title: Intraocular pressure and corneal curvature changes on application of limbal-scleral suction fixation ring in rabbits.
abstract: Suction rings are used to stabilize the globe during refractive surgery procedures. This study investigates the changes in ocular pressure and corneal curvature induced by a suction ring on rabbit corneas. A sharp rise in intraocular pressure, to as high as 80 mm Hg, followed by a time-dependent decline was found. The application of this ring also caused astigmatic changes in the cornea. Corneal thickening was also encountered. These findings have implications for possible artifactual changes during photorefractive keratoplasty and raise the possibility of intraocular pressure-induced damage in susceptible individuals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco 94112.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Picó
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Stamper
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McMenemy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000209:etiology*; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology*; D006984:Hypertrophy; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016850:Limbus Corneae; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D011817:Rabbits; D012590:Sclera; D013396:Suction; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000009:adverse effects