COULD GLAUCOMA BE AN AUTOIMMUNE DESEASE
gowhar ahmad
UPDATED BIOGRAPHY MBBS FROM G M C SRINAGAR KASHMIR INDIA UNIVERSITY OF J AND K YEAR 1970 M S OPHTHALMOLOGY FROM S N M C
ACCORDING TO M I T MACCHATATETEST INSTITUE OF TECHNLOGY IT IS BELIEVD THAT GLAUCOM IN MICE IS AN AUTOIMMUNE DISORDER AND IS CURABLE GLAUCOA IS GROUP OF DISORDER CAUSING DAMAGE TO OPTIC NERVE CARYING INFORMATION FROM HE EES TO BRAIN CAUSIG RTINAL DEGENERATION RESULTING IN ELEVATED IOP AND CREATING DIFFICULTY IN DRAINAGE OF AQUOUS BY BLOCKING YHE DUCT RESEACHERS BELIEVE HELPER T CELLS IN HUMANS CAUSE REINAL DEGENRATIO AND IN GLAUCOMA PATIENTS THESE CELLS ARE 5 TIMES MORE