title: [Effects of elevated intraocular pressure on the morphology and function of the corneal endothelium in rabbits].
abstract: The intraocular pressure in 40 rabbits (80 eyes) was experimentally raised by injection of balanced salt solution into posterior vitreous. The corneal endothelia were studied by slit-lamp, vital staining, compound staining, electron microscopy and corneal pachymetry. The results indicated that elevation of intraocular pressure induced morphological changes and functional disorders of the corneal endothelium in rabbits. The mechanism involved was discussed.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000886:Anthropometry; D002452:Cell Count; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000473:pathology*; D011817:Rabbits