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Subjects/Ophthalmology/Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
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eye Ophthalmology

Cells most commonly affected in glaucomatous optic atrophy?

A. Amacrine cells
B. Bipolar cells
C. Ganglion cells
D. Rods and cones

Explanation

Answer-C. Ganglion cellsGlaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness, is characterized by changes in the optic disc and visual field defects'.The elevated intraocular pressure was considered the prime factor responsible for the glaucomatous optic neuropathy involving death of retinal ganglion cells and their axons.Glaucoma, a leading cause of irreversible visual loss, is characterized by loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGC) and their axons over a period of many years.Mainly the ganglions cells are affected in glaucoma patients, which may lead to glaucomatus optic atrophy'

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