title: Retinal ganglion cell degeneration in experimental optic atrophy.
abstract: By ophthalmoscopic and histopathologic examinations at various intervals after retinal injury, we studied progressive ganglion cell atrophy following retinal photocoagulation in 25 owl monkey eyes. A reduced ganglion cell population was apparent within three to four weeks after the photocoagulation and was maximal by six weeks.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002452:Cell Count; D005724:Ganglia / Q000166:cytology*; D000882:Haplorhini; D008028:Light Coagulation; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology*; D020221:Optic Nerve Injuries; D012160:Retina / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology*