Histopathological study of the effects of ethamsylate [dicynone] on rabbit's eye

The effects of intacameral injection of 0.3 ml of dicynone on ocular tissues of rabbits were studied. Progressive atrophic changes affecting the cornea, iris, ciliary body and the optic nerve of rabbits' eyes were observed. The details of these atrophic changes were discussed. There was also a lowering of the intra-ocular pressure of the rabbits' eyes after dicynone Injection into their anterior chamber