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Possible association of glaucoma with pectinate ligament dysplasia and narrowing of the iridocorneal angle in Shiba Inu dogs in Japan.
Veterinary ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2000
Kato Kumiko, Sasaki Nobuo, Matsunaga Satoru, Mochizuki Manabu, Nishimura Ryohei, Ogawa Hiroyuki
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of the study was to describe the shape of the pectinate ligament (PL) and to estimate the width of the iridocorneal angle (ICA) in glaucomatous and non-glaucomatous eye of Shiba Inu dogs in Japan. One hundred fourteen Shiba Inu dogs were presented to the Veterinary Medical Center at the University of Tokyo between June 1998 and June 2003. Among these, 46 dogs had glaucoma; the remaining 68 dogs were...
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