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Biological Mechanisms

The biological processes researchers investigate. A mechanism is a hypothesis about how something might work — not evidence that it does.

Neuroprotection

Research on protecting retinal neurons and retinal ganglion cells from degeneration.

Ocular Inflammation

How immune signaling contributes to eye disease, and research on modulating it.

Angiogenesis

The growth of new blood vessels — central to wet AMD and diabetic eye disease.

Oxidative Stress

Cellular damage from reactive oxygen species, studied in retinal aging and degeneration.

Cell Signaling

Paracrine signaling, growth factors, cytokines and microRNA — how cells communicate.

Cell Replacement

Research on replacing lost cells, such as RPE or photoreceptors, with laboratory-derived cells.

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