Vision science and oculomics in psychiatry: retinal biomarkers, visual circuits, and field consolidation – Nature Mental Health

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In this Comment, we discuss how visual system abnormalities in schizophrenia can provide mechanistic insights and aid prognosis. We also highlight the importance of coordinated efforts to harmonize the field of vision and oculomics in psychiatry.

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The authors thank the patients, research participants, and members of the Consortium for Vision and Oculomics in Psychiatry. Additional information is available at www.cvop.org.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA

    Paulo Lizano & Steven Silverstein

  2. Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

    Katharine N. Thakkar

  3. Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Sonia Bansal

  4. Department of Psychiatry, CERVO Brain Research Institute, Laval University, Quebec, Canada

    Michel Maziade

  5. Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

    Robert M. G. Reinhart

  6. Division of Psychotic Disorders, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA

    Halide Bilge Turkozer

  7. Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, UK

    Siegfried Wagner

  8. Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Siegfried Wagner

Authors

  1. Paulo Lizano
  2. Katharine N. Thakkar
  3. Sonia Bansal
  4. Michel Maziade
  5. Robert M. G. Reinhart
  6. Halide Bilge Turkozer
  7. Siegfried Wagner
  8. Steven Silverstein

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Correspondence to Paulo Lizano.

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M.M. is a co-inventor on a patent related to the use of electroretinography for psychiatric assessment and holds shares in a start-up company commercializing related technology. All other authors report no competing interests.

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Lizano, P., Thakkar, K.N., Bansal, S. et al. Vision science and oculomics in psychiatry: retinal biomarkers, visual circuits, and field consolidation. Nat. Mental Health (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-026-00724-3

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