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Rebecca Sappington

  • eye

    Potassium balance and glaucoma

    Vanderbilt Eye Institute researchers have discovered that an imbalance in the ionic environment of retinal ganglion cells may contribute to functional impairments in glaucoma. Read More

    Jul 15, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Cytokine linked to blindness

    A signaling molecule called interleukin-6 may be a therapeutic target to prevent vision loss or nerve degeneration in glaucoma, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. Read More

    Jun 30, 2017