Ophthalmic Lesions in Non-Human Primates

Abstract

Over a 2-year period a number of spontaneous ophthalmic lesions were noted in non-human primates. These included lesions in baboons, old world monkeys, and chimpanzees. The lesions were divided into general etiologic categories of congenital, inflammatory, traumatic, degenerative, and undetermined. Specific lesions included colobomas, cataracts, detached retina, iridocyclitis, and morphologic changes due to myopia. Clinical and gross and/or histologic descriptions of the lesions were given, and their relative importance in a colony situation was described.