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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Vis Exp. 2020 Sep 6;(163):10.3791/61748. doi: 10.3791/61748

Figure 1: Transecting the optic nerve while preserving the optic nerve sheath.

Figure 1:

(A) Picture of the surgical field demonstrating exposure of the intact optic nerve prior to transection. (B) Picture of the optic nerve following transection. A fine glass pipette pierced the optic nerve sheath at the transection site and delivered a cell suspension (turbid solution) into the space between the optic nerve ends. Please click here to view a larger version of this figure.