Retinal Ganglion Cell

Monitoring rates of ganglion cell/inner plexiform layer and circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thinning may help determine glaucoma progression in eyes with suspected glaucoma, according to data published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

Functional and structural glaucoma severity was associated with impaired intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cell function, according to a study published in Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.

A 74-year-old African American man presented for a glaucoma work-up after being identified as a glaucoma suspect due to enlarged cup-to-disc ratios at his annual exam a month prior.

NEPTUNE, N.J. – All retinal ganglion cells are equally damaged in most retinal neuropathies, but a case presented here at the New Jersey Academy of Optometry continuing education event showed that these cells are preserved in Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy.

Primary open-angle glaucoma was found to be associated with lower plasmatic nicotinamide levels, and researchers suggest that the vitamin may have future therapeutic use.

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — The application of electrical fields to direct growth of retinal ganglion cell axons is an avenue of research being explored as treatment for patients with advanced, blinding optic neuropathies.

Glaucoma is traditionally characterized by progressive loss of the retinal ganglion cell layer, leading to visual field defects, advancing to central islands and, finally, total blindness. However, that may change in the future.

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