The development of the refractive state in the newborn Thomson gazelle

R. Ofri; S. Millodot; Y. Tadmor; E. Matalon; P. H. Kass; I. H. Horowitz; M. Millodot

doi:10.1007/s00359-004-0538-z

The development of the refractive state in the newborn Thomson gazelle

R. Ofri^*, S. Millodot, Y. Tadmor, E. Matalon, P. H. Kass, I. H. Horowitz, M. Millodot

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The Koret School of Veterinary Medicine

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Changes in refractive error during the first 3 months of life were studied retinoscopically in six Thomson gazelles (Gazella thomsoni). Animals were hand-raised to allow repeat testing over time without chemical restraint. Refraction results were correlated with ultrasound measurements of intraocular dimensions, and with values in adult gazelles. Gazelles are born hyperopic with a mean refractive error of 3.44 ± 0.31 D. By day 50, the animals are virtually emmetropic (0.13 ± 0.21 D) and remain so in adulthood (0.03 ± 0.09 D). The refractive error is highly correlated with the axial length (r² = 0.96) and with the vitreous chamber depth (r² = 0.83), but not with anterior chamber depth. Significant with-the-rule astigmatism was recorded (P < 0.001).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	831-835
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology
Volume	190
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-004-0538-z
State	Published - Oct 2004

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Acknowledgements This study was supported by the Sheinbron Foundation, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The experiments comply with both the Principles of animal care, publication no. 86-23, revised 1985, from the National Institutes of Health and with current Israeli law.

Keywords

Axial length
Emmetropia
Hyperopia
Thomson gazelle
Wildlife

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