PEDIATRICS Vol. 9 No. 5 May 1952, pp. 602-606
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RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA: ANIMAL STUDIES

Induced Vascular Engorgement and Hyperplasia of the Iris, Tunica Vasculosa Lentis and Retina in Kittens

W. R. HEPNER JR. M.D.1

1 The Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.

A condition similar to the early retinal stages of retrolental fibroplasia, along with persistence of the ocular embryonic vascular system, is induced by repeated massive blood transfusions of chronically edematous kittens.

Submitted on November 5, 1951