Method and apparatus for preventing neurodegeneration

A method of treating neurodegeneration, the method comprising the steps of:

• administering a treatment regimen comprising administering radiation in a neurodegeneration-inhibiting amount to a head or eye area of a subject being a suspect of developing glaucoma manifestations, to thereby protectively inhibit the eye of the subject against neurodegeneration caused by glaucoma, prior to the onset of glaucoma manifestations.

A method of treating neurodegeneration, the method comprising the steps of:

• administering a treatment regimen comprising administering radiation in a neurodegeneration-inhibiting amount to a head or eye area of a subject having glaucoma, to thereby further inhibit the eye of the subject against neurodegeneration caused by glaucoma, wherein radiation is delivered to the subject prior to an incision to the eye.

A method of treating neurodegeneration, the method comprising the steps of:

• administering a treatment regimen comprising administering radiation in a neurodegeneration-inhibiting amount to the eye of a subject having glaucoma, to thereby further inhibit the eye of the subject against neurodegeneration caused by glaucoma, wherein radiation in a neurodegeneration-inhibiting amount interacts with posterior portions of the eye.

A method of treating neurodegeneration, the method comprising the steps of:

• administering a treatment regimen comprising administering radiation in a neurodegeneration-inhibiting amount to an optic nerve head of a subject having glaucoma, to thereby further inhibit the eye of the subject against neurodegeneration caused by glaucoma, wherein radiation in a neurodegeneration-inhibiting amount interacts with the optic nerve head.

A method of treating neurodegeneration, the method comprising the steps of:

• administering a treatment regimen comprising administering radiation in a neurodegeneration-inhibiting amount to an optic nerve as it exits the eye of a subject having glaucoma, to thereby further inhibit the eye of the subject against neurodegeneration caused by glaucoma, wherein radiation in a neurodegeneration-inhibiting amount interacts with the optic nerve as it exits the eye.

A method of treating neurodegeneration, the method comprising the steps of:

• administering a treatment regimen comprising administering radiation in a neurodegeneration-inhibiting amount to a retina of a subject having glaucoma, to thereby further inhibit the eye of the subject against neurodegeneration caused by glaucoma, wherein radiation in a neurodegeneration-inhibiting amount interacts with the retina.

A method of treating neurodegeneration, the method comprising the steps of:

• administering a treatment regimen comprising administering radiation in a neurodegeneration-inhibiting amount to myelin junctions of a subject having glaucoma, to thereby further inhibit the eye of the subject against neurodegeneration caused by glaucoma, wherein radiation in a neurodegeneration-inhibiting amount interacts with the myelin junctions.

A method of treating neurodegeneration, the method comprising the steps of:

• administering a treatment regimen comprising administering radiation in a neurodegeneration-inhibiting amount to a head or eye area of a subject having a potential for developing a neurodegenerative disease, to thereby protectively inhibit the subject against neurodegeneration, prior to the onset of any indication of the neurodegenerative disease.