[Emphasis on the research of apoptosis in retinal degeneration diseases]

Many ocular fundus diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration are retinal degeneration diseases, which may lead to visual loss. The main pathologic character of such retinal degeneration diseases is apoptosis of retinal cells. In recent years, some progresses have been achieved on the prevention of apoptosis of retinal cells. In the field of ophthalmologic clinical and basic research, it is important to explore the use of anti-apoptotic approaches as novel preventive and therapeutic procedures for retinal degeneration diseases.