Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology - JNO Podcast Series - Persistent Asymmetric Optic Disc Swelling After Long-Duration Space Flight: Implications for Pathogenesis

Persistent Asymmetric Optic Disc Swelling After Long-Duration Space Flight: Implications for Pathogenesis

11/06/17 • 7 min

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology - JNO Podcast Series

In this podcast, the authors of the paper entitled “Neuro-ophthalmology of space flight” provide an update of the history, clinical findings, and possible pathogenic etiologies of the constellation of neuro-ophthalmic findings discovered in astronauts after long-duration space flight; and to discuss the terrestrial implications of such findings.

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