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Lamina Cribrosa

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The lamina cribrosa, a multi-layered sieve-like structure in the optic nerve head, has been proposed as a primary site of axonal damage in glaucoma. The lamina cribrosa provides structural and functional support to the retinal ganglion cells axons as they pass from the relatively high-pressure intraocular space to a low-pressure region in the retrobulbar space.

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Siaudvytyte, L. (2019). Lamina Cribrosa. In: Januleviciene, I., Harris, A. (eds) Biophysical Properties in Glaucoma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98198-7_6

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