A glutathione deficiency in open-angle glaucoma and the approaches to its correction

The findings point to a reduction of the processes of antioxidant defense of ocular tissues, developing as early as in the first stage of open-angle glaucoma. Lipoic acid administration for 2 months was associated with a rise of glutathione level in the red cells of patients with Stages II and III open-angle glaucoma.

The article is from the journal Vestn Oftalmol. 1992 Jul-Dec;108(4-6):13-5. [Article in Russian]