【摘 要】
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In glaucoma,a leading cause of blindness,retinal ganglion cells are progressively damaged.Intraocular pressure reduction is the only established treatment for glaucoma(Collaborative Normal-Tension Glaucoma Study Group,1998;Vass et al.,2007).
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Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences,Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine,Kyoto,J
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In glaucoma,a leading cause of blindness,retinal ganglion cells are progressively damaged.Intraocular pressure reduction is the only established treatment for glaucoma(Collaborative Normal-Tension Glaucoma Study Group,1998;Vass et al.,2007).
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