Glaucoma: squaring the psychophysics and neurobiology

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作者
Ansari, EA
Morgan, JE
Snowden, RJ
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[1] Univ Wales Hosp, Dept Ophthalmol, Cardiff CF4 4XW, S Glam, Wales
[2] Univ Wales Coll Cardiff, Dept Optometry & Vis Sci, Cardiff, S Glam, Wales
[3] Univ Wales Coll Cardiff, Dept Psychol, Cardiff, S Glam, Wales
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10.1136/bjo.86.7.823
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R77 [眼科学];
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100212 ;
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Advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of retinal ganglion cell death in glaucoma are providing important insights into the functional changes occurring in retinal ganglion cells in the early stages of the disease. These exciting new findings may help us develop psychophysical tests to monitor early retinal ganglion cell damage, possibly before neurons are committed to the process of cell death.
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