May 2006
Volume 47, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2006
Equivalent Refractive Index of Postmortem Cynomolgus Monkey Crystalline Lenses
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • D. Borja
    Ophthalmic Biophysics Center, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering University of Miami, Miami, FL
  • A. Rosen
    Ophthalmic Biophysics Center, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering University of Miami, Miami, FL
  • R. Augusteyn
    Vision Cooperative Research Centre, Sydney, Australia
  • F. Manns
    Ophthalmic Biophysics Center, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering University of Miami, Miami, FL
  • J.–M. Parel
    Ophthalmic Biophysics Center, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering University of Miami, Miami, FL
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  D. Borja, None; A. Rosen, None; R. Augusteyn, None; F. Manns, None; J. Parel, None.
  • Footnotes
    Support  NIH F31EY015395, NIH 5R01EY014225; Vision Cooperative Research Centre, Sydney, Australia; Florida Lions Eye Bank; NIH center grant P30–EY014801; Research to Prevent Blindness, Henri and Flore Lesieur Foundation. NIH F31EY015395, NIH 5R01EY014225; Vision Cooperative Research Centre, Sydney, Australia; Florida Lions Eye Bank; NIH center grant P30–EY014801; Research to Prevent Blindness, Henri and Flore Lesieur Foundation.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2006, Vol.47, 1209. doi:
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      D. Borja, A. Rosen, R. Augusteyn, F. Manns, J.–M. Parel; Equivalent Refractive Index of Postmortem Cynomolgus Monkey Crystalline Lenses . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2006;47(13):1209.

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Abstract

Purpose: : To calculate the equivalent refractive index of cynomolgus monkey crystalline lenses from optical power, surface curvature, and sagittal thickness measurements.

Methods: : Measurements were performed on 14 healthy or diabetic isolated cynomolgus postmortem monkey crystalline lenses within 24 hours of euthanasia (PMT = 17±16.4 hours) with an average age of 5±2 years. The lenses were extracted from the donated whole globes and immersed in BSS. The optical power was measured with a modified lensmeter (Denham et al, ARVO 2004). The sagittal thickness was obtained from 20X magnified undistorted sagittal view shadowphotograph images (Rosen et al, Exper Eye Res, In Press). The radii of curvature of the anterior and posterior surfaces of the lens were obtained by fitting conic functions to the anterior and posterior edges of the shadowgraph images and using the value of the apex radius. The central equivalent refractive index was calculated using the lens maker formula.

Results: : The average anterior and posterior radii were found to be 3.59±0.44 and –3.60±0.50mm respectively. The average sagittal thickness was found to be 4.04±0.20mm. The average optical power measured at 587nm and at a radius of 2.12mm was found to be 40.06D±4.43. From these measured values the equivalent refractive index was found to be 1.40±0.01.

Conclusions: : The lens equivalent refractive index (n=1.40) of the isolated cynomolgus monkeys lens (i.e. accommodated) is comparable but slightly lower than published values for the in vivo accommodated human lens (1.44<n<1.41, Dubbelman 2001 & 2005)

Keywords: crystalline lens • optical properties • presbyopia 
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