Incidence of Cataract in Dogs – A Survey of 487 Cases

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dc.contributor.authorSellamani, G
dc.contributor.authorRamani, C
dc.contributor.authorJayaprakash, R
dc.contributor.authorKumarasamy, P
dc.contributor.authorTANUVAS
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-16T06:50:42Z
dc.date.available2020-06-16T06:50:42Z
dc.date.issued2015-10
dc.descriptionTNV_SIJVS_2015_3(2)37-39en_US
dc.description.abstractAll 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810147637
dc.keywordsIncidence, Cataract, dogs.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.pages37-39en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;2
dc.subjectVeterinary Scienceen_US
dc.titleIncidence of Cataract in Dogs – A Survey of 487 Casesen_US
dc.title.alternativeShanlax International Journal of Veterinary Scienceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.volume3en_US
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