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ArticleJCI insight2026

A porcine commotio retinae model for preclinical evaluation of posttraumatic photoreceptor degeneration.

Juan Amaral, Irina Bunea, Arvydas Maminishkis, Maria M Campos, Francesca Barone, Rohan Gupta, Mitra Farnoodian, Jonathan Newport, M Joseph Phillips, Ruchi Sharma and 3 more

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13 authors.

Juan AmaralNational Eye Institute (NEI)/Translational Research Core/Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch (OGVFB), Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Irina BuneaNEI/Ocular and Stem Cell Translational Research Section/OGVFB, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Arvydas MaminishkisNational Eye Institute (NEI)/Translational Research Core/Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch (OGVFB), Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Maria M CamposNEI/Biological Imaging Core/Histology Core, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Francesca BaroneNEI/Ocular and Stem Cell Translational Research Section/OGVFB, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Rohan GuptaNEI/Ocular and Stem Cell Translational Research Section/OGVFB, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Mitra FarnoodianNEI/Ocular and Stem Cell Translational Research Section/OGVFB, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Jonathan NewportNEI/Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
M Joseph PhillipsWaisman Center.
Ruchi SharmaNEI/Ocular and Stem Cell Translational Research Section/OGVFB, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
David M GammWaisman Center.
Kapil BhartiNEI/Ocular and Stem Cell Translational Research Section/OGVFB, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Richard J BlanchAcademic Department of Military Surgery and Trauma/Royal Centre for Defense Medicine, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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Abstract

Commotio retinae (CR) resulting from retinal trauma can lead to focal photoreceptor degeneration and permanent vision loss. Currently no therapies exist for CR-induced retinal degeneration, in part because of the lack of a large-animal model that replicates human injury pathology and allows testing of therapeutics. Severe CR is clinically characterized by subretinal fluid and focal photoreceptor outer nuclear layer thinning. To develop a porcine CR model, we developed a laser-guided projectile apparatus and optimized projectile delivery procedure using porcine cadaveric eyes embedded in a 3D-printed porcine skull. Scleral and corneal impacts resulted in retinal damage consistent with patient injury, but corneal impacts also led to cornea damage and opacification, which precluded follow-up imaging. In live porcine eyes, scleral impacts of 39.5 m/s induced transient blood-retinal barrier breakdown evidenced by subretinal fluid on optical coherence tomography (OCT), leakage observed on fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography, and transient photoreceptor outer segment disruption seen by OCT and multifocal electroretinography. Impacts above 39.5 m/s induced longer-lasting photoreceptor degeneration but only transient blood-retinal barrier breakdown. This porcine model, combined with clinically relevant imaging and diagnostic modalities, will be valuable for testing the safety and efficacy of therapies to restore vision after focal photoreceptor degeneration.

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Eye InjuriesRetinaRetinal DegenerationAnimalsBlood-Retinal BarrierDisease Models, AnimalElectroretinographyHumansSwineTomography, Optical CoherenceNeurodegenerationNeuroscienceOphthalmologyStem cell transplantation

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PMID41528801
PMCPMC12956011

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