“…Intravitreal injection, in which a substance, dissolved in a vehicle solution, is placed into the vitreous chamber, is a frequently used tool in both clinical and basic research studies (Avery, Pieramici, Rabena, Castellarin, Nasir and Giust, 2006; Brown, Kaiser, Michels, Soubrane, Heier, Kim, Sy and Schneider, 2006; Feldkaemper, Neacsu and Schaeffel, 2009; Ganesan and Wildsoet, 2010; Haritoglou, Kook, Neubauer, Wolf, Priglinger, Strauss, Gandorfer, Ulbig and Kampik, 2006; Iturralde, Spaide, Meyerle, Klancnik, Yannuzzi, Fisher, Sorenson, Slakter, Freund, Cooney and Fine, 2006; Norton, Essinger and McBrien, 1994; Pickett-Seltner and Stell, 1995; Rohrer, Iuvone and Stell, 1995; Rohrer, Spira and Stell, 1993; Stone, Lin, Laties and Iuvone, 1989; Zhu and Wallman, 2009). This approach is often used to deliver neurotransmitter agonists and antagonists to the vicinity of the retina so as to observe their impact on retinal function.…”