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Table 2 The 12 types of cataract recorded in the Bengal Cat survey

From: Hereditary cataract in the Bengal cat in Poland

Nuclear cataract only

Cataract Type

MeanAge (in months)

Sex (female/male)

Additional Ocular Findings

Focal nuclear

16 (24%)

24 (+/− 26)

9F/7M (56:44%)

 

Total nuclear

8 (12%)

19 (+/− 19)

2F/ 6 M (25:75%)

1 microphthalmia with 1xMRD lesion and 1xPPM strand

Nuclear/perinuclear opacities

10 (15%)

27 (+/−25)

5F/5M (50:50%)

 

Focal/posterior cortical opacities

6 (9%)

14 (+/−15)

2F/ 4 M (33:67%)

 

Focal/posterior suture line opacities

15 (22%)

11 (+/−15)

6F/ 9 M (40:60%)

bilateral MRD

Focal/anterior suture line opacities

4 (6%)

31 (+/−20)

4F/0 M (100:0%)

 

Focal/dust-like opacities

8 (12%)

40 (+/−45)

4F/ 4 M (50:50%)

retinal scar, right eye

Total Nuclear Cataract

67

23 (2–138)

32F/35M (48:52%)

 

Other cataract types

 Anterior suture line opacities

1 (13%)

3 (+/−0)

1F/0 M (100:0%)

 

 Anterior cortical opacities

1 (13%)

22 (+/−0)

0F/1M (0:100%)

 

 Posterior cortical opacities

3 (38%)

66 (+/− 58)

3 F/0 M (100:0%)

 

 Both anterior and posterior cortical opacities

2 (25%)

41 (+/− 41)

0F/2M (0:100%)

 

 Pan-cortical pulverulence

1 (13%)

39

1F/0 M (100:0%)

 

 Total Other Cataract

8

43 (+/−42)

5F/3M (63:37%)

 
  1. F Female, M Male, PPM Persistent pupillary membrane, MRD Multifocal retinal dysplasia