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ReviewAdvances in experimental medicine and biology2025

Light as a Mediator of Acute and Chronic Retina Degeneration.

Rosellina Guarascio, Michael E Cheetham

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Review in Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Eye Safety of Light-Emitting Diodes in Toys: The Results of Three Years of Market Surveillance.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Rosellina GuarascioUCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK. rosellina.guarascio.13@ucl.ac.uk.
Michael E CheethamUCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In age-related macula dystrophy (AMD) and some forms of inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs), blindness is caused by the loss of photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells. This process can be exacerbated by genetic and environmental risk factors, including exposure of the retina to bright light. Several light damage models have been developed and have proved to be powerful tools to study retinal degeneration. These models have enabled the investigation of common mechanisms of cell death and inflammation, as well as the identification of therapeutic targets and the assessment of potential new therapies against retinal degeneration. Here, we discuss the principal mechanisms of light-induced toxicity and highlight how this has been used in the development of therapeutic approaches to treat AMD and IRDs.

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LightRetinal DegenerationAcute DiseaseAnimalsChronic DiseaseDisease Models, AnimalHumansMacular DegenerationRetinal Pigment EpitheliumAMDAnimal modelsLight damagePhotoreceptors cell deathRetinoids cycleRhodopsinSector RP

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