The protective effects of dexmedetomidine against apoptosis in retinal ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats

Objective: Dexmedetomidine is an alpha 2 adrenoceptor agonist and can be used for postoperative sedation, analgesia and anesthesia-sparing properties. Furthermore, the neuroprotective effects against ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in the central nervous system have been shown in experimental studies. This study aimed to investigate the protective effects of dexmedetomidine against apoptosis in retinal I/R injury in the rat