The mechanical theory of glaucoma is one of the oldest theories regarding the development and progression of glaucoma. Initially, it was presented as a simple cause-and-effect mechanism. The high pressure compressed the lamina cribrosa in the optic nerve head, causing cupping and damage to the axons. However, now we know that multiple factors are working around the optic nerve head and they can collectively cause glaucomatous optic nerve degeneration. These factors can be studied in terms or pre-laminar, laminar, and post-laminar factors.
This article on these factors has been published in the current issue of the Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology. For open access to the article kindly follow the link given here.
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