<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Helvetica"><b>Call for Papers: Special Issue on Amblyopia Research</b><o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i><font face="Helvetica"><br></font></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Helvetica"><i>Vision Research</i><o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Helvetica"><i>Special Issue Title: Advances in Amblyopia Research</i><o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Helvetica"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">Amblyopia, the most common cause of vision loss in childhood, is a significant public health concern that affects millions worldwide. <i>Vision Research</i> is planning a Special Issue to showcase cutting-edge research and advancements in understanding, diagnosing and treating amblyopia. The collection of work will highlight recent advances in the field and identify critical knowledge gaps important to researchers, clinicians, teachers, policy makers as well as people with amblyopia and their families. <o:p></o:p></font></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><em>Vision Research</em> invites original articles and review papers that highlight research and new discoveries, including, but not limited to:<o:p></o:p></font></p><ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-bottom: 0in; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 4pt 0in 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Palatino;"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">Mechanisms of amblyopia development and recovery<o:p></o:p></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 4pt 0in 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Palatino;"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">Novel diagnostic techniques and screening approaches<o:p></o:p></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 4pt 0in 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Palatino;"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">Advances in amblyopia treatment modalities (e.g., patching, pharmacological interventions, new technologies)<o:p></o:p></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 4pt 0in 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Palatino;"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">Neurobiological insights into visual processing deficits in amblyopia<o:p></o:p></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 4pt 0in 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Palatino;"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">Impact of amblyopia on visual function and quality of life<o:p></o:p></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 4pt 0in 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Palatino;"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">Oculomotor behaviors and their functional interactions with amblyopia<o:p></o:p></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 4pt 0in 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Palatino;"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">Clinical trials and outcomes-based research relevant to amblyopia management<o:p></o:p></font></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Helvetica"><b style="font-size: 14px;"><br></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Submission Guidelines:</b><o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">Authors are invited to submit original research articles, reviews, and clinical studies addressing the above topics or related areas. All submissions will undergo rigorous peer review to ensure scientific rigor and relevance to the field. </font><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the journal’s guidelines for authors and submitted online via the journal’s submission system: </font><font color="#0563c1" face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.editorialmanager.com/vr/default2.aspx" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">https://www.editorialmanager.com/vr/default2.aspx</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Palatino;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Helvetica" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please make sure you select the name of the special </font><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica">issue (<b>VSI: Amblyopia</b>) when you upload your manuscript.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Important Dates:</b><o:p></o:p></font></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Palatino;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica;">Final Manuscript Submission Deadline:</span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><b style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica;">January 1, 2025</b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Palatino;"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">Editorial Acceptance Deadline: September 1, 2025<o:p></o:p></font></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Helvetica"><b style="font-size: 14px;"><br></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Guest Editors:</b><o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">Submissions for this feature issue will be coordinated by a distinguished Guest Editorial Team and all accepted manuscripts will be published together in a single feature issue of <em>Vision Research</em>.<o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 4pt 0in 0in; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 4pt 0in 0in; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">Eileen Birch, PhD, Retina Foundation of the Southwest<o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 4pt 0in 0in; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">Susana Chung, OD, PhD, University of California, Berkeley<o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 4pt 0in 0in; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">Kevin Duffy, PhD, Dalhousie University<o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 4pt 0in 0in; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">Benjamin Thompson, PhD, University of Waterloo<o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 4pt 0in 0in; font-family: Palatino; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">Preeti Verghese, PhD, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute<o:p></o:p></font></p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;"><div><br></div>For any inquiries about the appropriateness of contribution topics, please contact the corresponding Guest Editors, Dr. Susana Chung (<a href="mailto:s.chung@berkeley.edu" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">s.chung@berkeley.edu</a>) or Dr. Preeti Verghese (<a href="mailto:preeti@ski.org" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">preeti@ski.org</a>). We look forward to receiving your contributions to this exciting special issue on amblyopia research.</span></body></html>