Catalyst for a Cure: Glaucoma Biomarker to Be Tested
The Catalyst for a Cure (CFC) Biomarker Initiative brings together four research laboratories to find new and sensitive measures for glaucoma.
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The Catalyst for a Cure (CFC) Biomarker Initiative brings together four research laboratories to find new and sensitive measures for glaucoma.
Researchers have made great progress in understanding the process of optic nerve degeneration and regeneration in glaucoma.
Researchers now view glaucoma as a disease of the brain — a neurodegenerative disease — rather than simply an eye disease.
A study published by Andrew D. Huberman, PhD and Rana N. El-Danaf, PhD points to the specific structural features and cell types in the retina that may act as key factors in glaucoma progression.
We hope to one day restore vision lost from glaucoma, but that can’t presently be done.
Derek Welsbie, MD, PhD was awarded the 2014 Shaffer Prize for Innovative Glaucoma Research for his study “Evaluating the Role of the c-Jun N-terminal Kinase Cascade in Retinal Ganglion Cell Death.”
“We believe this is an important step toward a new and powerful treatment option for glaucoma patients who are going blind despite efforts to lower or manage their eye pressure.” — David Calkins, PhD
What can we do when patients have lost functional vision in glaucoma?
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