Main description:

Glaucoma: A Neurodegenerative Disease of the Retina and Beyond Part B, Volume 257, the latest release in the Progress in Brain Research series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Topics covered in this new release include Glaucoma neurodegeneration and myopia, Links between obstructive sleep apnea and glaucoma neurodegeneration, Artificial intelligence and deep learning in glaucoma: Current state and future prospects, Brain networks reorganization and functional disability in glaucoma, Advanced vascular examinations of the retina and optic nerve head in glaucoma, and much more.

Contents:

1. Glaucoma neurodegeneration and myopia

Jost B. Jonas, Songhomitra Panda-Jonas and Ya Xing Wang

2. Links between obstructive sleep apnea and glaucoma neurodegeneration

Massimo Cesareo, Clarissa Giannini, Alessio Martucci, Matteo Di Marino, Giulio Pocobelli, Francesco Aiello, Raffaele Mancino and Carlo Nucci

3. Artificial intelligence and deep learning in glaucoma: Current state and future prospects

Michael J.A. Girard and Leopold Schmetterer

4. Brain networks reorganization and functional disability in glaucoma

Alessio Martucci, Massimo Cesareo, Nicola Toschi, Francesco Garaci, Giacinto Bagetta and Carlo Nucci

5. Advanced vascular examinations of the retina and optic nerve head in glaucoma

Joao Barbosa Breda, Jan van Eijgen and Ingeborg Stalmans

6. Evaluation of putative differences in vessel density and flow area in normal tension and high-pressure glaucoma using OCT-angiography

Alessio Martucci, Clarissa Giannini, Matteo Di Marino, Roberto Pietro Sorge, Francesco Aiello, Damiana Scuteri, Raffaele Mancino, Carlo Nucci and Massimo Cesareo

7. Towards stem cell-based neuronal regeneration for glaucoma

Zi-Qi Hua, Hui Liu, Ningli Wang and Zi-Bing Jin

8. Naturally occurring neuroprotectants in glaucoma

Radhika Pooja Patel, Ehtesham Shamsher, Daniel Hill and Maria Francesca Cordeiro

9. Impact of nutraceuticals on glaucoma: A systematic review

Damiana Scuteri, Laura Rombola, Chizuko Watanabe, Shinobu Sakurada, Maria Tiziana Corasaniti, Giacinto Bagetta, Paolo Tonin, Rossella Russo, Carlo Nucci and Luigi Antonio Morrone

10. Evidence on the neuroprotective properties of brimonidine in glaucoma

Damiana Scuteri, Giacinto Bagetta, Carlo Nucci, Francesco Aiello, Massimo Cesareo, Paolo Tonin and Maria Tiziana Corasaniti