Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma: Is there a causal relationship?
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Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma: is there a causal relationship?
Evidence of a link between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and glaucoma has emerged from studies showing that patients with AD may have a significantly increased rate of glaucoma occurrence. In addition, it has been reported that patients with AD exhibit optic nerve degeneration and loss of retinal ganglion cells. In spite of intensive research, the clinical and genetic relationships between AD and gl...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.148064