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Articles | Volume 4, issue 2
Articles | Volume 4, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/pb-4-215-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/pb-4-215-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 4, issue 2
Review article
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27 Oct 2017
Review article |  | 27 Oct 2017

A review on ocular findings in mouse lemurs: potential links to age and genetic background

Marko Dubicanac, Ute Radespiel, and Elke Zimmermann

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This review shows that mouse lemurs show various ocular impairments which may distort vision. The most widespread and obvious ocular finding were nuclear sclerosis and cataracts. Both highly increase with increasing age. Iris posterior synechia has been described in different colonies and seems highly age dependent and cataract associated. Combined with the variety of many other eye diseases, special ophthalmological treatments and examinations are required to ensure animal well-being.
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