Persistent hyperplastic tunica vasculosa lentis and persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHTVL/PHPV) in two cats

Vet Ophthalmol. 2001 Jun;4(2):161-4. doi: 10.1046/j.1463-5224.2001.00177.x.

Abstract

Two domestic shorthair cats (6 and 9 months old) were presented for examination of ocular opacities. One cat had bilateral persistent pupillary membranes, unilaterally accompanied by persistent hyperplastic tunica vasculosa lentis, persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHTVL/PHPV), and cataract. The second cat had bilateral PHTVL/PHPV with dense white plaques in the posterior lens capsule and subcapsular cortex.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cat Diseases / congenital
  • Cat Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Cat Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Cat Diseases / pathology
  • Cats
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eye Abnormalities / diagnosis
  • Eye Abnormalities / veterinary*
  • Hyperplasia / veterinary
  • Lens, Crystalline / abnormalities*
  • Male
  • Ultrasonography
  • Vitreous Body / abnormalities*