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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of hyperthermia on experimental proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) in rabbits were studied. Heat treatment (42.4 degrees C for 30 min) of the retinal surface (as estimated from temperature measurement of the retrobulbar space) 2 to 3 hr after fibroblast injection reduced the occurrence of traction retinal detachment compared with control rabbits (P less than 0.02), but the incidence of pucker formation plus traction detachment was not significantly different between the two groups. In a separate experiment, heat treatment applied to normal rabbit eyes showed only reversible elongation in the latency of the electroretinographic b-wave without affecting the amplitude. Histologic examination revealed no significant changes in the heat-treated normal rabbit retina. Hyperthermia may be used as a new therapeutic tool for PVR.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0146-0404
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
404-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Hyperthermia reduces the occurrence of proliferative vitreoretinopathy in a rabbit model.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't