CCR2 and retinal degeneration: Chronic CCR2+ inflammatory monocyte recruitment has recently been shown to mediate photoreceptor degeneration in other models of retinal degeneration and AMD (Cruz-Guilloty et al, 2013; Guo et al, 2012; Kohno et al, 2013; Rutar et al, 2012; Suzuki et al, 2012).