TY - JOUR
T1 - Cerebrospinal fluid segregation optic neuropathy
T2 - An experimental model and a hypothesis
AU - Jaggi, Gregor P.
AU - Harlev, Mickey
AU - Ziegler, Urs
AU - Dotan, Shlomo
AU - Miller, Neil R.
AU - Killer, Hanspeter E.
PY - 2010/8
Y1 - 2010/8
N2 - Aim: To describe the histological changes in the optic nerve (ON) after experimental segregation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Methods: In seven sheep, a silicone band was placed around one ON to compress the subarachnoid space (SAS) surrounding the nerve, thus blocking the flow of CSF without compressing the ON itself. After 4 or 21 days, both the ligated and untouched ONs were removed and evaluated histologically. Results: All treated ONs showed marked loss of axons, destruction of myelin and swelling of meningoepithelial cells, most pronounced in the proximal ON adjacent to the globe at the location most distant to the ligature. There was no significant difference in histological findings between the ONs that were ligated for 4 days and those with 21 days of ligature. Conclusion: CSF segregation in the ON by blocking the SAS leads within 4 days to severe nerve damage. The increasing severity of these changes with increasing distance from the site of the ligature argues against simple pressure- or microperfusion-dependent effects and supports the hypothesis that interruption of CSF flow in the SAS of the ON can produce damage due to a change of CSF flow and content.
AB - Aim: To describe the histological changes in the optic nerve (ON) after experimental segregation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Methods: In seven sheep, a silicone band was placed around one ON to compress the subarachnoid space (SAS) surrounding the nerve, thus blocking the flow of CSF without compressing the ON itself. After 4 or 21 days, both the ligated and untouched ONs were removed and evaluated histologically. Results: All treated ONs showed marked loss of axons, destruction of myelin and swelling of meningoepithelial cells, most pronounced in the proximal ON adjacent to the globe at the location most distant to the ligature. There was no significant difference in histological findings between the ONs that were ligated for 4 days and those with 21 days of ligature. Conclusion: CSF segregation in the ON by blocking the SAS leads within 4 days to severe nerve damage. The increasing severity of these changes with increasing distance from the site of the ligature argues against simple pressure- or microperfusion-dependent effects and supports the hypothesis that interruption of CSF flow in the SAS of the ON can produce damage due to a change of CSF flow and content.
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U2 - 10.1136/bjo.2009.171660
DO - 10.1136/bjo.2009.171660
M3 - Article
C2 - 20508039
AN - SCOPUS:77955246772
SN - 0007-1161
VL - 94
SP - 1088
EP - 1093
JO - British Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 8
ER -