Hop flower extracts mitigate retinal ganglion cell degeneration in a glaucoma mouse model

Abstract In glaucoma, retinal ganglion cells degenerate progressively, leading to visual field loss and blindness. Presently, the only treatment strategy for glaucoma is lowering the intraocular pressure. However, there are cases in which patients develop progressive visual field loss even though th...

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Main Authors: Tomoko Hasegawa, Hanako O. Ikeda, Sachiko Iwai, Norio Sasaoka, Akira Kakizuka, Akitaka Tsujikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78731-2