A novel rat model to study the role of intracranial pressure modulation on optic neuropathies.

Reduced intracranial pressure is considered a risk factor for glaucomatous optic neuropathies. All current data supporting intracranial pressure as a glaucoma risk factor comes from retrospective and prospective studies. Unfortunately, there are no relevant animal models for investigating this link...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Uttio Roy Chowdhury, Bradley H Holman, Michael P Fautsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3867329?pdf=render