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INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
卷 54, 期 1, 页码 762-770出版社
ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.12-10581
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- National Institutes of Health [EY019908, EY04446, EY02520, EY021479]
- Retina Research Foundation (Houston, Texas)
- Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc. (New York, New York)
- International Retinal Research Foundation (Birmingham, Alabama)
PURPOSE. We assessed the relationship among intraocular pressure (IOP), histology, and retinal function changes in a mouse model of induced, chronic, mild ocular hypertension. METHODS. IOP was elevated experimentally via anterior chamber injection of polystyrene beads and measured twice weekly with a rebound tonometer. Histology was assessed with a combination of neurobiotin (NB) retrograde labeling of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and TO-PRO3 staining. Retinal function was assessed with serial dark-adapted electroretinograms (ERGs) optimized for detection of the a-wave, b-wave, and positive and negative scotopic threshold responses (pSTR, nSTR). Comparisons between bead-injected and saline-injected (control) eyes were conducted. RESULTS. IOP remained elevated for at least 3 months following a single injection of polystyrene beads. Elevated IOP resulted in a mild, progressive reduction of RGCs, and a mild increase in axial length at 6 and 12 weeks after bead injection. The raw b-wave amplitude was increased shortly after IOP elevation, but the raw a-wave, pSTR, and nSTR amplitudes were unchanged. pSTR and nSTR amplitudes were normalized to the increased b-wave. With this normalization, the pSTR amplitude was decreased shortly after IOP elevation. CONCLUSIONS. Polystyrene bead injection results in a mild, chronic elevation of IOP that recapitulates several critical aspects of human ocular hypertension and glaucoma, and results in early changes in retinal electrical function that precede histologic changes. It is possible that glaucoma associated with elevated IOP involves the early disruption of a complex combination of retinal synapses. (Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013; 54: 762-770) DOI:10.1167/iovs.12-10581
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