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Lens Luxation

Lens luxation occurs when the lens dislocates from its normal position within the eye.

Symptoms

Excessive tearing

Reddening of the eye

Swelling of the eye

Cloudy eye

Diagnosis

Clinical signs
Physical exam

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Therapies

Surgery

Prevention

Prognosis

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Scientific Research

Kalinovskiy, Andrey, et al Phacoemulsification Combined with Pars Plana Vitrectomy: Outcome in Horses with Acquired Cataracts Associated with Uveitis Animals 14.8. 2024
Galarza, Roxanne M. Rodriguez Congenital Ocular Abnormalities in the Foal Equine Neonatal Medicine . 2024
Dennis E. Brooks, Brian C. Gilger, Caryn E. Plummer, Claudia Hartley3, David Donaldson, J. Dan Lavach, Lorraine G. Karpinski Surgical correction of lens luxation in the horse: visual outcomes Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences. 2014
Glaucoma and lens luxation in a foal. Veterinary Medicine Small Animal Clinics. 1973

Lens luxation

Lens Luxation

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