Posterior lenticonus, cataracts and microphthalmia; congenital ocular defects in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel |
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| Authors: | KRISTINA NARFSTRÖM RICHARD DUBIELZIG† |
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| Institution: | *Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, S-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden;?Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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