Browsing Optometry and Vision Science by Subject "cell death"
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Cell death and proliferation characteristics of the retina after optic nerve section in chickens
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-27)Optic nerve section (ONS) is an experimental model for damage of the optic nerve associated with diseases such as glaucoma and optic neuritis. Damage to the optic nerve causes loss of retinal ganglion cells that are ... -
Development of Sensitive In Vitro Assays to Assess the Ocular Toxicity Potential of Chemicals and Ophthalmic Products
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-27)The utilization of in vitro tests with a tiered testing strategy for detection of mild ocular irritants can reduce the use of animals for testing, provide mechanistic data on toxic effects, and reduce the uncertainty ...