Incidence of Cataract in Dogs – A Survey of 487 Cases
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2015-10
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Abstract
All the cases brought to the Small
Animal Ophthalmology Outpatient Unit of
Madras Veterinary College Teaching
Hospital, Chennai for a period of ten months
were screened for the incidence of cataract.
Out of the total 1521 ophthalmic cases
screened 487 cases had intraocular
pathologies. Out of which 89 cases (18.2 per
cent) were found to have visual deficit due to
cataract alone. The incidence was more in
spitz (41.7 percent) followed by non-descript
(30.33 percent). Male dogs were found to be
more affected (62.93 percent) than female
dogs (37.07 percent). The age of the dogs
ranged from 4 months to 17 years. 0-6 years
age group had the highest incident rate (37.07
percent) followed by 6 - 10 years age group
(33.07 percent). Out of 89 Cases 71 dogs
(79.78 percent) had bilateral cataract, and 18
dogs (20.22 Percent) had unilateral cataract.
Incidence on stages of cataract out of 89 cases
48 dogs had matured 37 had immature and 4
dogs had in tumescent cataract.
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TNV_SIJVS_2015_3(2)37-39
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Veterinary Science