Ocular ischaemic syndrome in a rat model
1 December 2014
| Claire Howard
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
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Animal model, controllable needle suture method, fluorescein fundus angiography, laser doppler flowmetry, retinal ischaemia
Ocular Ischaemic syndrome is a devastating eye disease caused by severe carotid stenosis. This study’s purpose was to develop a reliable rat model for this syndrome by subjecting rats to common carotid artery occlusion and sham surgery. Rats were assigned...
