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The liver serves as the primary site of vitamin A storage and systemic distribution, delivering all-trans-retinol (ROL) to peripheral tissues, including the retina, via retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4). Tight regulation of retinoid delivery to peripheral tissues is crucial for metabolic function and photoreceptor integrity. Objectives: This review provides a current understanding of intestinal absorption, hepatic storage, systemic transport, and ocular utilization of vitamin A, with a focus on the role of retinol-binding protein 4 receptor 2 (RBPR2) in mediating liver\u2013eye communication. Results: Studies using Rbpr2 knockout mice show that loss of RBPR2 impairs hepatic ROL-bound RBP4 uptake and retinyl ester concentrations, alters circulating holo-RBP4 levels, and reduces ocular retinoid content, leading to visual dysfunction and photoreceptor structural abnormalities. These effects are amplified under dietary vitamin A-deficient conditions, highlighting its unique sensitivity to tightly regulated serum RBP4-ROL transport. In mouse models of Stargardt disease, dietary modulation of RBPR2 mRNA expression and serum RBP4-ROL levels protects against lipofuscin accumulation and attenuates retinal cell degeneration, suggesting translational relevance. Conclusions: This review article explores the liver\u2013eye axis by focusing on the regulation of retinoid homeostasis in the liver and other systemic organs through the non-ocular RBP4 receptor protein, RBPR2, and how RBPR2 expression may influence liver and serum retinoid homeostasis, which can impact visual function. 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