The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is essential for the integrity and function of the retina. RPE cells exert key functions to maintain photoreceptors´ (PRs) viability and functionality, such as light absorption and ...

Inflammation is a key factor in the pathogenesis of several retinal diseases. In view of the essential role of the retinal pigment epithelium in visual function, elucidating the molecular mechanisms elicited by inflammation ...

The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is a key site of pathogenesis for many retina diseases. The formation of drusen in the retina is characteristic of retinal degeneration. We investigate morphological changes in the RPE ...

The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) plays an important immunological role in the retina and it is involved in many ocular inflammatory diseases that may end in loss of vision and blindness. In this work the role of ...

Ocular masquerade syndrome was diagnosted in two patients with chronic uveitis. The patients presented non-Hodgkin's lymphoma as the final diagnosis two forms of intraocular retinal pigment epithelium involvement was seen. ...

Fundus flavimaculatus is a progressive, bilateral, hereditary retinal dystrophy characterized by ill-defined, yellowish, pisciform flecks at the level of the retinal pigment epithelium. Since the disease process is at level ...

Resveratrol (RES) is a polyphenol with increasing interest for its inhibitory effects on a wide variety of viruses. Zika virus (ZIKV) is an arbovirus which causes a broad spectrum of ophthalmological manifestations in ...