title: Viewing and sectioning the rat's optic nerve using cheap retractors.
abstract: A technique for sectioning the optic nerve in rats is described which permits direct viewing of the nerve during surgery. The technique results in no damage to the front of the eye. A procedure for constructing cheap, effective retractors is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Asdourian
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Chiodo
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Dark
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003714:Denervation; D009410:Nerve Degeneration; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D020221:Optic Nerve Injuries; D051381:Rats; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000191:economics; D014795:Visual Pathways