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II.D. Hyalocytes: Essential Vitreous Cells in Vitreoretinal Health and Disease

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Vitreoretinal interface diseases are common causes of vision loss or metamorphopsia in spite of recent advances in clinical ophthalmology including vitreoretinal surgery, pharmacological therapy such as anti-VEGF agents, and gene-mediated therapy. The vitreous is often used as a therapeutic place or platform for these therapies; therefore, more detailed knowledge about the environment of the vitreous is required.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan

    Takeshi Kita MD, PhD & Tatsuro Ishibashi MD, PhD

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8520, Japan

    Taiji Sakamoto MD, PhD

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Kita, T., Sakamoto, T., Ishibashi, T. (2014). II.D. Hyalocytes: Essential Vitreous Cells in Vitreoretinal Health and Disease. In: Sebag, J. (eds) Vitreous. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1086-1_10

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