TY - JOUR
T1 - Hyperoxia promotes electroretinogram recovery after retinal artery occlusion in cats
AU - Birol, Gülnur
AU - Budzynski, Ewa
AU - Wangsa-Wirawan, Norbert D.
AU - Linsenmeier, Robert A.
PY - 2004/10
Y1 - 2004/10
N2 - PURPOSE. This work assessed the hypotheses that (1) hyperoxia is preferable to air breathing during retinal arterial occlusion, (2) hyperoxia during occlusion is beneficial in promoting recovery from arterial occlusion, and (3) hyperoxia has value even if it is delayed relative to the onset of the occlusion. METHODS. Reversible branch retinal artery occlusion was produced by pressing with a glass probe onto an artery emerging from the superior part of the optic disc in the retina of anesthetized cats. During 2-hour occlusion episodes, the cats breathed 100% O2, 1 hour of air and 1 hour of 100% O2, 1 hour of air and 1 hour of 70% O2, or air. Intraretinal ERGs were recorded before, during, and after the occlusion. RESULTS. Hyperoxia during occlusion preserved intraretinal b-wave amplitude at 86% ± 12% of normal; longer durations of increased oxygenation maintained the b-wave at higher levels during occlusion and increased the probability of b-wave recovery after occlusion; higher O2 content in the breathing gas increased b-wave amplitude during recovery; and hyperoxia during occlusion decreased the time it took for the b-wave to recover after the occlusion. CONCLUSIONS. Hyperoxia is preferable to air breathing during retinal arterial occlusion not only for maintaining b-wave amplitude during occlusion, but also for providing a shorter recovery time and better percentage recovery after the end of the occlusion. Even if it is not possible to begin hyperoxia at the onset of occlusion, it may still be valuable.
AB - PURPOSE. This work assessed the hypotheses that (1) hyperoxia is preferable to air breathing during retinal arterial occlusion, (2) hyperoxia during occlusion is beneficial in promoting recovery from arterial occlusion, and (3) hyperoxia has value even if it is delayed relative to the onset of the occlusion. METHODS. Reversible branch retinal artery occlusion was produced by pressing with a glass probe onto an artery emerging from the superior part of the optic disc in the retina of anesthetized cats. During 2-hour occlusion episodes, the cats breathed 100% O2, 1 hour of air and 1 hour of 100% O2, 1 hour of air and 1 hour of 70% O2, or air. Intraretinal ERGs were recorded before, during, and after the occlusion. RESULTS. Hyperoxia during occlusion preserved intraretinal b-wave amplitude at 86% ± 12% of normal; longer durations of increased oxygenation maintained the b-wave at higher levels during occlusion and increased the probability of b-wave recovery after occlusion; higher O2 content in the breathing gas increased b-wave amplitude during recovery; and hyperoxia during occlusion decreased the time it took for the b-wave to recover after the occlusion. CONCLUSIONS. Hyperoxia is preferable to air breathing during retinal arterial occlusion not only for maintaining b-wave amplitude during occlusion, but also for providing a shorter recovery time and better percentage recovery after the end of the occlusion. Even if it is not possible to begin hyperoxia at the onset of occlusion, it may still be valuable.
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U2 - 10.1167/iovs.04-0062
DO - 10.1167/iovs.04-0062
M3 - Article
C2 - 15452078
AN - SCOPUS:4644371109
SN - 0146-0404
VL - 45
SP - 3690
EP - 3696
JO - Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
JF - Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
IS - 10
ER -