Glaucoma in Animals

Abstract

Glaucoma occurs in several animal species including man. In animals glaucoma has been investigated primarily in the rabbit as a biomedical research animal, in the nonhuman primate for posterior segment studies, and in the dog as a clinical patient and potential animal model. Primary glaucoma in the different animal species suggests genetic predisposition. As the aqueous humor pathways of the different animal species possess more anatomic and physiologic similarities than differences, studies of the glaucomatous trabecular meshwork of each animal species may provide additional information about the genesis of increased outflow resistance and new forms of therapy for all species including man.