Suppression of Oxidative Stress as Potential Therapeutic Approach for Normal Tension Glaucoma

• Main Authors: Chikako Harada (Author), Takahiko Noro (Author), Atsuko Kimura (Author), Xiaoli Guo (Author), Kazuhiko Namekata (Author), Tadashi Nakano (Author), Takayuki Harada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease of the eye, which involves degeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs): the output neurons of the retina to the brain, which with their axons comprise the optic nerve. Recent studies have shown the possible involvement of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis...