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Table 8
Retinal anatomy of common animal models used in ocular research
Animal
Retinal
component
Non-human
primates
Mice
Rat
Guinea pig
Rabbit
Cat
Dog
Pig
250
b
(
17
)
Retinal
thickness
(
μ
M)
186.9
15.1
(
62
,
63
)
192.7 (
89
)
220
μ
m(
17
)
140 (
17
)
293
13
(
93
)
Area of cone
density
Visual streak
Visual streak
Visual streak Visual streak
Area centralis
(temporal)
Area centralis
(temporal)
Visual
streak
Macula/fovea
Retinal vacular
pattern
Holangiotic
Holangiotic
Paurangiotic Meriangiotic
Holangiotic
Holangiotic
Holangiotic Holangiotic
Vascular
supply
Posterior ciliary
arteries
Posterior ciliary
arteries
Posterior ciliary
arteries
Short posterior
ciliary arteries
Short posterior
ciliary arteries
Central retinal
artery
