Autophagy in the retinal pigment epithelium: a new vision and future challenges

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The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is a highly specialized monolayer of polarized, pigmented epithelial cells that resides between the vessels of the choriocapillaris and the neural retina. The RPE is essential for the maintenance and survival of overlying light-sensitive photoreceptors, as it participates in the formation of the outer blood-retinal barrier, phagocytosis, degradation of photoreceptor outer...

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