Sentences with phrase «eye abnormalities which»

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Investigators at Duke University, led by Erica Davis, PhD, a co-senior author of the report, blocked the gene's expression in zebrafish, which resulted in abnormal facial cartilage, smaller eyes and structural abnormalities of neurons involved in the development of reproductive organs.

Evidence that eye - tracking trouble is prevalent in some autistic individuals and their families suggests that abnormalities in the cerebellum — which helps control motor skills, attention and language — might be to blame.

The second paper identified a link between a protein used in coenzyme Q synthesis and the development of cerebellar ataxia, which leads to abnormalities in balance, gait and eye movement.

A cataract is an abnormality of the eye lens, which causes blurry vision in your pet.

Primary glaucoma is caused by an inherited abnormality of the drainage angle which slows drainage of fluid, causing it to build up within the eye, similar to a clogged sink drain.

Even if your dog belongs to a breed for which it's normal to have a pigmented mouth, it's good practice to keep an eye out for any abnormalities.

In addition, two copies of the M allele large enough to produce the merle coat color are thought to cause the death of skin melanocytes, retinal pigment cells, and melanocytes of the inner ear which can result in significant white areas of the coat, eye abnormalities and deafness.

It is this abnormality that can be detected, before the pressure rises, through the examination of the eye by gonioscopy (a special type of contact lens which enables the filtration angle to be seen).

Causes: The most common cause of glaucoma is a primary abnormality at the drainage angle of the eye, which is usually genetic in origin.

In dogs affected with PLL ultrastructural abnormalities of the zonular fibers are already evident at 20 months of age [120] long before the lens luxation that typically occurs when the dogs are 3 to 8 years old, as a result of degeneration and breakdown of the zonules which cause the lens to be displaced from its normal position within the eye [121 — 124].