The Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome (SANS) is characterized by the development of optic disc edema, choroidal folds, cotton-wool spots, globe flattening, and/or refractive error changes greater than or equal to 0.75D during long-duration spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS). It is hypothesized that these findings result from the headward fluid shift that occurs due to weightlessness. We can induce a headward fluid shift on Earth using positional changes and on ISS due to weightlessness. Lower-body negative pressure (LBNP) is used to reverse the headward fluid shift by drawing fluid into the lower body and can be used on Earth and on ISS.
Submacular Choroid Thickness Increases During Long-Duration Spaceflight
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Conference ; 2018 ; Honolulu, HI, United States
2018-04-28
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