The use of cyclodialysis to limit exposure to elevated intraocular pressure in rat glaucoma models
Abstract
Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is the most common risk factor for glaucoma and pressure control is the goal of current clinical glaucoma therapy. Yet, recent clinical studies have documented that, even after therapeutic lowering of IOP, glaucomatous visual field loss can progress in many patients. Experimental elevation of IOP in the rat is commonly used to model human glaucomatous injury. However, there currently is no rodent model for the clinical situation of glaucomatous progression in eyes with apparently controlled IOP. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of surgical cyclodialysis to produce both prolonged, non-injurious reduction of IOP in rat eyes and to stably normalize IOP in eyes with experimental pressure elevation. To perform cyclodialysis, a blunted spatula was fashioned from a hypodermic needle and used to separate a portion of the ciliary body from the sclera, opening a channel into the suprachoroidal space to allow aqueous outflow. Experimental IOP elevation was produced in rats by unilateral injection of hypertonic saline. Cyclodialysis in normal eyes resulted in an average 40 +/- 4% reduction in IOP, without marked hypotony. IOP lowering could be sustained for at least 6 months. The ris...Continue Reading
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