Incomitance in Monkeys with Strabismus

dc.contributor.authorDas, Vallabh E.
dc.contributor.authorFu, LaiNgor
dc.contributor.authorMustari, Michael J.
dc.contributor.authorTusa, Ronald J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-10T18:03:53Z
dc.date.available2020-03-10T18:03:53Z
dc.date.issued3/1/2005
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Rhesus monkeys reared with restricted visual environment during their first few months of life develop large ocular misalignment (strabismus). The purpose of this study was to describe ‘A and V’ patterns and DVD in these animals during fixation and eye movements and suggest that this form of rearing produces animals that are a suitable model to study mechanisms that might cause ‘A/V’ pattern incomitant strabismus and dissociated vertical deviation (DVD) in humans. Methods: Eye movements were recorded during fixation, smooth-pursuit and saccades using binocular search coils in one monkey with esotropia, three monkeys with exotropia and one normal monkey. Results: 1) Monkeys reared with Alternating Monocular Occlusion or Binocular deprivation (tarsal plates intact) showed both horizontal and vertical misalignment during monocular and binocular viewing. 2) Large ‘A’ patterns were evident in 2 out of 3 exotropes while a ‘V’ pattern was observed in the esotrope. 3) Similar ‘A/V’ patterns were observed with either eye viewing and during fixation or eye movements. 4) The vertical misalignment, which consisted of the non-viewing eye being higher than the fixating eye, appeared to constitute a DVD. Conclusion: Visual sensory deprivation methods that induce large strabismus also induce ‘A/V’ patterns and DVD similar to certain types of human strabismus. The source of the pattern strabismus could be central, i.e., altered innervation to extraocular muscles from motor nuclei, or peripheral, i.e., altered location of extraocular muscle pulleys.
dc.identifier.citationCopyright 2005 Strabismus. This is a post-print version of a published paper that is available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2553355/. Recommended citation: Das, Vallabh E., Lai Ngor Fu, Michael J. Mustari, and Ronald J. Tusa. "Incomitance in monkeys with strabismus." Strabismus 13, no. 1 (2005): 33-41. DOI: 10.1080/09273970590910298. This item has been deposited in accordance with publisher copyright and licensing terms and with the author’s permission.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/6001
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherStrabismus
dc.subjectA/V patterns
dc.subjectDissociated vertical deviation
dc.subjectEye movement
dc.subjectMonkey
dc.subjectIncomitant strabismus
dc.subjectEsotropia
dc.subjectExotropia
dc.titleIncomitance in Monkeys with Strabismus
dc.typeArticle

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