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Eighty-four rabbit eyes injected intravitreously with tissue-cultured fibroblasts following gas compression of the vitreous were examined clinically over a period of 1 month. Detailed clinical descriptions of the extent of retinal changes were recorded. Clinical landmarks were determined and arranged into a new classification of this model of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR). The proposed classification will allow easier communication between research groups using this model to study the treatment and prevention of PVR.
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Supported by the National Eye Institute, Grants EYO2903 and P30 EYO5722, Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., and Alcon Laboratories, Fort Worth, Texas
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Hida, T., Chandler, D.B. & Sheta, S.M. Classification of the stages of proliferative vitreoretinopathy in a refined experimental model in the rabbit eye. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 225, 303–307 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02150154
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02150154