The cynomolgus monkey eyelid as an anatomic model for oculoplastic surgery.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the Cynomolgus monkey eyelid as an experimental model for oculoplastic surgery


METHODS
Eyelid and periocular tissue were removed from Cynomolgus monkeys being euthanized. After fixation, the macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of the Cynomolgus monkey eyelid were studied.


RESULTS
Macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of the Cynomolgus monkey eyelids were described. The Cynomolgus monkey eyelid bears resemblance to the human eyelid in its compartmentalization and complexity.


CONCLUSIONS
The Cynomolgus monkey eyelid is a suitable experimental research model. Its compartmentalization resembles that of the human eyelid both microscopically and macroscopically.
Cook
Briggs E
BE
Oculoplastics Service, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. briggscook@yahoo.com
Lucarelli
Mark J
MJ
Lemke
Bradley N
BN
Dortzbach
Richard K
RK
D000818:Animals; D005143:Eyelids / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008252:Macaca fascicularis / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D023421:Models, Animal; D013518:Surgery, Plastic