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The bugeye mutant zebrafish exhibits visual deficits that arise with the onset of an enlarged eye phenotype.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 13 Jun 2011
Stujenske Joseph M, Dowling John E, Emran Farida
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The bugeye mutant has an enlarged eye phenotype, presumably because of elevated intraocular pressure. Since elevated intraocular pressure is a significant risk factor for glaucoma, the bugeye zebrafish mutant may be a model organism for the disease. METHODS: The optomotor response (OMR) was used to assess visual responsiveness in both larval and adult zebrafish. Electroretinograms (ERGs) were recorded to...
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