Optic Nerve Size in Blind and Normal Mice

Authors

Margaret L. Watson, Simpson CollegeFollow
Jean E. McKinnie, Simpson College
Donald M. Evans, Simpson College

Document Type

Research

Abstract

Measurements of eyes and optic nerves of blind and normal mice were taken at ages ranging from 1-60 days. The mice used were from a Bagg albino strain in which a dominant mutation for blindness had occurred. The size of the optic nerve appears to be dependent upon the development of the eye. Optic nerves from blind eyes are smaller than those from normal eyes, and optic nerves from blind eyes without a lens and with a folded retina are smaller than those from eyes with a lens, even though the lens is vacuolated and the cornea is thickened.

Publication Date

1965

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

72

Issue

1

First Page

529

Last Page

536

Copyright

©1965 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Watson, Margaret L.; McKinnie, Jean E.; and Evans, Donald M. (1965) "Optic Nerve Size in Blind and Normal Mice," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 72(1), 529-536.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol72/iss1/75