Biochemistry & Metabolomics

Metabolomics in Ophthalmology

Metabolomics is the study of the metabolic fingerprints where all cellular processes leave behind in a living biological sample. This study in the context of ophthalmology has largely concentrated to specify the characteristics of retinal or eye diseases where has involve mass spectrometry (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Therefore it is important for health professionals and researchers involved in the speciality to understand the basic principles of metabolomics experiments. Metabolomics has deepened our understanding of the causes of retinal degeneration.