Full Description
Retina Structure, Function, and Genetics focuses on recent research on the ocular structure responsible for visual function. Introductory chapters cover epidemiology and genetics of the retina, while structural chapters cover development, anatomy, the fovea, retinal cell types, and vasculature. Additional content covers neurotransmitters and circuits, phototransduction, ganglion cell physiology, higher order visual processing, and color and spatial vision.
Contents
1. Epidemiology of retinal and visual dysfunction
2. Retinal development
3. Retinal anatomy
4. The human fovea
5. Retinal cell types: Retinal pigment epithelium
6. Retinal cell types: Rod and cone photoreceptors
7. Retinal cell types: Inner retinal cells (bipolar, amacrine, horizontal cells)
8. Retinal cell types: Retinal ganglion cells
9. Retinal cell types: Atypical opsins
10. Vasculature: Retinal vessels
11. Vasculature: Choroid Section B: Function
12. Neurotransmitters and Retinal circuits
13. Phototransduction
14. Ganglion cell physiology (ON/OFF pathways)
15. Melanopsin ganglion cells
16. Higher order visual processing
17. Color vision Section C: Genetics Genetics
