Converting photons into electrical signals requires an intricate retinal anatomy. The retina’s inner limiting membrane separates the vitreous cavity of the eye from the axons of the first layer of ...

Timothy Kraft, PhD, is an expert in retinal physiology who has studied the function and biophysics of retinal photoreceptors for almost 30 years. Kraft has worked with fellow UAB researcher Dr. Erik ...

Functional anatomy of the retina. Metabolic interactions in the retina between blood vessels (red), astrocytes (yellow), Müller cells (purple), and glutamatergic neurons (blue). Glucose (green ...

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) can provide high-resolution reconstructions of retinal anatomy in a rapid and reproducible fashion and, we believe, is ideal for precisely modeling the disease ...