Are Generalized Reduced Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics and Optic Nerve Sheath Compartmentation Sequential Steps in the Pathogenesis of Normal-Tension Glaucoma? [Response to Letter].
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1Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel & University Basel, Basel, Switzerland; 2Department of Neuroscience/Ophthalmology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; 3Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Basel & University Basel, Basel, Switzerland Dear editor We appreciate the thoughtful considerations of Peter Wostyn concerning our paper Lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase concentration gradients in the cerebrospinal fluid in normal-tension glaucoma patients with optic nerve sheath compartmentation. We are aware of his many creative contributions to the field of glaucoma and neurodegeneration. We fully agree that impaired cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics may play a crucial role in normal-tension glaucoma as well as in the pathophysiology of other neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer ́s and Parkinson ́s disease. Elevated Lipocalin-type prostaglandin D-synthase (L-PGDS) levels in the lumbar CSF in our cohort of normal-tension glaucoma patients compared to the concentration measured in healthy controls in other studies might indeed indicate generalized dysfunctional CSF dynamics in patients with normal-tension glaucoma. CSF and its content are distributed between the extracranial and the intercranial CSF spaces, eg, subarachnoid spaces, cisterns and ventricles. In order for CSF to perform its multiple functions, it also needs to be distributed within the parenchyma of the brain and the optic nerve itself. It therefore would be of great interest to know more about the concentration of proteins, such as L-PGDS, alpha synuclein and abetalipoprotein not only in the CSF surrounding the brain, but in the brain parenchyma (interstitial fluid) as well. The mechanism by which it is transported within parenchyma is still shrouded in mystery and should be subject of future studies.
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Eye and Brain is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal focusing on basic research, clinical findings, and expert reviews in the field of visual science and neuro-ophthalmology. The journal’s unique focus is the link between two well-known visual centres, the eye and the brain, with an emphasis on the importance of such connections. All aspects of clinical and especially basic research on the visual system are addressed within the journal as well as significant future directions in vision research and therapeutic measures. This unique journal focuses on neurological aspects of vision – both physiological and pathological. The scope of the journal spans from the cornea to the associational visual cortex and all the visual centers in between. Topics range from basic biological mechanisms to therapeutic treatment, from simple organisms to humans, and utilizing techniques from molecular biology to behavior. The journal especially welcomes primary research articles or review papers that make the connection between the eye and the brain. Specific areas covered in the journal include: Physiology and pathophysiology of visual centers, Eye movement disorders and strabismus, Cellular, biochemical, and molecular features of the visual system, Structural and functional organization of the eye and of the visual cortex, Metabolic demands of the visual system, Diseases and disorders with neuro-ophthalmic manifestations, Clinical and experimental neuro-ophthalmology and visual system pathologies, Epidemiological studies.