optic nerve damage research
Processes that damage the optic nerve, including elevated intraocular pressure (ie, glaucoma), trauma, stroke, pressure from brain tumors, and hereditary conditions, often cause visual loss for which there is no treatment.he Optic Nerve Research Center of Maryland has been created to test novel neuroprotective drugs, gene therapies, and progenitor cell (ie, stem cell) replacement in animal models, in preparation for testing them in humans.