Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Fig. 37 Acute-onset, immature anterior and posterior cortical cataract with
vacuolization secondary to a treatment-related effect
Fig. 38 Retinal degeneration characterized by vascular attenuation, tapetal
hyper-reflectivity, and optic nerve pallor secondary to a treatment-related effect
In general, young animals are more likely to have PH or PPM
(Figs.
10
,
14
, and
41
). In one report the prevalence of hyaloid
remnants may be as high as 60 % at 6 weeks of age, but decrease to
less than 17 % by 1 year of age [
26
,
52
,
53
]. In mice, the prevalence
of a PH has been reported to range between 28 and 32 % with a
