Light-Induced Trigeminal Sensitization without Central Visual Pathways: Another Mechanism for Photophobia
Dolgonos S, Ayyala H, Evinger C. Light-Induced Trigeminal Sensitization without Central Visual Pathways: Another Mechanism for Photophobia. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2011, 52: 7852-7858. PMID: 21896840, PMCID: PMC3207798, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-7604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAirAnimalsBlinkingCorneaDark AdaptationElectromyographyLightMaleOptic NervePhotophobiaRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRetinaTrigeminal NerveVisual PathwaysConceptsReflex blinksTrigeminal sensitivityOptic nerveSpontaneous blinkingUrethane-anesthetized ratsTrigeminal reflex blinksOptic nerve sectionAir-puff stimuliRate of spontaneous blinkingCentral nervous systemCentral visual pathwaysCentral visual systemTrigeminal activationResponse to bright lightTrigeminal nerveTrigeminal reflexesTrigeminal stimuliNerve sectionRatsSupraorbital branchNervous systemNerveVisual pathwayBlink amplitudeBlink rate