Open AccessHaemodilution and head-down tilting induce functional injury in the rat optic nerve
Author(s) -
Steven Roth,
John C. Dreixler,
Nancy J. Newman
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1097/eja.0000000000000829
Subject(s) - optic nerve , medicine , retina , electroretinography , retinal , scotopic vision , ophthalmology , optic neuropathy , neuroscience , biology
Mechanisms of peri-operative ischaemic optic neuropathy remain poorly understood. Both specific pre-operative and intra-operative factors have been examined by retrospective studies, but no animal model currently exists.