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Glaucomatous outflow pathway and oxidative stress.
Experimental eye research - 1 Mar 2007
Saccà Sergio Claudio, Izzotti Alberto, Rossi Pietro, Traverso Carlo
Abstract excerpt
Oxidative free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) are able to affect the cellularity of the human trabecular meshwork (HTM). These findings suggest that intraocular pressure increase, which characterises most glaucomas, is related to oxidative degenerative processes affecting the HTM and specifically its endothelial cells. Much evidence indicates that in this region ROS play a fundamental pathogenic role...
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