TY - JOUR
T1 - The retinal capillary bed at the posterior pole of primate eyes
AU - Anderson, Douglas R.
PY - 1971/4
Y1 - 1971/4
N2 - The capillary circulation in the posterior pole was studied by fluorescein angiography and silicone rubber injection in eight species of primates. Six of these were diurnal monkeys: marmoset, squirrel moneky, capuchin monkey, black spider monkey, African green monkey, and rhesus monkey. In these diurnal species, the retinas have both rods and cones, and there is a central region free of capillaries that corresponds to the fovea, just as in the human retina. In two nocturnal species, the bushbaby and the owl monkey, both of which lack a fovea, there is no central capillary-free zone.
AB - The capillary circulation in the posterior pole was studied by fluorescein angiography and silicone rubber injection in eight species of primates. Six of these were diurnal monkeys: marmoset, squirrel moneky, capuchin monkey, black spider monkey, African green monkey, and rhesus monkey. In these diurnal species, the retinas have both rods and cones, and there is a central region free of capillaries that corresponds to the fovea, just as in the human retina. In two nocturnal species, the bushbaby and the owl monkey, both of which lack a fovea, there is no central capillary-free zone.
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U2 - 10.1016/0002-9394(71)90246-7
DO - 10.1016/0002-9394(71)90246-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 5553010
AN - SCOPUS:0015040566
VL - 71
SP - 815
EP - 818
JO - American Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - American Journal of Ophthalmology
SN - 0002-9394
IS - 4
ER -