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3/2007
vol. 109 abstract:
Case report
Glaucoma neuropathy and neuropathy in multiple sclerosis – common elements of pathogenesis?
Irmina Jankowska-Lech
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,
Barbara Terelak-Borys
1
,
Iwona Grabska-Liberek
1
,
Witold Palasik
2
Klinika Oczna 2007, 109 (3): 317-320
Online publish date: 2007/09/27
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Summary
The optic neuropathy in multiple sclerosis and glaucoma neuropathy are very common ophthalmological diseases. Multiple sclerosis /MS/ is the chronic inflammatory central nervous system demyelinisation disease with an autoimmunological ethiology. The last investigation of multiple sclerosis indicate the molecular and cellular autoimmunisation aspects. Te role of vasoactive factors is underlines in its pathogenesis which also suggests the common elements of glaucoma and MS pathogenesis. The over expressed vasoconstrictive mechanisms in both diseases can conduct to optic nerve injury. The aim of this study is evaluation of the optic disc morphological changes in sclerosis multiplex patients /MS/ with or without neuritis optica in anamnesis in glaucoma “remodeling” aspects. Material and methods We present two patients with coexsist sclerosis multiplex and glaucoma neuropathy, which underwent retrobulbar neuritis. Conclusions Coexistance of glaucoma neuropathy and multiple sclerosis neuropathy may indicate common elements of glaucoma and SM pathogenesis. The authors recommend precise morphological optic disc evaluation in multiple sclerosis patients because glaucoma neuropathy may appear keywords:
glaucoma neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, vasoconstrictive mechanisms, endothelin–1 |
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