The Vision Health Research Network of Québec (the Network) was established in 1995 and funded by the Fonds de la recherche du Québec en santé (FRQS). In the past 23 years, it has been the major venue to foster collaborations within Quebec’s research community and beyond. This special issue is dedicated to the Vision Health Research Network Annual Meeting and International Symposium on Retinal and Choroidal Angiogenesis (Montreal), which was successfully held during November 6-7, 2017 in Quebec, Canada. In this Special Issue, over 120 abstracts from both the Symposium and Annual Research Meeting are featured, aiming to share and highlight the novel perspectives on Retina and Posterior Segment, Brain and Perception, Cornea and Anterior Segment and Visual Impairment and Rehabilitation.
Preface
The Vision Health Research Network Annual Research Day, and International Symposium on Retinal and Choroidal Angiogenesis (Montreal)
Brain and Perception
AB001. Innate immunity, aging and angiogenesis
AB002. Guidance of vascular patterning in ocular development and disease
AB003. Deregulated autophagy and energy-deficient photoreceptors drive angiogenesis in a model of age-related macular degeneration
AB004. Regulation of retinal angiogenesis and vascular permeability by bone morphogenetic protein signaling
AB005. Perspectives on complement injury and choriocapillaris endothelial cell loss in aging and age-related macular degeneration
AB006. The co-receptor CD36 as a target in regulation of subretinal inflammation
AB007. Tissue engineering of a choroidal substitute with pseudo-vascularization
AB008. Cellular senescence and retinal angiogenesis
AB009. The age-related macular degeneration genetic-risk promotes pathogenic subretinal inflammation
AB010. Promotion of BMP9/ALK1 quiescence signaling for the prevention of diabetic macular edema (DME)
AB011. Live imaging of retinal pericytes: evidence for early calcium uptake, capillary constriction and vascular dysregulation in ocular hypertension glaucoma
AB012. Retinopathy in a mouse model for Zellweger spectrum disorder
AB013. Sildenafil treatment following term neonatal hypoxia-ischemia may modulate inflammation by regulating gliosis
AB014. What is the role of sildenafil in repairing retinopathy of prematurity?
AB015. Metabolic stress in glaucoma engages early activation of the energy biosensor adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase leading to neuronal dysfunction
AB016. A standardized approach to correlating OCT images to histopathology using paraffin embedded specimens: clarification of the ellipsoid zone and new opportunities
AB017. Investigation of the effect of lymphocyte-derived microparticles on retinal macrophages in the oxygen-induced retinopathy model
AB018. Ocular hypertension promotes early mitochondrial fragmentation in retinal endothelial cells in a mouse model of glaucoma
AB019. Gold-nanoparticle-assisted cell perforation by means of an optofluidic probe (needle-like) coupled to nanosecond laser
AB020. 3D scaffolds for optic nerve regeneration
AB021. The effect of anti-VEGF on retinal inflammation and its relationship with the Kinin system in a rat model of laser-induced choroidal neovascularization
AB022. Membrane binding properties of the C-terminal segment of retinol dehydrogenase 8
AB023. Characterization of a novel anti-angiogenic protein for the treatment of exudative age-related macular degeneration
AB024. Photo-oxidation of N-retinylidene-N-retinylethanolamine in vitro by high-energy visible light
AB025. Machine learning applied to the oxygen induced retinopathy model
AB026. Referrals from optometry—a comparative study (the R.O.C.S study)
AB027. Nogo-A neutralisation improves vision recovery after retinal injury
AB028. Mesenchymal stem cells repair retinal vascular damage in retinopathy of prematurity mouse model
AB029. The role of inducible nitric oxide synthase in deleterious effects of Kinin B1 receptor in diabetic retinopathy
AB030. Characterization of the interactions between hepatic stellate cells and tumor cells during uveal melanoma metastatic progression
AB031. Switching to aflibercept in diabetic macular edema not responding to bevacizumab in a Canadian real-life setting
AB032. The effect of eyemasks on reducing stress associated with retinopathy of prematurity screening
AB033. Implication of beta-adrenergic receptor in choroidal neovascularization
AB034. In vivo laser-mediated retinal ganglion cell optoporation using Kv1.1 conjugated gold nanoparticles
AB035. Lactate receptor GPR81 modulates epigenetic modification in the subretina
AB036. Pulsatile choroidal blood flow (PCBF) in the glaucoma spectrum—preliminary results obtained with a novel optical method
AB037. rAAV mediated PEX1 gene augmentation improves visual function in a mouse model for Zellweger spectrum disorder
AB038. Assessing a novel approach to teaching ophthalmoscopy to medical student
AB039. Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase A (PPIA)—a novel biomarker of multi-episodic (recurrent) ocular toxoplasmosis
AB040. Pou2f1/2 are required for the specification of cone photoreceptors in the developing retina
AB041. The implication of miRNA let-7f in retinal pigment epithelium degeneration under oxidative stress
AB042. Pericytes on microvessels lead to vascular dysfunction during retinal ischemia
AB043. Long-standing choroidal thinning in oxygen-induced retinopathy
AB044. Phototoxic stress induced in retinal pigmented epithelium cells by the synergy between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and blue light
AB045. Prognostic significance and characterization of small epithelioid cell population i
AB046. The retinoblastoma model for translational research
AB047. Quebec database of clinical data and biological material for research on uveal melanoma
Brain and Perception
AB048. Pre-saccadic attentional facilitation is influenced by irrelevant post-saccadic changes
AB049. Astrogliosis in the monkey retina in response to moderate fetal alcohol exposure
AB050. Neuronal response to visual contrast varies as function of the cortical layer
AB051. Dynamics of visual cortex are dependent on pulvinar activity
AB052. A standardized quantification of the visual contrast response function
AB053. Oscillatory activity specific to peripheral emotional treatment induced by a visual steady state
AB054. Audio—visual multiple object tracking
AB055. Eye movements in the dark: saccades to non-visual targets
AB056. Multisensory stochastic facilitation: effect of thresholds and reaction times
AB057. Diagnostic information for the recognition of 3D forms in humans
AB058. A longitudinal study on the effects of the optic nerve crush on behavioural visual acuity measures in mice
AB059. Expression patterns of CB1R, NAPE-PLD, and FAAH in the primary visual cortex of vervet monkeys
AB061. Changes in eye movement strategies during a discrimination task in the presence of artificial central scotomas
AB062. Cortical state contribution to neuronal response variability
AB063. Contrasting effects of exogenous attention on saccades and reaches
AB064. Product knowledge predicts greater willingness to buy and gaze-related attention, salience does not
AB065. Pedestrian modeling using the least-action principle
AB066. Duration dependent visual plasticity via monocular deprivation
AB067. Cholinergic enhancement of short-term patching in healthy adults
AB068. Texture density aftereffect can be bidirectional
AB069. Defining the perceptual profiles of children and adolescents with a neurodevelopmental condition
AB070. Feedback improves orientation discrimination in neurotypical adults, but not in adults with autism: a pilot study
AB071. Psychophysical investigation of dichoptic blur suppression in human vision
AB072. Functional impact of the lateral posterior nucleus on the mouse primary visual cortex
AB073. Correlations between control of saccadic eye movements and performance in other cognitive tasks in younger adults, older adults and patients with Parkinson’s disease
AB074. Link between interocular correlation sensitivity and stereoscopic vision
AB075. Population trends in adult strabismus surgery
AB076. Prototypical spatial patterns of activation from common experience
Cornea and Anterior Segment
AB077. Optical coherence tomography angiography
AB078. Ocular involvement in epidermolysis bullosa
AB079. HER2 as a possible therapeutic target in squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva
AB080. Exercise induced changes in intraocular pressure is related to systemic dehydration
AB081. Multi-unit ocular biometric system based on corneal shapes
AB082. Gold nanoparticles as a new drug vector for glaucoma therapy
AB083. Intraocular lens biocompatibility: a novel, objective approach
AB084. Correlation between histopathology and optical coherence tomography in periocular tumors
AB085. E-beam sterilization of recombinant human collagen-phosphorylcholine corneal implants for transplantation
AB086. Influence of the intraocular pressure on the expression of tight junctions in the corneal endothelium
AB087. Corneal phenotype of a Slc4a11 knockout murine model for congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy
AB088. Quality of life and visual function in patients with Boston type I keratoprosthesis
AB089. Impact of WNK1 inhibition on corneal wound healing using a model of human tissue-engineered cornea
AB090. MOG1, the genetic modifier at 20q13, delays the age-at-onset of glaucoma by 8 to 10 years
AB091. A novel method for the measurement of pulsatile choroidal blood flow based on video-rate OCT imaging and automated segmentation of the choroid: description and reproducibility
AB092. Database for the anatomopathological, functional and surgical characterization of the cornea
AB093. Ocular tissues bank for vision health research
Visual Impairment and Rehabilitation
AB094. Development and validation of a screening questionnaire for the Charles Bonnet syndrome
AB095. Development of an assessment system of driver visual behaviours on a car simulator
AB096. Neurophysiological measures of stigma stereotypes
AB097. Barriers and facilitators related to the use of optical low vision aids, a scoping review
AB098. Perceptual, motor and cognitive factors related to braille reading performance in aging: a scoping review
AB099. Cognitive impairment and age-related macular degeneration: a possible genetic link
AB100. Screening for vision and hearing loss in patients with dementia: recommendations from interviews with sensory experts
AB101. Portable closed-circuit TV versus iPad in spot reading tasks
AB102. Image blur perception in amblyopia: beyond edges
AB103. Comparative study on the actual lighting assessment method and the use of a standardized tool (LuxIQTM)
AB104. Validation of the international reading speed texts in a Canadian sample
AB105. Database of retinal images in visually impaired individuals: drusen and age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
AB106. ORVIS: a directory of tools for vision rehabilitation
Disclosure:
The series “Dedicated to The Vision Health Research Network Annual 2017 Meeting and International Symposium on Retinal and Choroidal Angiogenesis (Montreal)” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Eye Science without any sponsorship or funding.
The series “Dedicated to The Vision Health Research Network Annual 2017 Meeting and International Symposium on Retinal and Choroidal Angiogenesis (Montreal)” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Eye Science without any sponsorship or funding.