Citicoline is a cytidine diphosphate choline, an organic molecule produced endogenously & found in all the living cells.
Role of Citicoline in Glaucoma:
- Citicoline is a neuroprotective and neuro restorative that helps strengthen and repair neuronal membranes.
- Citicoline significantly improves retinal and bioelectrical responses in glaucoma patients.
- Citicoline given orally improves visual evoked potentials in glaucoma patients
- Citicoline stimulates dopamine a major neurotransmitter in retina and post retinal visual pathways therefore functional improvement is observed in treatment of glaucoma Retinal Visual Pathway
- Citicoline is administered as a useful complement to conventional therapy, since it acts positively on the glaucomatous optic nerve damage. So, Citicoline a neuro-protective and neuro generative drug protects the optic nerve from damage and maintains healthy synapses by regenerating dopamine synthesis.
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