Inflammation in Glaucoma: From the back to the front of the eye, and beyond

C Baudouin, M Kolko, S Melik-Parsadaniantz… - Progress in retinal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The pathophysiology of glaucoma is complex, multifactorial and not completely understood.
Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) and/or impaired retinal blood flow may cause initial optic …

Oxidative stress and reactive oxygen species: a review of their role in ocular disease

L Ung, U Pattamatta, N Carnt… - Clinical …, 2017 - portlandpress.com
For many years, oxidative stress arising from the ubiquitous production of reactive oxygen
species (ROS) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various eye diseases. While …

Micro-invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS): a review of surgical procedures using stents

LE Pillunat, C Erb, AGM Jünemann… - Clinical …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Over the last decade several novel surgical treatment options and devices for glaucoma
have been developed. All these developments aim to cause as little trauma as possible to …

An ocular glymphatic clearance system removes β-amyloid from the rodent eye

X Wang, N Lou, A Eberhardt, Y Yang, P Kusk… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
Despite high metabolic activity, the retina and optic nerve head lack traditional lymphatic
drainage. We here identified an ocular glymphatic clearance route for fluid and wastes via …

Pathogenesis of glaucoma: Extracellular matrix dysfunction in the trabecular meshwork‐A review

KE Keller, DM Peters - Clinical & experimental ophthalmology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The trabecular meshwork regulates aqueous humour outflow from the anterior chamber of
the eye. It does this by establishing a tunable outflow resistance, defined by the interplay …

Role of the Rho GTPase/Rho kinase signaling pathway in pathogenesis and treatment of glaucoma: Bench to bedside research

PV Rao, PP Pattabiraman, C Kopczynski - Experimental eye research, 2017 - Elsevier
Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Elevated intraocular
pressure (IOP) is considered to be a predominant risk factor for primary open angle …

The eye, oxidative damage and polyunsaturated fatty acids

SC Saccà, CA Cutolo, D Ferrari, P Corazza… - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are known to have numerous beneficial effects, owing to
their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. From a metabolic standpoint, the …

Neuroinflammation in primary open-angle glaucoma

S Vernazza, S Tirendi, AM Bassi, CE Traverso… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the second leading cause of irreversible blindness
worldwide. Increasing evidence suggests oxidative damage and immune response defects …

From DNA damage to functional changes of the trabecular meshwork in aging and glaucoma

SC Saccà, S Gandolfi, A Bagnis, G Manni… - Ageing Research …, 2016 - Elsevier
Glaucoma is a degenerative disease of the eye. Both the anterior and posterior segments of
the eye are affected, extensive damage being detectable in the trabecular meshwork and …

Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) in Ocular Diseases: A Narrative Review of the Existing Evidence from Clinical Studies

R Heitmar, J Brown, I Kyrou - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) and its main constituents, ie, crocin and crocetin, are natural
carotenoid compounds, which have been reported to possess a wide spectrum of properties …