Human glaucoma and neural degeneration in intracranial optic nerve, lateral geniculate nucleus, and visual cortex. Issue 6 (7th February 2006)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gupta, N; Ang, L-C; de Tilly, L Noël; Bidaisee, L; Yücel, Y H
• Is Part Of: British journal of ophthalmology. Volume 90:Issue 6(2006)
• Page Start: 674
• Page End: 678
• Publication Date: 2006-02-07
• Subjects: GHT, glaucoma hemifield test -- H&E/LFB, haematoxylin and eosin/luxol fast blue -- IOP, intraocular pressure -- LGN, lateral geniculate nucleus -- MD, mean deviation -- MRI, magnetic resonance imaging -- PSD, pattern standard deviation -- RGC, retinal ganglion cell; human glaucoma -- pathology -- visual field -- optic nerve -- lateral geniculate nucleus -- visual cortex; Ophthalmology -- Periodicals; 617.7
• DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.086769
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-1161

Abstract

Abstract : The pathology of glaucoma has been extensively studied at the level of the retina and optic nerve head. Here the first clinicopathological case of human glaucoma is reported demonstrating degenerative changes in the brain involving the intracranial optic nerve, lateral geniculate nucleus, and visual cortex. Pathological evidence of neural degeneration in this patient is correlated with clinical, optic nerve head, visual field, and neuroradiology findings. Neuropathology in the glaucoma brain is compared to age matched controls. In the presence of advanced human glaucoma with 50% visual field loss, neural damage is evident in multiple vision stations within the brain.