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The Biology and Diseases of the Posterior Eye (BDPE) Study Section reviews applications focused on the development, structure, function, and diseases of the retina and posterior portion of the eye. Specific areas covered by the BDPE Study Section:

• Basic research focused on the neural retina, retinal pigmented epithelium, choroid, and retinal blood vasculature: anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, biophysics, pharmacology, genetics, and cell and molecular biology.
• Phototransduction processes and adaptation mechanisms in rod and cone photoreceptors.
• Photoreceptor outer segment renewal.
• Retinal circuitry and the interconnections between different classes of retinal neurons that mediate visual information processing.
• The function of retinal glial cells.
• Basic and clinical research for the study of retinal degenerative and neovascular diseases such as Retinitis Pigmentosa, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinopathy of Prematurity, etc. in animal models and patients.
• Applications of imaging techniques and visual function testing for the study of the retina and its diseases in animal models and patients.

Study Sections with most closely related areas of similar science:

Anterior Eye Disease [AED]
Central Visual Processing [CVP]
Development-2 [DEV2] 
Neurogenesis and Cell Fate [NCF]
Genetics of Health and Disease [GHD]