Glaucoma: An Open-Window to Neurodegeneration and Neuroprotection: Volume 173

by Carlo Nucci

Glaucoma is one of the main causes of blindness throughout the world. It is characterized by death of the retinal ganglion cells, which is associated with loss of the axons making up the optic nerve. Recent studies have demonstrated support for the classification of glaucoma as a degenerative disease of the central nervous system (CNS), leading researchers to look at identifying neuroprotection strategies for the treatment of this disease, like those...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0444532560
• ISBN13: 9780444532565
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Length: 616 Pages
• Weight: 3.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.6" x 10.3"