Research team finds genetic clue to 'emergency' glaucoma

Monday, May 2, 2011 - 10:20 in Health & Medicine

Jackson Laboratory researchers and their collaborators have reported their discovery of a gene implicated in an acute and severe form of glaucoma known as angle-closure glaucoma (ACG). The gene's activity points to previously unsuspected mechanisms involved in both ACG and infant eye development.

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