Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy, specifically a neurodegenerative disease characterized
by loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and their axons. The pathogenesis of RGC loss in …

A recent hypothesis to enter the literature suggests that glaucoma is a neurodegenerative
disease. The basis for this has been the finding of central nervous system changes in …

Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness in the world and remains a
major public health problem. To date, incomplete knowledge of this disease's …

The death of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) is a key factor in the pathophysiology of all types
of glaucoma, but the mechanism of pathogenesis of glaucoma remains unclear. RGCs are a …

Purpose.: Weexamined changes of the central nervous system in patients with advanced
primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Methods.: The clinical observational study included …

Background: The primary pathophysiological feature of glaucoma is a progressive optic
neuropathy with characteristic morphological changes of the optic disc and risk factors of …

Despite extensive neuroimaging research of primary sensory cortices involved in auditory
and visual functions, subcortical structures within these domains, such as the inferior and …

Glaucoma is now viewed not just a disease of the eye but also a disease of the brain. The
prognosis of glaucoma critically depends on how early the disease can be detected …

Glaucoma is a disease where retinal ganglion cells (RGC) are specifically affected though a
number of evidences endorse the hypothesis that glaucoma is a neuro-degenerative …

Objective To study if the thalamic lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) is affected in multiple
sclerosis (MS) due to anterograde degeneration from optic neuritis (ON) or retrograde …