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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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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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