Editorial for special issue: rat models of ROP

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A continuing worldwide epidemic of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and consequent increase in the number of children with visual impairment strongly motivate further ROP research. The retinal mechanisms leading to the visual impairments that are common in patients with ROP remain incompletely understood despite spectacular advances in the clinical management of acute ROP and brilliant vascular biology. What are the retinal pathways that result in formation of abnormal retinal lamina, elevated scotopic thresholds, low acuity, abnormal eye growth, and high refractive errors? The usual readership of Documenta Ophthalmologica, the members of the International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision (ISCEV), has the expertise to investigate these issues. …