Chronic Hypertension Increases Susceptibility to Acute IOP Challenge in Rats

Zheng He; Algis J Vingrys; James A Armitage; Christine T Nguyen; Bang V Bui

Journal article

Chronic Hypertension Increases Susceptibility to Acute IOP Challenge in Rats

Zheng He, Algis J Vingrys, James A Armitage, Christine T Nguyen, Bang V Bui

INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE | ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1167/iovs.14-15207

University of Melbourne Researchers

Bang Bui Author Optometry and Vision Sciences

Algis Vingrys Author Optometry and Vision Sciences

Barry Cole Author Optometry and Vision Sciences

Christine Nguyen Author Optometry and Vision Sciences

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Grants

Awarded by NHMRC Project (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)

Funding Acknowledgements

The authors thank Jonathan Bensley and Debbie Arena from the Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, who assisted in the histology assay and analysis. Supported by the NHMRC Project Grant (566570, 1046203; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia).