What causes the nerve cells at the back of the eye to die?

Subject: What causes the nerve cells at the back of the eye to die?

Date: Fri Mar 24 14:26:59 2000
Posted by Elizabeth Kater
Grade level: 7-9 School: Delta Cyber School
City: Fairbanks State/Province: Alaska Country: USA
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 953929619.Me

Message:


I read that the disease, glaucoma is caused by the dyeing of the nerve 
cells at the back of the eye.  What causes these nerve cells to die?

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