Special Senses System

Eye, Iris - Synechia

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    Eye, Iris - Synechia, Anterior in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study. There is adhesion of the iris to the posterior cornea (arrow).
    Eye, Iris - Synechia, Anterior in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study. There is adhesion of the iris to the posterior cornea (arrow).
    Eye, Iris - Synechia, Anterior in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 1). There is adhesion of the iris to the posterior cornea (arrow) due to abnormal fibrovascular tissue formation.
    Eye, Iris - Synechia, Anterior in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 1). There is adhesion of the iris to the posterior cornea (arrow) due to abnormal fibrovascular tissue formation.
    Eye, Iris - Synechia in a male F344/NTac rat from a subchronic study. There are concurrent anterior (A) and posterior (P) iridial synechiae, partial protrusion of the iris into the corneal stroma (staphyloma) (S), and a cataractous lens (L).
    Eye, Iris - Synechia in a male F344/NTac rat from a subchronic study. There are concurrent anterior (A) and posterior (P) iridial synechiae, partial protrusion of the iris into the corneal stroma (staphyloma) (S), and a cataractous lens (L).
    Eye, Iris - Synechia in a male F344/NTac rat from a subchronic study (higher magnification of Figure 3). There is concurrent anterior (A) and posterior (P) iridial synechiae, as well as partial protrusion of the iris in the corneal stroma (staphyloma) (S), and a cataractous lens (L).
    Eye, Iris - Synechia in a male F344/NTac rat from a subchronic study (higher magnification of Figure 3). There is concurrent anterior (A) and posterior (P) iridial synechiae, as well as partial protrusion of the iris in the corneal stroma (staphyloma) (S), and a cataractous lens (L).
    Eye, Iris - Synechia, Posterior in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study. There is adhesion of the iris to the lens capsule (arrow).
    Eye, Iris - Synechia, Posterior in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study. There is adhesion of the iris to the lens capsule (arrow).
    Eye, Iris - Synechia, Posterior in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 5). There is adhesion of the iris to the lens capsule (arrow) due to abnormal fibrovascular tissue formation is present in the eye, as well as entropion uveae (arrowhead).
    Eye, Iris - Synechia, Posterior in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 5). There is adhesion of the iris to the lens capsule (arrow) due to abnormal fibrovascular tissue formation is present in the eye, as well as entropion uveae (arrowhead).

    Author

    Margarita M. Gruebbel, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Reviewers

    Ruth E. Hurley, DVM, PHD, DACVP
    Senior Veterinary Pathologist
    Huntingdon Life Sciences
    North Brunswick, NJ

    Robert R. Maronpot, DVM, MS, MPH, DACVP, DABT, FIATP
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC