PMID: 11913845Mar 27, 2002Paper

A quantitative analysis of sutural contributions to variability in back vertex distance and transmittance in rabbit lenses as a function of development, growth, and age

Optometry and Vision Science : Official Publication of the American Academy of Optometry
J R Kuszak, K J al-Ghoul

Abstract

To correlate specific parameters of lens structure (anterior and posterior suture branch length and planar area) with variability in back vertex distance (BVD) and scatter in rabbit lenses as a function of development, growth, and age. Lenses from juvenile (n = 9), adult (n = 9), and aged (n = 10) New Zealand White rabbits were utilized in this study. After sacrifice, lens suture patterns were photographed using a stereo surgical dissecting microscope. Within 5 min of sacrifice, average BVD, variability in BVD, and scatter were assessed with a Scantox In Vitro Assay System. Laser beams were passed incrementally along anterior and posterior suture planes through right eye (oculus dexter, OD) lenses, and between suture planes through left eye (oculus sinister, OS) lenses. After fixation, lens axial dimensions and suture branch lengths were assessed and used to create scaled, 3-dimensional computer assisted drawings (3-D CADs) depicting gross lens shape and sutural changes throughout life. Whereas average BVD only increased significantly as a function of growth, variability in BVD only increased significantly as a function of aging. However, anterior sutures exerted a greater influence on variability of BVD than posterior sutures ...Continue Reading

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Apr 27, 2004·Experimental Eye Research·J R KuszakC Sivertson
Dec 22, 2007·BMC Ophthalmology·Samer Al-KhudariKristin J Al-Ghoul
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