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Andrea Steinmetz1, Andreas Bernhard, Sabine Sahr
1University of Leipzig, Department of Small Animal Medicine, An den Tierkliniken 23, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany. steinmetz@kleintierklinik.uni-leipzig.de
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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