Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) in the human is a progressive, currently irreversible neural
degenerative disease usually caused by gene defects that disrupt the function or …

Over 60 million people worldwide are diagnosed with glaucomatous optic neuropathy,
which is estimated to be responsible for 8.4 million cases of irreversible blindness globally …

Importance Visual function is important for older adults. Interventions to preserve vision,
such as cataract extraction, may modify dementia risk. Objective To determine whether …

Phantom pain after arm amputation is widely believed to arise from maladaptive cortical
reorganization, triggered by loss of sensory input. We instead propose that chronic phantom …

Subjective tinnitus is the perception of sound in the absence of an external source. Tinnitus
is often accompanied by hearing loss but not everyone with hearing loss experiences …

Most studies evaluating cataract surgery focus on the primary outcome of early, central, best-
corrected visual acuity. However, cataract surgery and intraocular lens (IOL) design have …

The occipital lobe contains retinotopic representations of the visual field. The representation
of the central retina in early visual areas (V1–3) is found at the occipital pole. When the …

It is important to understand the balance between cortical plasticity and stability in various
systems and across spatial scales in the adult brain. Here we review studies of adult …

Purpose.: Weexamined changes of the central nervous system in patients with advanced
primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Methods.: The clinical observational study included …

A recent hypothesis to enter the literature suggests that glaucoma is a neurodegenerative
disease. The basis for this has been the finding of central nervous system changes in …