Sulfur hexafluoride in owl monkey vitreous cavity

Edward Fineberg; Robert Machemer; Paul Sullivan; Edward W.D. Norton; Duco Hamasaki; Douglas Anderson

doi:10.1016/0002-9394(75)90458-4

Sulfur hexafluoride in owl monkey vitreous cavity

Edward Fineberg, Robert Machemer, Paul Sullivan, Edward W.D. Norton, Duco Hamasaki, Douglas Anderson

Ophthalmology

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Abstract

Sulfur hexafluoride (SF₆) gas, tested in the vitreous chamber of owl monkey eyes, remained in the vitreous cavity about twice as long as air (ten to 11 days vs. five to six days). Its volume expanded from the diffusion of other gases into the created gas pocket. Lens opacities developed when the lens was in continuous contact with SF₆ or air. Sulfur hexafluoride appeared to be no more toxic to the retina than air, using electroretinographic, histologic, and electron microscopic criteria.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	67-74
Number of pages	8
Journal	American journal of ophthalmology
Volume	79
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9394(75)90458-4
State	Published - Jan 1975

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