Br J Ophthalmol. 1983 May; 67(5): 297-301.
Ocular sympathetic denervation associated with ocular hypertension: a case report.
The exact function of the sympathetic nervous system in the regulation of intraocular pressure remains unclear. Many observers have noted reduced intraocular pressure in eyes whose sympathetic supply has been interrupted. A case of ocular sympathetic denervation associated with ocular hypertension is reported. Reports on the relationship between intraocular pressure and sympathetic denervation are reviewed and their relevance to this case discussed.
MANY PATIENTS COMPLAIN ABOUT VISUAL DISTURBANCES, BLURRY VISION AFTER THE SURGERY. THERE IS THE CASE OF ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION CAUSED BY THE SURGERY BY DISABLING REGULATION OF THE BLOODPRESSURE, SO THAT BLOOD POOLS INTO THE LEGS WHEN PATIENTS STAND UP. THIS CAN CAUSE BLURRY VISION. THE SYMPATHETIC NERVES ALSO INNERVATE THE SMOOTH MUSCLE THAT IS INVOLVED IN EYEMOVEMENTS. AND NOW THIS ARTICLE TALKING ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN INNERVATION AND INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE.
IT IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED FACT THAT THE OPERATION CAN CAUSE HORNER SYNDROME, CAUSING A DROOPY EYELID AND AFFECTING THE PUPILS.
b. Cervical sympathectomy causes photoreceptor-specific cell death in the
rat retina
Jena J. Steinle , , Naarah L. Lindsay and Bethany L. Lashbrook
There was a significant reduction (30%) in photoreceptor numbers in the sympathectomized eye. This loss was due to apoptosis, as there was over a doubling in apoptotic cell numbers after sympathectomy. This loss of photoreceptors in the sympathectomized eye resulted in a significantly reduced width of the outer nuclear layer of the retina when compared to the contralateral eye. Increased glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) staining was also noted after sympathectomy in the ganglion cell layer with streaking toward the bipolar cell layer. These results suggest that loss of sympathetic innervation may cause significant changes to the physiology of the choroid.
Journal of Medical Colleges of PLA
MANY PATIENTS COMPLAIN ABOUT VISUAL DISTURBANCES, BLURRY VISION AFTER THE SURGERY. THERE IS THE CASE OF ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION CAUSED BY THE SURGERY BY DISABLING REGULATION OF THE BLOODPRESSURE, SO THAT BLOOD POOLS INTO THE LEGS WHEN PATIENTS STAND UP. THIS CAN CAUSE BLURRY VISION. THE SYMPATHETIC NERVES ALSO INNERVATE THE SMOOTH MUSCLE THAT IS INVOLVED IN EYEMOVEMENTS. AND NOW THIS ARTICLE TALKING ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN INNERVATION AND INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE.
IT IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED FACT THAT THE OPERATION CAN CAUSE HORNER SYNDROME, CAUSING A DROOPY EYELID AND AFFECTING THE PUPILS.
b. Cervical sympathectomy causes photoreceptor-specific cell death in the
rat retina
Jena J. Steinle , , Naarah L. Lindsay and Bethany L. Lashbrook
There was a significant reduction (30%) in photoreceptor numbers in the sympathectomized eye. This loss was due to apoptosis, as there was over a doubling in apoptotic cell numbers after sympathectomy. This loss of photoreceptors in the sympathectomized eye resulted in a significantly reduced width of the outer nuclear layer of the retina when compared to the contralateral eye. Increased glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) staining was also noted after sympathectomy in the ganglion cell layer with streaking toward the bipolar cell layer. These results suggest that loss of sympathetic innervation may cause significant changes to the physiology of the choroid.
Journal of Medical Colleges of PLA
