CANADIAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY-JOURNAL CANADIEN D OPHTALMOLOGIE, cilt.44, sa.4, ss.427-430, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)
Objective: Trauma to the optic nerve caused by fractures of the midface and (or) skull base has been simulated by an optic nerve crush injury model. Because the intraorbital segment of the optic nerve is surrounded by subarachnoidal cerebrospinal fluid and dura mater, we aimed to study the influence of intrathecal tacrolimus (FK506) administration after optic nerve crush injury and to determine its role in optic nerve protection or sparing after injury.