and Zsolt Ablonczy </p> <p>7.f. Cone Health and Retinoids<br>Masahiro Kono</p> <p>7.g.  Retinoid Processing in Induced Pluripotent Stem-Cell-Derived Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cultures<br>Mark A. Fields, Hannah E. Bowrey, Jie Gong, Zsolt Ablonczy and Lucian V. Del Priore</p> <p>7.h.  Potential Role of Exercise in Retinal Health<br>Machelle T. Pardue, Micah A. Chrenek, Robin H. Schmidt, John M. Nickerson and Jeffrey H. Boatright</p> <p>7.i. The Biology of Retinoblastoma<br>Pia R. Mendoza and Hans E. Grossniklaus</p> <p>e-chapter: The 11-cis Retinal Origins of Lipofuscin in the Retina<br>Leopold Adler IV, Nicholas P. Boyer, Chunhe Chen, Zsolt Ablonczy, Rosalie K. Crouch, Yiannis Koutalos</p> <p><br> </p> <p><br> </p>