Advances in the study of visual pathway injury in glaucoma and the neuroplasticity of the visual system after injury / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

ABSTRACT

@#Glaucoma is a group of diseases characterized by progressive optic nerve atrophy and visual field defects. Some evidence demonstrate that glaucoma's pathological damage affects the retina and optic nerve and involves the entire visual pathway. Recent studies have found that the nerve injury is not completely irreversible but has certain plasticity. Furthermore, studies have shown that neurons in the visual pathway of glaucoma can be repaired and remodeled under certain conditions to restore visual function, which offers a new way to treat glaucoma.