A new study finds glaucoma may be an autoimmune disorder, mediated by T cells that target heat shock proteins in the retina. The discovery suggests it could be possible to develop new treatments for glaucoma by blocking this autoimmune activity. Read article...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Glaucoma may be an autoimmune disease: Unexpected findings show that the body's own immune system destroys retinal cells." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 10 August 2018. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180810091530.htm>.
