• Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, School of Optometry and Eye Institute, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Function and Diseases, Tianjin 300384, China;
Zhang Yan, Email: yanzhang04@tmu.edu.cn
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With the surged prevalence of myopia, the pathogenic mechanism underlying myopia has attracted attention. At present, it is generally believed in the flied that the reduced blood perfusion in the choroid is crucial for myopigenesis. Then, in the process of myopigenesis, how are the blurred visual signals transmitted to the choroidal blood vessels through the retina and retinal pigment epithelium, leading to the reduced choroidal blood perfusion. The cellular and molecular mechanisms underpinning this process remain elusive. In recent years, the theory of scleral hypoxia has attracted much attention. Popular signaling molecules in current research include dopamine, epidermal growth factor, retinoic acid, cholinergic molecules and adenosine, etc. These factors are likely to participate in signal transduction in retina and RPE, thus causing changes in choroidal blood flow and affecting the occurrence and development of myopia. Therefore, these signaling factors and their downstream pathways may provide new ideas for the prevention and control of myopia targets.

Citation: Liu Nianen, Liu Siyi, Zhang Yan. The role of retinal signaling molecules in the occurrence and progression of myopia. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2023, 39(8): 696-700. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn511434-20220209-00074 Copy

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