Journal of Ophthalmology Special Issue on Photoreceptor Degeneration and Regeneration CALL FOR PAPERS Photoreceptor degeneration is the common outcome of many retinal degenerative diseases including retinitis pigmentosa leading to severe loss of vision. Many studies have been conducted for the purpose of understanding the mechanism of degeneration and protecting the photoreceptor cells by using animal models. However, the in-depth molecular mechanisms are still unclear due to complexity of the diseases. On the other hand, researches on therapeutics or devices to restore vision for blind patients have recently made significant progress in the areas of developing retinal prostheses, cell based therapy, gene therapy, and so forth and some of these have proceeded to clinical trials. Understanding the pathogenic mechanisms is still the key for the development of therapeutic strategies to prevent photoreceptor degeneration and to establish methods to restoring vision. We invite submissions of original research papers as well as reviews. Potential topics include, but are not limited to: Molecular mechanisms of photoreceptor degeneration Degeneration and regeneration of retinal circuits Cell based therapy Gene therapy Photoreceptor degeneration secondary to traumatic injury Authors can submit their manuscripts via the Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/submit/journals/joph/pdr/. Lead Guest Editor Hiroshi Tomita, Iwate University, Iwate, Japan [email protected] Guest Editors Nawajes Mandal, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA [email protected] Anthony Vugler, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK [email protected] Andrew T. Ishida, University of California, Davis, Davis, USA [email protected] Manuscript Due Friday, 24 July 2015 First Round of Reviews Friday, 16 October 2015 Publication Date Friday, 11 December 2015