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Hemisphere opposite to vascular trunk deviation is earlier affected by glaucomatous damage in myopic high-tension glaucoma.

Kyoung Min LeeMartha KimSo Hee OhSeok Hwan Kim
Published in: PloS one (2020)
Although both hemispheres were involved as glaucoma progression, the axons on the side counter to the vascular trunk deviation were damaged earlier in HTG. This finding implies the LC shift could add additional stress to axons exposed to high intraocular pressure.
Keyphrases
  • optic nerve
  • oxidative stress
  • mass spectrometry
  • simultaneous determination
  • heat stress