unlike cortical radial glia, Müller glia do not appear in the retina until after the first rounds of neurogenesis have occurred. Studies suggest that Müller glia can dedifferentiate into readily dividing neural progenitors in response to injury.

The characteristics that truly set Müller glia apart from radial glia in other areas of the brain is their possession of optical properties. The majority of the retina is actually largely light scattering,