Pigmentary abnormalities of the macula in rhesus monkeys: clinical observations.
In a survey of 546 rhesus monkeys of various ages, 6.1% of the animals showed ophthalmoscopically visible hypopigmented spots in their maculas. There was a statistically significant correlation between the age of the animal and the degree of hypopigmentation. Electroretinographic responses and visually evoked potentials were evaluated in a selected group of monkeys with and without hypopigmented macular spots. No significant change in retinal function as a result of the macular abnormalities could be detected.
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D004596:Electroretinography; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008266:Macula Lutea; D008297:Male; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*