Ultrastructural changes of optic nerve in experimental model of eye contusion in rabbits
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optic nerve, contusion of the eyeball, ultrastructural changesAbstract
Introduction: Direct and indirect injuries can lead to decrease of visual acuity in the eye or head traumas.
Purpose: To study ultrastructure of the optic nerve of rabbits after experimental mild contusion.
Material and methods: We examined 20 eyes. Electron microscopy of the op¬tic nerve was made after experimental mild eye contusion in 1 week, 1 month, 2 months.
Results: Postcontusional disorders were found in neurofilaments, neurotubules, axonal mitochondria.
Conclusion: Early and first ultrastructural changes of the optic nerve were found in experimental mild eye contusion in 1 week, 1 month, 2 months. The main disor¬ders were found in neurofilaments, neurotubules, axonal mitochondria.
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