Impediments to eye transplantation: ocular viability following optic-nerve transection or enucleation
Ellenberg D, Shi J, Jain S, Chang JH, Ripps H, Brady S, Melhem ER, Lakkis F, Adamis A, Chen DF, Ellis-Behnke R, Langer RS, Strittmatter SM, Azar DT. Impediments to eye transplantation: ocular viability following optic-nerve transection or enucleation. British Journal Of Ophthalmology 2009, 93: 1134. PMID: 19286686, PMCID: PMC2850278, DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.155267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic nerve transectionWhole-eye transplantationRGC survivalVisual functionRetinal ganglion cell survivalOuter retina functionGanglion cell survivalOuter retinal functionEye transplantationRetinal functionDonor eyesRetina functionTransectionTransplantationEnucleationSurvivalCell survivalCurrent literatureFuture studiesReviewCold-blooded vertebratesReperfusionNeurotrophinsSpecific questions