The retina is the part of the eye that translates light signal into an electric current so that it
can be sent to the brain as visual information. To do that, the retina requires fine-tuned …

Organ transplantation is understood as a technique where an organ from a donor patient is
transferred to a recipient patient. This practice gained strength in the 20th century and …

Processes that damage the optic nerve, including elevated intraocular pressure, trauma,
ischemia, and compression, often cause visual loss for which there is no current treatment. It …

Background: The increasing knowledge about multiple sclerosis (MS) pathophysiology has
reinforced the need for an improved description of disease phenotypes, connected to …

Objective: Traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) causes partial or complete blindness because
death of irreplaceable retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Neuroprotective functions of …

Zusammenfassung Schädel-Hirn-Traumata können zu frontobasalen Frakturen (FBF)
führen. Die Ziele der Therapie von FBF liegen in der Beseitigung einer primären Morbidität …

Die akute Ischämie des Sehnervs ist einer der Hauptgründe für eine plötzliche schmerzlose
Erblindung. Man unterscheidet die anteriore und die sehr seltene posteriore ischämische …

Die nichtarteriitische anteriore ischämische Optikusneuropathie (nAION) ist die
zweithäufigste Erkrankung, die zur Degeneration des Sehnervs führt. Die Pathogenese ist …

In this pilot study, the advantages of adopting intravenous erythropoietin (EPO) as an option
for the treatment of indirect optic neuropathy, especially in cases where steroids are contra …

Oxidative stress, the pathological elevation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), participates in
the propagation of many diseases, including osteoarthritis and optic neuropathies. Polymers …