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Protect, Repair, and Regenerate: Towards Restoring Vision in Glaucoma.
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ABSTRACT:
Recent findings: Neuroprotection relies on identification of early retinal ganglion cell dysfunction, which could prove challenging in the clinic. Cell replacement therapies show promise in restoring lost vision, but some hurdles remain in restoring visual circuitry in the retina and central connections in the brain.
Summary: Identification and manipulation of intrinsic and extrinsic cellular mechanisms that promote axon regeneration in both resident and transplanted RGCs will drive future advances in vision restoration. Understanding the roles of multiple cell types in the retina that act in concert to promote RGC survival will aid efforts to promote neuronal health and restoration. Effective RGC transplantation, fine tuning axon guidance and growth, and synaptogenesis of transplanted and resident RGCs are still areas that require more research.
SUBMITTER: Wareham LK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7686214 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Protect, Repair, and Regenerate: Towards Restoring Vision in Glaucoma.
Current ophthalmology reports 20201120 4
<h4>Purpose of review</h4>We summarize recent advances in strategies that aim to restore optic nerve function and vision in glaucoma through protective, reparative, and regenerative avenues.<h4>Recent findings</h4>Neuroprotection relies on identification of early retinal ganglion cell dysfunction, which could prove challenging in the clinic. Cell replacement therapies show promise in restoring lost vision, but some hurdles remain in restoring visual circuitry in the retina and central connection ...[more]