Experimental Animal Models for Retinal and Choroidal Diseases

Experimental animal models have an important place in medical research for the development of new therapeutic strategies in the treatment of the ocular diseases in humans. The aim of using animal models in ocular experiments is to achieve the easiness in the understanding of the pathophysiology of the diseases and to determine the specific treatment protocols for the diseases. Currently, a number of animal models are available for various choroidal and retinal diseases [1-6]. The researchers should be the choice to use the adequate animal model having the closest homology with human anatomy and pathology at the setting stage of their studies. The aim of this review is to give the general information on experimental animal models for various retinal and choroidal diseases and to provide the methods and techniques for researchers regarding experimental procedures in animals.