Publisher Summary This chapter discusses cytokine production by retinal pigmented
epithelial cells. The retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) has many functions through which it
assists the photoreceptors in visual transduction. In addition to the well-recognized day-to-
day maintenance functions, the RPE also plays a very active role in normal and pathologic
retinal-wound healing. RPE is normally mitotically inactive and undergoes cell division only
when it is participating in wound healing. The adult human RPE does not readily achieve …