Diabetic and hypertensive retinopathy: study of risk factors associated with retinopathies, from a genetic, molecular and cellular point of view, to prevent blindness caused by these pathologies.

Research in development and congenital malformations of the visual system: to deepen our knowledge of the aetiopathogenic mechanisms that lead to the appearance and development of congenital malformations of the visual system in order to prevent the associated complications and loss of vision.

Prevention of glaucomatous blindness: understanding the molecular, cellular and genetic bases of glaucomatous optic neuropathy to help us identify specific biomarkers of this disease and prevent blindness.

Nutrition and eye health: study of nutrition and other lifestyle habits in relation to eye health.

Macular diseases: to deepen our knowledge of the molecular and genetic bases of macular diseases in order to find biomarkers that will help us to develop new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these diseases.

• Diabetic and hypertensive retinopathy research

  Identification of genes and molecules involved in the ocular complications of diabetes mellitus. Oxidative stress. Cellular bases of retinopathies.

• Macular deseases

  Study of macular pathology and its impact on visual acuity and quality of life.

• Prevention of glaucomatous blindness

  Glaucoma research. Identification of genes and molecules involved in glaucoma. Cellular bases of glaucomatous disease. Application of omic sciences to the study of glaucoma.

• Research on development and congenital malformations of the visual system

  Identification of genes and molecules involved in the development of the eyeball and optic nerve. Effect of pre- and postnatal exposure to alcohol and drugs on the development of the visual system.

• Nutrition and eye health

  Study of nutrition and eating disorders on the visual system. Nutrition, vitamins, antioxidants, eye diseases and eating disorders (obesity and anorexia nervosa).