Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Anophthalmia in a Wild Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis).
- Journal:
- Journal of wildlife diseases
- Year:
- 2017
- Authors:
- Rothenburger, Jamie L et al.
- Affiliation:
- 1 Department of Pathobiology and the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative · Canada
Abstract
We describe bilateral true anophthalmia in a juvenile female eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) with histologic confirmation that orbital contents lacked ocular tissues. Additionally, the optic chiasm of the brain was absent and axon density in the optic tract adjacent to the lateral geniculate nucleus was reduced.
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