title: Experimental Tibetan monkey domestication and its application for intraocular pressure measurement.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To train Tibetan monkey (Macaca thibetana) for intraocular pressure (IOP) measurement in conscious state and obtain normal IOP in conscious Tibetan Macaque.
  
  
  METHODS
  The training was based on award-conditioned behavior. Food stimulation and human-animal interaction were used in this training.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Trained Tibetan monkeys calmly accepted IOP measurement by the TonoVet® rebound tonometer without sedation or anesthesia and their IOP values were similar to other primates.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Human-cultivated Thibetan monkeys are tamable, and can be used for biomedical research such as ophthalmic research without anesthesia.
authors: Institute of Laboratory Animals of Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu 610212, Sichuan Province, China.
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authors: Zhou
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authors: Wang
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