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FELIPE I. TOLENTINO, MD; RICHARD H. DONOVAN, VMD; HAL M. FREEMAN, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 1965;73(5):700-706.

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Rhegmatogenous * retinal detachment, retinal breaks, developmental abnormalities, degeneration of the peripheral retina, juxtapapillary staphyloma, chorioretinal dysplasia, and retinoschisis have been described in several breeds of dog.^1-5 To determine whether clinically detectable changes in the vitreous body are related to these conditions, the vitreous cavities of 24 affected collies were examined in detail. This paper is a description of the biomicroscopic findings and their correlation with the fundus abnormalities previously reported in these animals.¹

Materials and Methods

The collies, 9 males and 15 females, ranged in age from 5 months to 4 years. A complete fundus drawing was made of each of the 48 eyes and was used as a guide for study of the vitreous with the Zeiss Opton slit lamp and a three-mirror contact lens. When a small palpebral fissure precluded the use of the standard three-mirror lens, an especially designed contact lens with an adjustable mirror . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Boston

From the Department of Clinical Eye Research, Institute of Biological and Medical Sciences, Retina Foundation.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Jan 22, 1965.

Reprint requests to 99 W Cedar St, Boston 02114 (Dr. Tolentino).

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