Glaucoma Treatment Surfaced as Damaged Optic Nerve Fibers Regrow

regenerating mouse retinal ganglion cells

A new study carried out in mice which was founded by National Institute of Health (NIH) has shown for the first time that damaged optic nerve fibers (retinal ganglion cell axons) can actually regrow by high-contrast visual stimulation of retinal neurons. The axons even grow further when the previous stimulation is combined with chemically induced neural stimulation and the treated mice latter regained their vision partially.

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7 Most Used Hypertension Drugs and How They Lower High Blood Pressure

The two main problems in hypertension therapy are; getting the patient to the physician and persuading his/her to continue treatment once it has begun. For a patient who had no symptoms before the treatment was begun, the symptom that can be caused by the medication may persuade him/her to discontinue treatment even though he/she knows it is keeping his blood pressure under control.

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What Do You Know About Your Blood Pressure Level

Hypertension is not only mankind's most common disease but is the biggest single causative factor of death. Unfortunately only about half of the hypertensive population is aware of the disease and only about half of those who know they have hypertension are under treatment.

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Why Do Optometrists Measure Blood Pressure Of Their Patients

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The arguments favoring optometrists' measuring their patients' blood pressures were reviewed in Optometry Reconsidered Optom. Monthly, 1977. Many people, who would not regularly visit a physician, will visit an optometrist routinely for vision care.

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What You Should Know About Glaucoma

Just as hypertension is commonly called high blood pressure, glaucoma is simply high eye pressure that threatens vision. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the whole world.

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Antiglaucoma Therapy: Topical And Systemic

Treatment of glaucoma is based on the assumption that lowering intraocular pressure currently is the most important thing an eye doctor can do for the patient. At the present time, benefits such as improved blood flow or direct neuroprotection of retinal ganglion cells are secondary considerations when choosing primary therapy for patients with ocular hypertension or open-angle glaucoma.

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The Second Leading Cause of Blindness

What do you know about your eyes? have you closed your eyes for few minutes before? and do you know that there are some people living in such environment you experience when you close your eyes for the rest of their live?

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