Neural Regeneration Research ›› 2022, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (8): 1759-1760.doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.332149

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Melatonin, circadian rhythms and glaucoma: current perspective

Denis Gubin*, Dietmar Weinert   

  1. Chronobiology & Chronomedicine Laboratory, Medical University, Tyumen; Department of Biology, Medical University, Tyumen; Tyumen Cardiology Research Center, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Science, Tomsk, Russia (Gubin D)
    Institute of Biology/Zoology, Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany (Weinert D)
  • Online:2022-08-15 Published:2022-01-22
  • Contact: Denis Gubin, PhD, MD,dgubin@mail.ru.
  • Supported by:
    The present work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant No. 19-015-00329) (to DG), and by Government of Tyumen District, Decree of 20.11.2020 No. 928-rp (to DG).

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Abstract: Living by the clock, in alignment with external time cues is an important condition for human health and well-being. Periodic changes in the ambient light serve as a key factor to synchronize the endogenously generated circadian rhythms. The retina perceives the photic signals and transmits them to the central body clock, the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN), via the retinohypothalamic tract.