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Posterior lenticonus, cataracts and microphthalmia; congenital ocular defects in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Author(s) -
NARFSTRÖM KRISTINA,
DUBIELZIG RICHARD
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1984.tb03380.x
Subject(s) - microphthalmia , medicine , cataracts , ophthalmology , posterior capsule opacification , lens (geology) , anatomy , surgery , visual acuity , biochemistry , chemistry , petroleum engineering , engineering , gene , phacoemulsification
Eleven cases of congenital ocular defects were found in the screening of 144 Cavalier King Charles Spaniels in Sweden. Mainly posterior lenticonus, cataracts and microphthalmia were observed in the affected dogs, most of which were interrelated. Pathology was obtained from one of the cases demonstrating bilateral posterior lens capsule rupture with an unusual cellular reaction of the exposed lens material.