"Researchers have observed abnormally high levels of glutamate in people and animals with glaucoma. Glutamate is an amino acid that excites nerve cells. In the eye this occurs during vision. Some experts theorize that in glaucoma, either reduced blood flow or increased pressure on nerve cells triggers the release of excess glutamate. In large amounts, glutamate causes the nerve cells to fire intensively, which eventually destroys them."

University of Maryland Medical Center. http://www.umm.edu/patiented/articles/what_causes_glaucoma_optic_nerve_damage_000025_2.htm

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