1. Clinical manifestations of cataracts in small breed dogs
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Na Young Yi, Shin Ae Park, Won Kim, Se Eun Kim, Man Bok Jeong, Kang Moon Seo, and Je Min Chae
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Toy Poodle ,genetic structures ,Population ,Cataract ,Dogs ,Cataracts ,Ophthalmology ,medicine ,Animals ,Body Size ,Genetic Predisposition to Disease ,Dog Diseases ,education ,Retrospective Studies ,Yorkshire Terrier ,education.field_of_study ,General Veterinary ,business.industry ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,medicine.disease ,eye diseases ,Breed ,Etiology ,Female ,sense organs ,Age of onset ,business - Abstract
Objective To determine the incidence, etiology, and concurrent ophthalmic findings in small breed dogs that presented with cataracts. Animal studied Five hundred and sixty-one small breed dogs (942 eyes) were presented to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital of Seoul National University between July 2002 and December 2007 with cataract. Procedure The medical records of small breed dogs with cataract were reviewed. The reason for presentation, cataract duration, bilaterality, breed, gender, age, vision, etiology, stage of cataract development, concurrent ophthalmic findings, IOP, ocular ultrasonography findings, and scotopic electroretinography (ERG) findings were investigated. Results The most frequently presented breeds were the Miniature/Toy Poodle (n = 112, 20.0%), Yorkshire Terrier (n = 110, 19.6%), and Shih Tzu (n = 95, 16.9%). The Miniature/Toy Poodle showed a significantly higher odds ratio for cataract formation (2.6). The proportion of female cataract patients was significantly higher than that of male cataract patients in the overall population (P
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- 2009
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