May 2003
Volume 44, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2003
Radial Optic Neurotomy in the Porcine Eye Without Retinal Vein Occlusion
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • H. Rashed
    Ophthalmology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
  • M.P. Czajka
    Ophthalmology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
  • B.W. McCuen
    Ophthalmology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
  • C.A. Toth
    Ophthalmology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
  • T. Cummings
    Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
  • H. Nguyen
    Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
  • S. Fekrat
    Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  H. Rashed, None; M.P. Czajka, None; B.W. McCuen, None; C.A. Toth, None; T. Cummings, None; H. Nguyen, None; S. Fekrat, None.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2003, Vol.44, 3056. doi:
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      H. Rashed, M.P. Czajka, B.W. McCuen, C.A. Toth, T. Cummings, H. Nguyen, S. Fekrat; Radial Optic Neurotomy in the Porcine Eye Without Retinal Vein Occlusion . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2003;44(13):3056.

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Abstract

Abstract: : Purpose: To demonstrate the histopathologic changes on the optic nerve and its vasculature in the porcine eye following radial optic neurotomy. Methods: Radial optic neurotomy was performed in normal eyes of xxxx Yorkshire Cross pigs. A radial incision at the edge of the nasal optic nerve head was made using a 20 gauge MVR blade while the intraocular pressure was elevated. Surgery was concluded when hemostasis was achieved. Weekly fundus examinations were performed. Group I eyes were enucleated on the day of surgery for histological examination. Group II eyes were enucleated 1 week postoperatively and Group III eyes were enucleated 3 weeks postoperatively. Results: Ophthalmoscopic examination demonstrated engorged blood vessels at the neurotomy site up to 3 weeks after surgery with minimal or no hemorrhage. Histological examination in Group I eyes demonstrated traumatic incision in the optic nerve with focal hemorrhage and edema along the incision tract. Part of the sclera and retina were entrapped in the neurotomy site. There was no much difference between the 1 week and 3 week examinations. These histological sections showed a traumatic incision site with fibroblast and astrocyte proliferation. Focal hemorrhage and edema were still present although at 3 weeks, the red blood cells were extravasated. Part of the entrapped sclera and retina were present in the lesion. Conclusions: Following radial optic neurotomy, florid gliosis occurs at the neurotomy site. Although bleeding was rare intraoperatively, histological sections showed hemorrhage and edema in the optic nerve at the neurotomy site.

Keywords: vitreoretinal surgery 
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