The role of veterinary nurses in canine cataracts

The canine lens is approximately 7 mm thick, 10 mm in equatorial diameter, and has a volume of 0.5 ml (Samuelson, 2013); it divides anterior and posterior segments of the eye and is involved with...

An introduction to cataracts

The lens is a transparent biconvex structure, surrounded by an outer capsule, sitting within the eye held by the ciliary body (Figure 1). Contraction of the ciliary muscles changes the shape of the...