Feline central retinal degeneration
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Source
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14 year female lion, OS
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Fixative
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not known, possibly Zenker's
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Stain
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hematoxylin & eosin
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Notes
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Notice that only the outer retina is absent in the affected portion of this retina (to the left of the various markers); from the inner nuclear layer inwards, the retina is essentially normal; the fundus photograph shows the clinical appearance of the lesion, which is in the area centralis
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See also
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Legend
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Photomicrograph: arrow - tapetum, arrowhead - inner nuclear layer, c - choroid, g - ganglion cell layer, p - photoreceptor perikarya (outer nuclear layer), s - sclera
Fundus photo: rectangle - correlates roughly with the site from which the photomicrograph was taken
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Illustration
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