METHOD OF TREATMENT OF LESION OF RETINAL GANGLIUM CELLS USING THE PROTEIN PRODUCT FACTOR NEUROTROPHIC DERIVED FROM THE LINE OF GLIA CELLS (GDNF)

摘要

The present invention relates generally to methods for treating injury or degeneration of retinal ganglion cells by administering glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF). The invention relates specifically to methods for treating optic nerve injury or degeneration associated with glaucoma.