Investigation to determine the pathogenesis of accommodation disorder caused by traumatic cervical syndrome

• Project/Area Number: 22791677
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Ophthalmology
• Research Institution: Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
• Principal Investigator: SEKIYAMA Eiichi 京都府立医科大学, 医学部附属病院, 専攻医 (30551494)
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
• Keywords: 眼生理学 / 調節障害 / エストロゲン / ストレス調節因子

Research Abstract

We examined the midbrain of the 20 patients with MRI who showed accommodation disorder caused by traumatic cervical syndrome. Four of the 20 patients showed past hemorrhage at the midbrain(next to the EW nucleus). And all these 4 patients also showed vision impairment, while one of the rest 16 patients showed vision impairment. Then we considered that bleeding at the midbrain may relate to the vision impairment.