EyeconX Ideas! - Brain And Eye Abnormalities In Astronauts Caused By Prolonged Space Travel http://ideas.eyeconx.net/story.php?title=brain-and-eye-abnormalities-in-astronauts-caused-by-prolonged-space-travel Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the eyes and brains of 27 astronauts who have spent prolonged periods of time in space revealed optical abnormalities similar to those that can occur in intracranial hypertension of unknown cause, a potentially serious condition in which pressure builds within the skull. A retrospective analysis of the MRI data appears online in the journal Radiology. A team of... Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:26:20 EDT en