Vision is our primary sensory modality, and we are naturally
curious as to how the visual system assembles. The visual system is
in many ways remarkably simple, a repeating assemblage of neurons
and support cells that parse the visual field through precision and
redundancy. Through this simplicity the eye has often led the way
in our exploration of how an organ is assembled. Eye development
has therefore long been a favorite for exploring mechanisms of cell
fate choice, patterning and cell signaling.
This volume, which is part of the Current Topics in
Developmental Biology series, highlights the exceptional advances
over the past 20 years. Chapters emphasize our knowledge of
transcription factors and how these generate networks to direct the
eye field and associated structures. Topics such as cell fate
specification are also explored, along with the potential of
Drosophila as a model for lens formation and the progress made in
using the Drosophila eye to examine planar cell polarity.
Contributions from researchers who are active in identifying new
paradigms to explore
Review of our current state of knowledge
Chapters written by authors with a new generation approach that
takes a more systems approach to identifying factors and better
defines cell subtypes
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