Myopia in animals
Myopia is common in domestic animals and experimentally induced in several species.
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Myopia, with or without astigmatism, is the most common eye condition in horses and occurs frequently in domestic animals. Occlusion myopia has been induced in tree shrews, macaques, cats, and rats. Breed-related refractive errors have been observed in dogs, including German Shepherds and Rottweilers.
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- Most common in
- horses
- Species with occlusion myopia
- tree shrews
- macaques
- cats
- rats
- Other affected species
- Miniature horses, older dogs (nuclear sclerosis)
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More in Disorders of Ocular Muscles, Binocular Movement, Accommodation and Refraction
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- Wikipedia: Myopia in animals (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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