Using a comprehensive study of the eye-brain connection in glaucoma, his team found that giving rats oral doses of citicoline over a three-week period protected nerve tissues and reduced vision loss sustainably even after the treatment stopped for another three weeks.

van der Merwe, Y., Murphy, M.C., Sims, J.R. et al. Citicoline Modulates Glaucomatous Neurodegeneration Through Intraocular Pressure-Independent Control. Neurotherapeutics (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13311-021-01033-6

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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321728488_Citicoline_-_a_neuroprotector_with_proven_effects_on_glaucomatous_disease

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