Cataracts Figure 2

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Figure 2: Cataracts

The photos below show hairless rat with cataracts.

Rat with cataracts

Photo 1:  Milky color lens can be seen in both eyes.

left eye cataract

Photo 2:  The cataract seen in the left eye here is more advanced than in the right eye shown below.

right eye cataract

Photo 3:  Right eye cataract developing.

Photos courtesy of Zoo Tribe Rattery

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