The buildup of fluid increases pressure on the lamina cribrosa, a mesh-like structure in the optic nerve head, which can constrict blood vessels, reducing oxygen flow to nerve cells and other ...

Background/Aims To investigate the relationship between the lamina cribrosa (LC) curvature and the microvasculature within the LC in treatment-naïve eyes with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) and in ...

“The optic disc microvasculature directly supplies the lamina cribrosa, a primary site of glaucomatous damage,” the study authors explain. “Thus, impaired optic disc circulation may serve as an early ...

A team of marine researchers discovers over 1,300 underwater rings in the Mediterranean and solves the mystery after years of study. In 2011, a team of scientists led by marine biologist Christine ...

The findings of a recent survey by a local marine biodiversity research group off the Thiruvananthapuram coast underline the value of seabed mapping, especially in the context of the row over the ...

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Ectopic esthesioneuroblastoma is a rare malignant tumor that develops in the olfactory neuroepithelial cells present in the lamina cribrosa, the upper part of the nasal septum, and the superior ...

Among the 43 marine organisms, four species classified as Endangered Wildlife Class II are included, namely the Euplexaura crassa, Dendronephthya putteri, Dendrophyllia cribrosa, and white coral.

Glaucoma refers to damage to the optic nerve in the eye. Usually, this occurs along with raised pressure inside the eye, but in normal tension glaucoma, pressure in the eye is within the typical ...

In a recent article published in Neurology India, Researchers in Turkey have found that the lamina cribrosa was thinner in Multiple Sclerosis patients with VEP pathology. MS is a chronic, autoimmune, ...