Glaucoma an eye disease which affects nearly 70 million people worldwide may be an autoimmune disease suggests a new research. In a study of mice the researchers showed that the body's own T cells are responsible for the progressive retinal degeneration seen in glaucoma. Furthermore these T cells appear to be primed to attack retinal neurons as the result of previous interactions with bacteria that normally live in our body said the study published in the journal Nature Communications. The discovery suggests that it was possible to develop new treatments for glaucoma by blocking this autoimmune activity. This opens a
