Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with cloudy left eye and glaucoma in right eye from birth defect
By Park, Sangwan et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2018·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Bilateral anterior segment dysgenesis with the presumed Peters' anomaly in a cat.
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- cat
Plain-English summary
A 7-month-old female domestic shorthaired cat was brought in because her right eye was bulging (buphthalmos) and her left eye had cloudy corneas. After thorough eye exams, the vet found that the right eye had congenital glaucoma due to a developmental issue and had to be removed (enucleation). The left eye showed signs of a condition called Peters' anomaly, which can affect the eye's structure and lead to corneal problems. Unfortunately, the cat lost vision in her right eye, but the left eye was diagnosed and monitored for further issues.
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Abstract
A seven-month-old female domestic shorthaired cat was presented for buphthalmos in the right eye and corneal cloudiness in the left eye. Full ophthalmic examinations were performed for both eyes and enucleation was done for the right nonvisual eye. Congenital glaucoma caused by anterior segment dysgenesis was confirmed for the right eye. In the left eye, slit-lamp examination revealed focal corneal edema with several iris strands from iris collarette to the affected posterior corneal surfaces. Circular posterior corneal defect was suggested to be the cause of edema. Goniodysgenesis, additionally, was identified. Taken together, the diagnosis of Peters' anomaly which is a subtype of anterior segment dysgenesis was suggested in the left eye.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29249729/