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Abstract #48553 Published in IGR 14-1
Could mineralocorticoids play a role in the pathophysiology of open angle glaucoma?
May CAJournal of Ophthalmology 2012; 2012: 196418
Since the pathomechanisms of primary open angle glaucoma are still not defined, different aspects related to this topic have to be discussed and further investigated. Possible candidates are the mineralocorticoids, which are known to lower intraocular pressure. A data search and personal investigations assume a limited role of mineralocorticoids for the development of glaucoma. Specific experiments for a final conclusion are, however, not yet performed.
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
Full articleClassification:
3.9 Pathophysiology (Part of: 3 Laboratory methods)