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Comparative anatomy of the vitreous body in rhesus monkeys and man

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In the isolated unfixed vitreous body a structural organization can be visualized by slitlamp microscopy or by an ink-injection technique. We discuss the observations on human and rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) vitreous bodies using the ink-injection technique. Advantages and disadvantages of this method compared with slitlamp microscopy are described. Eventual functional implications of vitreal organization are mentioned briefly.

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  1. Eye Clinic Academic Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands

    J. G. F. Worst & L. I. Los

  2. Jan Worst Research Group, Haren, The Netherlands

    J. G. F. Worst

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Worst, J.G.F., Los, L.I. Comparative anatomy of the vitreous body in rhesus monkeys and man. Doc Ophthalmol 82, 169–178 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00157007

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