ReviewFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2020
The Neurovascular Unit in Glaucomatous Neurodegeneration.
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88 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Alcohol, Intraocular Pressure, and Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Ophthalmology · 2022Pooled it
- Diagnostic performance of laser speckle flowgraphy in glaucoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International ophthalmology · 2021Pooled it
- The Association of Female Reproductive Factors with Glaucoma and Related Traits: A Systematic Review.Ophthalmology. GlaucomaPooled it
- Association between human immunodeficiency virus infection and the risk of glaucoma: a real-world multicenter cohort study.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Article
- Association of FunctionalInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Macula- Versus Disc-Centered Fundus Photography: Performance in Age-Prediction and Disease Associations.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- Calcium at the Helm: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets in the Retinal Neurovascular Unit.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Retinal and choroidal changes in young adults during near work and eye closure measured by wide-field OCTA.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Stretch strain shifts optic nerve head astrocyte metabolism to enrich α-ketoglutarate and the pentose phosphate pathway.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Prediction of primary glaucoma: development and validation of multiple machine learning models.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Therapeutic Gases in Biomedicine: Updates on Nitric Oxide and Beyond.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Association Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Systemic Outcomes in Patients with Glaucoma: A Real-World Cohort Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Investigating neurovascular responses of the peripapillary retinal artery to focal flicker stimulation of temporal retinal neurons in the living human eye using AO-OCT.Biomedical optics express · 2026Article
- Vascular regeneration and blood flow recovery in glaucoma.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Glaucoma: The Systemic and Vascular Landscape Behind Functional Loss.Mediators of inflammation · 2026Observational
- Pharmacological activation of cGMP signaling promotes astrocyte remodeling and enrichment of perivascular GLUT1 in the murine retina.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2026Article
- Microglia Drive Peripapillary Vascular Density Reduction in Normal Tension Glaucoma by Regulating the Rpl17/Stat5b/Apoa1 Axis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Impact of Aging and Light Stimulation Parameters on Retinal Hyperemia Responses in Functional Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- Making tracks: microglia and the extracellular matrix.Molecular neurodegeneration · 2025Review
- Relations Between Pulsatility in the Optic Nerve Head or Peripapillary Retinal Vessels and the Rate of Progression in Glaucoma.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
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Abstract
Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease of the visual system and leading cause of blindness worldwide. The disease is associated with sensitivity to intraocular pressure (IOP), which over a large range of magnitudes stresses retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons as they pass through the optic nerve head in forming the optic projection to the brain. Despite clinical efforts to lower IOP, which is the only modifiable risk factor for glaucoma, RGC degeneration and ensuing loss of vision often persist. A major contributor to failure of hypotensive regimens is the multifactorial nature of how IOP-dependent stress influences RGC physiology and structure. This stress is conveyed to the RGC axon through interactions with structural, glial, and vascular components in the nerve head and retina. These interactions promote pro-degenerative pathways involving biomechanical, metabolic, oxidative, inflammatory, immunological and vascular challenges to the microenvironment of the ganglion cell and its axon. Here, we focus on the contribution of vascular dysfunction and breakdown of neurovascular coupling in glaucoma. The vascular networks of the retina and optic nerve head have evolved complex mechanisms that help to maintain a continuous blood flow and supply of metabolites despite fluctuations in ocular perfusion pressure. In healthy tissue, autoregulation and neurovascular coupling enable blood flow to stay tightly controlled. In glaucoma patients evidence suggests these pathways are dysfunctional, thus highlighting a potential role for pathways involved in vascular dysfunction in progression and as targets for novel therapeutic intervention.
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