The Effect of Altitude on Intraocular Pressure in Vitrectomized Eyes with Sulfur Hexafluoride Tamponade by the Friedenwald Method: Rabbit Animal Model

The aim of this study is to assess the change in intraocular pressure after a road trip, in eyes with different levels of filling with gas tamponade. Five rabbit eyes were subject to pars plana vitrectomy and gas tamponade (filling percentage: 25%, 50%, and 100% of nonexpansile SF6, 100% saline solu...

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Main Authors: Jans Fromow-Guerra, Adriana Solís-Vivanco, Raul Velez-Montoya, Adriana Perez-Reguera, Hugo Quiroz-Mercado, Armando Meza-de Regil, Gabriela Papa-Oliva, Virgilio Morales-Cantón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7326160