• DOI:10.1016/J.FISHRES.2011.08.001
Corpus ID: 14456167

Recovery of visual performance in rosy rockfish (Sebastes rosaceus) following exophthalmia resulting from barotrauma

@article{Rogers2011RecoveryOV,
  title={Recovery of visual performance in rosy rockfish (Sebastes rosaceus) following exophthalmia resulting from barotrauma},
  author={B. L. Rogers and C. Lowe and Esteban Fern{\'a}ndez-Juricic},
  journal={Fisheries Research},
  year={2011},
  volume={112},
  pages={1-7}
}

B. L. Rogers, C. Lowe, Esteban Fernández-Juricic

Published 2011

Biology

Fisheries Research

Abstract Rapid ascent during fishing capture can cause exophthalmia (‘pop eye’) in physoclistic fishes, resulting in stretching of the optic nerves and extraocular muscles, but it is not known whether exophthalmia affects vision temporarily or permanently. We used the optokinetic reflex test to assess changes in visual performance of rosy rockfish ( Sebastes rosaceus ) that had experienced exophthalmia. Vision was functional 4 days after recompression and was improved after 1 month of recovery… CONTINUE READING

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