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Chiu, K., Chang, R. C., So, K. Intravitreous Injection for Establishing Ocular Diseases Model. J. Vis. Exp. (8), e313, doi:10.3791/313 (2007).
Intravitreous injection is a widely used technique in visual sciences research. It can be used to establish animal models with ocular diseases or as direct application of local treatment. This video introduces how to use simple and inexpensive tools to finish the intravitreous injection procedure. Use of a 1 ml syringe, instead of a hemilton syringe, is used. Practical tips for how to make appropriate injection needles using glass pipettes with perfect tips, and how to easily connect the syringe needle with the glass pipette tightly together, are given.
To conduct a good intravitreous injection, there are three aspects to be observed: 1) injection site should not disrupt retina structure; 2) bleeding should be avoided to reduce the risk of infection; 3) lens should be untouched to avoid traumatic cataract. In brief, the most important point is to reduce the interruption of normal ocular structure. To avoid interruption of retina, the superior nasal region of rat eye was chosen. Also, the puncture point of the needle was at the par planar, which was about 1.5 mm from the limbal region of the rat eye. A small amount of vitreous is gently pushed out through the puncture hole to reduce the intraocular pressure before injection. With the 45° injection angle, it is less likely to cause traumatic cataract in the rat eye, thus avoiding related complications and influence from lenticular factors. In this operation, there was no cutting of the conjunctiva and ocular muscle, no bleeding. With quick and minor injury, a successful intravitreous injection can be done in minutes.
The injection set outlined in this particular protocol is specific for intravitreous injection. However, the methods and materials presented here can also be used for other injection procedures in drug delivery to the brain, spinal cord or other organs in small mammals.
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Good intravitreous injection is useful for establishing animal model as well as direct intraocular treatment. First, injection site should not disrupt retina structure. Second, bleeding should be avoided to reduce the risk of infection. Third, lens should be untouched to avoid traumatic cataract. Most important is to reduce the interruption of normal ocular structure.
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The animals were handled according to the protocol for the use of animal in research approved by the Committee on the Use of Live Animals in Teaching and Research (CULATR) of the University of Hong Kong and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Statements for the use of animals in Ophthalmic and Vision Research.
The study of glaucoma in this laboratory is supported by National Glaucoma Research from American Health Assistant Foundation.
| Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
| Operating Microscope | Olympus Corporation | OME | |
| Glass Pipettes | World Precision Instruments, Inc. | ||
| Pipette Puller | David Kopf Instruments | ||
| 1ml syringes | single use | ||
| 30G needles | single use | ||
| Ketamine | Aldasan | anesthetic | |
| Xylazine | Aldasan | anesthetic | |
| Alcaine | Alcon | 0.5% proparacaine hydrochloride | |
| Tobrex | Alcon | ointment, 3% tobramyxin. |
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Video is really good.
i want to ask the folll questions:
1. After how much time interval we can do intravitreal injection
2. what dose should be ideally given?
3. How much vitreous is present in rat?
As in few papers they have gven 60 microlitre and in some 120 microlitre of vitreous is present in rat.
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ReplyPosted by: Rupali October 9, 2010, 3:36 AM