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ganglion cell
(redirected from Retinal ganglion cell)

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Noun1.ganglion cell - a nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous system; "damage to ganglion cells in the retina may play a role in the development of glaucoma"
gangliocyte
nerve cell, neuron - a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
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For unknown reasons, blockage of the passages (through which eye fluid flows) within the eye leads to increased pressure on the optic nerve as well as the retinal ganglion cells.
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Glaucoma is a disease involving the optic nerve that affects the loss of retinal ganglion cells If glaucoma is left untreated it will eventually lead to permanent damage of the optic nerve and then blindness Glaucoma is a disease involving the optic nerve that affects the loss of retinal ganglion cells.
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