Immune Response to Bacteria in the Eye: Cause of Glaucoma!

" Immune cells in the eye that developed in response to early exposure to bacteria are a key contributor to progressive vision loss from glaucoma, the second leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world, according to new research from Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear and MIT." Read more...

New Understanding of Glaucoma - Autoimmune response spurs vision loss. Suzanne Day. Harvard Medical School. August 17, 2018.https://hms.harvard.edu/news/new-understanding-glaucoma

Glaucoma May Be an Autoimmune Disease!

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>.