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An Acute Injury Model for the Phenotypic Characteristics of Geographic Atrophy.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 20 Mar 2018
Bhutto Imran A, Ogura Shuntaro, Baldeosingh Rajkumar, McLeod D Scott, Lutty Gerard A, Edwards Malia M
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Purpose: Geographic atrophy (GA) is the late stage of non-neovascular age-related macular degeneration. A lack of animal models for GA has hampered treatment efforts. Presented herein is a rat model for GA using subretinal injection of sodium iodate (NaIO3). Methods: Rats were given subretinal injections of NaIO3 (5 μg/μL) using a pico-injector. Fundus photographs and spectral domain optical coherent tomography...
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