Journal Reviews

Ocular ischaemic syndrome in a rat model

1 December 2014 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | 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...