The broad goal of research in our laboratory is to understand how synaptic inputs influence neuronal signaling and sensory signal processing in the healthy and diabetic retina. Currently we focus on how increased ambient light, dopamine and neuronal calcium handling modulate signaling in the retina and how this modulation changes in early diabetes. We use a combination of single cell and whole retinal electrophysiology and immunohistochemistry to identify targets for modulation that could lead to early treatments of diabetic eye disease. For more information please consult my website: https://sites.arizona.edu/eggerslab/