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- Title
Comparative morphology of epicorneal conjunctival membranes in rabbits and human pterygium.
- Authors
Roze, Maurice; Ridings, Bernard; Lagadic, Marie
- Abstract
Abstract A rarely described ocular lesion in the rabbit is presented following the observation of four cases. It is a membrane of conjunctival origin that advances progressively, without adhering, towards the center of the cornea. Clinically the lesion in rabbits looks like pterygium in man, but with several differences: in rabbits, the conjunctival fold is absolutely free and does not penetrate into the superficial corneal layers. It originates from all the limbal circumference in a symetric growth. The cornea itself remains unaltered. The fold consists of fibroblasts and collagen. The microscopic findings suggest the lesion is possibly of a collagenous dysplasia.
- Subjects
RABBIT diseases; VETERINARY surgery; RABBITS; CONJUNCTIVA diseases; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Veterinary Ophthalmology, 2001, Vol 4, Issue 3, p171
- ISSN
1463-5216
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1463-5216.2001.00145.x