Evaluation of palpebral fissure and orbital volume after bimatoprost 0.03% orbital injections. Experimental study in rats
| Autor: | Nilson Lopes da Fonseca Junior, Giuliana Petri, Juliana Mora Veridiano, José Ricardo Carvalho Lima Rehder |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia, Vol 73, Iss 6, Pp 341-347 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1982-8551 0034-7280 |
| DOI: | 10.5935/0034-7280.20140072 |
| Popis: | Objective: To evaluate in experimental animals the changes of the palpebral fissure and the orbital volume after orbital injection of bimatoprost 0.03%. Methods: Two main groups of Wistar rats were analyzed, one after orbital injection of bimatoprost 0.03% and another, a control group, after orbital injection of saline solution. The calculation of the palpebral fissure was done on images by means of computer processing, using the program Image J. After taking photographs, the animals were submitted to bilateral orbital exenteration and the volume was calculated in all the animals by the water displacement method (Archimedes’ Principle). Results: While comparing the measurements of the palpebral fissure and the orbital volume among animals given an injection with bimatoprost 0.03% and the control group it was found that there were no statistically significant differences. Conclusions: In this study there were no statistically significant differences in the measurement of the vertical palpebral fissure and the orbital volume among animals given the orbital injection of bimatoprost 0.03% and the animals of the control group. |
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