TRAUMATIC RETINOPATHY IN PRIMATES - EXPLANATION OF COMMOTIO RETINAE
TRAUMATIC RETINOPATHY IN PRIMATES - EXPLANATION OF COMMOTIO RETINAE
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DOI:
10.1001/archopht.1978.03910060563021
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
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通讯作者:
GASS, JDM
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SIPPERLEY, JO;QUIGLEY, HA;GASS, JDM
Experimental commotio retinae was produced in 12 owl monkeys [Aotus trivirgatus] by blunt trauma. The ophthalmoscopic and fluorescein angiographic appearance of this contrecoup lesion is identical to the acute traumatic retinal opacity in humans. These eyes were examined by light microscopy and EM from 4 h to 12 wk after injury. Immediately after injury, the only abnormality is disruption of the receptor outer segments. From 1-6 days after trauma, many receptor cells undergo degeneration. The retinal pigment epithelium phagocytoses the degenerating outer segments, occasionally migrating into the retina. There is no extracellular retinal edema. The opacity of commotio retinae seems to represent disrupted receptor cells. Visual loss may result from permanent loss of receptors. The pigment epithelial response to traumatic receptor damage is similar to that observed in experimental retinal detachment and light-induced retinal damage.