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The Microbead Occlusion Model: A Paradigm for Induced Ocular Hypertension in Rats and Mice

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · 2010 · Vol. 51(1) · pp. 207–207
Rebecca M. SappingtonBrian J. CarlsonSamuel D. CrishDavid J. Calkins

Abstract

These data support a novel and flexible model of modest ocular hypertension with axon loss. The maximal duration of IOP elevation will be further characterized in future studies.

Glaucoma and retinal disordersCorneal surgery and disordersRetinal Diseases and TreatmentsIntraocular pressureOcular hypertensionMicrobead (research)GlaucomaMedicineSalineIsotonic salineOphthalmologyAnimal modelAnesthesia

MeSH terms

AnimalsAnterior ChamberAqueous HumorAxonsDisease Models, AnimalInjectionsIntraocular PressureMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMicrospheresOcular HypertensionOptic NerveOptic Nerve DiseasesPolystyrenesRats, Inbred BN

Funding

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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