Gas vitrectomy in a primate model.
Total displacement of vitreous by an expanding bubble of a perfluorocarbon gas was studied in cynomolgus monkeys. The clinical observations and the gross dissection suggested that cortical vitreous might have been stripped from the retina; however, electron microscopy of frozen sections demonstrated that the collagen structure of the vitreous was compressed against the retina.
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Lincoff
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Kreissig
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Jakobiec
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Iwamoto
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Vitolo
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Shapiro
D000818:Animals; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005615:Freezing; D008252:Macaca fascicularis; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D012160:Retina / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*
D005466:Fluorocarbons; C035066:carbon tetrafluoride; C048381:perfluoroethane