Their findings, published online in Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, shed light on the underlying process responsible for optic neuropathy in KPro patients and also suggest a new pathway for preventing optic nerve damage in patients who receive the KPro implant. (sciencedaily.com)
The current focus of Dr. Trakhtenberg's research is on solving the fundamental problem of the failure of CNS projection neurons to regenerate injured axons and developing translational approaches for treating optic neuropathies (eg, glaucoma) and other types of CNS injuries. (brightfocus.org)
This type of injury is called traumatic optic neuropathy, or TON, and results in irreversible vision loss. (sciencedaily.com)