Thermal Physics and Glaucoma II: Preliminary Evidences for a Thermophysical Design of a Possible Visible-Light-Photons Therapy
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Abstract
Recently, a non-equilibrium thermodynamic approach has been developed in order to model the fundamental role of the membrane electric potential in the cell behaviour. A related new viewpoint is introduced, with a design of a photobiomodulation treatment in order to restore part of the visual field. Here, a first step in experimental evidence of the validity of the thermodynamic approach is developed. This result represents the starting point for future experimental improvements for light stimulation in order to improve the quality of life of the patients. The future possible therapy will be in addition to the pharmacological treatments.
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OpenAlex topics: Photoreceptor and optogenetics research · Retinal Development and Disorders · Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
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Affiliations
Dipartimento Energia “Galileo Ferraris”, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca Degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
Dipartimento di Oculistica, Azienda Ospedaliera Nazionale “SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo”, Via Venezia 7, 15121 Alessandria, Italy
Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Corso A.M. Dogliotti 14, 10126 Torino, Italy
Studio Oculistico A. Vercesi, Via Massa Saluzzo 20, 15057 Tortona, Italy
Funding
LINKS Foundation (Torino, Italy), LIFTT (Torino, Italy), Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo (Torino, Italy) and Politecnico di Torino (Italy)
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