Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53880#.VNm_UizQrzE Author(s) Tao Li 1 , Xiaodong Zhou 1* , Zhi Chen 2 , Xingtao Zhou 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China . 2 Department of Ophthalmology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China . ABSTRACT Purpose: To investigate the effects of intravitreal injection of cyclopentolate on form deprivation myopia in guinea pigs. Methods: Thirty-five guinea pigs at age of 3 weeks were randomly divided into 5 groups (n = 7 for each group): deprived, deprived plus saline, deprived plus cyclopentolate, normal control, and cyclopentolate group. Form deprivation was only performed in right eyes with translucent membranes for 4 weeks. Physiological saline and cyclopentolate were intravitreally injected into deprived eyes at four-day intervals. All the left eyes remained untreated as...
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