Study of aqueous humor dynamics in chronic hypotony induced by traumatic anterior proliferative vitreoretinopathy / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the dynamics of aqueous humor in chronic hypotony induced by traumatic anterior proliferative vitreoretinopathy (aPVR), and to demonstrate physiologic mechanisms of the hypotony. Methods A model of hypotony to simulate traumatic aPVR was reproduced in rabbits. Preoperatively and on day 7, 14, 28 and 56 postoperatively, the aqueous humor flow rate and the uveoscleral outflow of aqueous humor were determined. Results The flow rate of aqueous humor in experimental group was reduced remarkably compared with that of control group on days 14, 28 and 56 (P