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Glaucoma is a major eye disease which results in blindness, with the in-depth study of glaucoma, gradually considering that high intraocular pressure and/or ischemia causes retinal ganglion cells to lost by apoptosis manner, and neurotrophic factor, glutamate, nitric oxide, calcium and free radical changes in the process of retinal ganglion cells apoptosis. We reviewed the participation of glaucoma retinal ganglion cells injury. LA: Chinese
Dr. X.-G. Yang, Shaanxi Ophthalmic Medical Center, The Fourth Hospital of Xi'an City, Xi'an 710004 Shaanxi Province, China. yangxinguang62@hotmail.com
3.9 Pathophysiology (Part of: 3 Laboratory methods)
2.13 Retina and retinal nerve fibre layer (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)