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Inducement and Evaluation of a Murine Model of Experimental Myopia
Published on: January 22, 2019
Mouse experimental myopia has features of primate myopia
Tatiana V Tkatchenko1, Yimin Shen, Andrei V Tkatchenko
1Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA. atkatche@med.wayne.edu
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
|October 31, 2009
Summary
Experimental myopia in mice can be induced by diffusers and lenses under photopic conditions. This myopia is characterized by vitreous chamber elongation, similar to human myopia.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Animal Models
- Vision Science
Background:
- Recent studies suggest experimental myopia induction in mice.
- The role of photopic visual input and similarity to human myopia remain unclear.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct high-resolution in vivo analysis of ocular changes and refractive state in mice with experimentally induced myopia.
- To investigate the influence of photopic visual input on myopia development in mice.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a high-resolution small animal MRI system and automated eccentric infrared photorefractor.
- Analyzed refractive state and ocular components in C57BL/6J mice.
- Induced experimental myopia using diffusers and -25 D lenses under photopic conditions.
Main Results:
- Both diffusers and -25 D lenses successfully induced myopia in mice under photopic conditions.
- -25 D lenses induced a greater myopic shift (-15.2 D) than diffusers (-12.0 D).
- Myopia in mice results from increased postequatorial segment size and occurs during a specific developmental window (up to postnatal day 67).
Conclusions:
- Experimental myopia is inducible in mice using diffusers and lenses under photopic conditions during a critical developmental period.
- Myopia in mice is characterized by vitreous chamber elongation, mirroring findings in humans and nonhuman primates.
