Glaucomatous neurodegeneration has been associated with the activation of multiple
pathogenic mechanisms that can result in RGC death and axonal degeneration. Growing
evidence obtained from clinical and experimental studies over the last decade also strongly
suggests the involvement of the immune system in the neurodegenerative process of
glaucoma. The roles of the immune system in glaucoma have been described as either
neuroprotective or neurodestructive. It has been proposed that a critical balance between …