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Glaucoma May Be More than Just an Issue of Eye Pressure


Glaucoma May Be More than Just an Issue of Eye Pressure
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NEW YORK, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A chemical known to protect nerve cells also slows glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness, results of a new study in rats show.
Led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, the study centers on the watery fluid inside the eye on which its function depends. Fluid pressure can build up in patients with glaucoma, wearing down cells in the eye and the nerves connecting them to the brain, researchers say.
However, past studies have shown the condition to continue to worsen even after eye pressure has been controlled. The connection between pressure buildup and impaired vision remains poorly understood. ....

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