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Macrophakia in three cats
Author(s) -
Benz Petra,
Walde Ingo,
Gumpenberger Michaela,
Nell Barbara
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
veterinary ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.594
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1463-5224
pISSN - 1463-5216
DOI - 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2011.00908.x
Subject(s) - cats , retinal , microphthalmos , medicine , ophthalmology , histopathological examination , anatomy , ultrasound , pathology , radiology
This report describes three cases of bilateral macrophakia in 3‐, 5‐, and 9‐year‐old cats, respectively. All cats were presented because of visual deficits. Ophthalmic examination revealed macrophakia (the vitreous was replaced by the lens) and retinal changes (tapetal hyper‐reflectivity, attenuation of retinal vessels, and retinal folds) in all cats. In addition, bilateral subconjunctival orbital fat prolapse in one cat and microphthalmos in another cat were present. To confirm the ophthalmologic diagnosis of macrophakia, gross pathology examination in one cat and ultrasound examination in another cat were performed.