title: Evaluation of refractive value by skiascopy in healthy Beagles.
abstract: We examined the refractive value in healthy Beagles by skiascopy. The mean refractive value of 54 eyes of 27 Beagles was 0.08 ± 0.87 (mean ± SD) diopters (D). The numbers of eyes defined as having emmetropia, myopia and hyperopia were 34, 8 and 12, respectively. Anisometropia was detected in 4 dogs. The mean refractive values in the 3-6-year-old and 8-9-year-old groups were 0.26 ± 0.84 and -0.29 ± 0.82 D, respectively, with a significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05).
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido 069-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Seiya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maehara
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Kouki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Higashinozono
authors.forename: Yasuharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Izumisawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005123:Eye / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012029:Refraction, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*; D042262:Retinoscopy / Q000662:veterinary