Objective: To describe the epidemiology and the clinical presentation of cataracts in a population of cats in France. Procedures: A review of medical records of cats presented to the Ophthalmology Unit of the National Veterinary School of Alfort between January 2010 and June 2017 was carried out to ...

Objective: The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the epidemiology and the risk factors of feline glaucoma in cats presented between 1990 and 2011. Methods: Detailed information was obtained from case records. Glaucoma was classified as being congenital, primary or secondary. The...

Objectives: To describe bilateral lens instability in 10 related domestic shorthair cats over three generations. Methods: Complete ophthalmic examinations were performed. Lentectomies were carried out. Sections of affected lenses focused on the equatorial area were examined by transmission electron ...

The emergencies of the lens mainly include abnormalities of position and, to a lesser extent, injuries that could put at risk its integrity. Dislocations, in particular the anterior ones, can be the origin of intraocular hypertension, which complicates the visual prognosis and causes pain. A prompt ...

Lens luxation can be deleterious for the normal functioning of the eye and thus impede sight. Due to this, certain situations require immediate clinical intervention. The aim of this article is to elucidate the causes of lens luxation as well as simplify the diagnostic and the entailed...

The lens is the second most powerful structure for refraction in the eye, and is important in the fine-focusing ability in individual species. Specific disorders of the feline lens are frequent in clinical practice and include: congenital anomalies, nuclear sclerosis, cataracts, lens subluxations...

In a 2-part retrospective analysis, 332 cases coded for lens luxation or subluxation by 20 veterinary institutions were identified and information tabulated on history and ocular and non-ocular diagnoses. 74 of these cases were then examined in more detail using a questionnaire to obtain physical...

Finding the most effective and minimally invasive treatment of glaucoma is the relevant task of the modern veterinary ophthalmology due to glaucoma's wide spread, heavy clinical symptoms and complications in pets. Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation is one of the modern laser adjustment methods of...

Trauma of the eye often causes lens injury, too, which is why a complete ophthalmological examination should be done even though the trauma seems to be superficial. In some cases ultrasound or MRI are recommended. Lens contusion, perforation of the lens capsule and lens luxation are seen more...