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  • Title: [Current theory on mechanical damage in glaucomatous optic neuropathy].
    Author: Nizankowska MH, Turno-Krecicka A.
    Journal: Klin Oczna; 1997; 99(3):211-5. PubMed ID: 9456570.
    Abstract:
    The paper presents the contemporary interpretation of mechanically theory of glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON). The authors explained influence of high intraocular pressure on morphology of lamina cribrosa in vivo and in vitro experiments, extracellular matrix of the optic nerve, retinal ganglion cells and nerve fibers within the optic nerve head.
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