Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Suspected macular degeneration in a captive Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla).
- Journal:
- Veterinary ophthalmology
- Year:
- 2012
- Authors:
- Steinmetz, Andrea et al.
- Affiliation:
- University of Leipzig · Germany
Abstract
The case of a 31-year-old captive female Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) with decreased near vision but good distance vision is presented. Examination of the fundus revealed drusen-like bodies in the macula presumably because of an age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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