Difference between revisions of "Blindness – Rabbit"

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*Inherited glaucoma; [[Glaucoma – Rabbit|glaucoma]] is seen as an inherited condition in rabbits carrying the recessive bu gene.
 
*Inherited glaucoma; [[Glaucoma – Rabbit|glaucoma]] is seen as an inherited condition in rabbits carrying the recessive bu gene.
 
*Disturbances of the CNS  
 
*Disturbances of the CNS  
*[[Myxomatosis – Rabbit|Myxomatosis]].  
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*[[Myxomatosis|Myxomatosis]].  
 
*Cataracts
 
*Cataracts
 
*Panophthalmitis  
 
*Panophthalmitis  

Revision as of 11:11, 14 October 2010



Okerman (1994) lists the causes of blindness as:

  • Inherited glaucoma; glaucoma is seen as an inherited condition in rabbits carrying the recessive bu gene.
  • Disturbances of the CNS
  • Myxomatosis.
  • Cataracts
  • Panophthalmitis


References

  • Okerman L (1994): Diseases of Domestic Rabbits. Blackwell Scien¬tific Publications ISBN 0-632-03804 -7. 2nd Edition