Call for Papers: Ocular Infections and Inflammation

Guest Editors:

Dr. Michelle Callegan, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Dr. Richard D. Dix, Georgia State University, Atlanta.

Ocular inflammation and infections encompass a wide range of diseases that can negatively affect eyesight, leading to high medical costs, lost wages, and diminished quality of life. Infections and inflammation of the ocular surface account for a large number of visits to primary care physicians. Infections and inflammation of the lid and conjunctiva are not typically a threat to vision. However, inflammation and infection of the cornea can result in significant vision loss and/or the need for a corneal transplant. Uveitis can involve inflammation of tissues in the entire eye. Inflammation and infections of the posterior segment can cause irreversible damage and rapidly blind the affected individual. Diseases considered to be noninflammatory (retinal degenerations, diabetic retinopathy, etc.) can also have ocular inflammatory components. Inflammation of the eye can also be a hallmark of systemic infection, autoimmune syndromes, or other diseases which might otherwise not be apparent. The role of the microbiome in ocular disease is also becoming greatly appreciated. To develop more effective treatment strategies to prevent vision loss during ocular inflammation and infections, we must understand the mechanisms underlying these diseases. This Special Issue will highlight new investigations and reviews of current research in the areas of ocular inflammation and infections. Papers will emphasize molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis, epidemiology, and therapeutic strategies of ocular inflammatory and infectious diseases. Authors are invited to submit original research articles or reviews on these areas.

 

Timeline:

Submission portal open from: August 1, 2021

Submission deadline: February 1, 2022

Acceptance deadline: April 1, 2022

Expected publication: 2022

Submission Instructions:

Authors should select “VSI: Inflammatory eye diseases” as the article type when submitting their special issue paper in the EM submission system.

Please see the Guide for Authors for detailed instructions on format: https://www.elsevier.com/journals/experimental-eye-research/0014-4835/guide-for-authors

Once accepted, individual articles for the special issue will be published in the next available issue of the journal. Once the special issue is complete, articles will then be grouped together in ScienceDirect along with the editors’ introduction and overview of the field.

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