'The book gives an excellent and comprehensive overview of a major active ophthalmogical research field. The book can be highly recommended for those who might be interested in a five-hour update on the current status within retinal development and organization.' Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica, 77:4 (August 1999)

• 1. Development of Vision and the Pre-Visual System.- 2. Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Photoreceptor Differentiation.- 3. Embryonic Patterning of Cone Subtypes in the Mammalian Retina.- 4. Development of Cone Distribution Patterns in Mammals.- 5. Genesis of Topographic and Cellular Diversity in the Primate Retina.- 6. Development of ON and OFF Retinal Ganglion Cell Mosaics.- 7. Getting to Grips with Neuronal Diversity: What Is a Neuronal Type.- 8. Glio-Neuronal Interactions in Retinal Development.- 9. Comparative Anatomy and Function of Mammalian Horizontal Cells.- 10. Parallel Pathways of Primate Vision: Sampling of Information in the Fourier Space by M and P Cells.- 11. Transient and Persistent Na+, Ca2+, and Mixed-Cation Currents in Retinal Ganglion Cells.- 12. Synaptic Transmission between Retinal Neurons.- 13. Scaling the Retina, Micro and Macro.- 14. Retinal Ganglion Cell Axonal Transport: Moving down the Road to Functional Connections.- 15. Developmental Changes in the Spontaneous Bursting Patterns of ON and OFF Retinal Ganglion Cells.- 16. The Diseased Retinal Ganglion Cell and Its Propensity to Survive and Regenerate an Axon with Functional Significance.- 17. The Role of Activity-Dependent Mechanisms in Pattern Formation in the Retinogeniculate Pathway.- 18. Functional Consequences of Eliminating Prenatal Binocular Interactions.- 19. Role of Serotonin in the Development of the Retinotectal Projection.