title: Peters anomaly in a red kangaroo (Macropus rufus).
abstract: A 10-mo-old female red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) presented with a unilateral congenital corneal opacity OD. Complete ophthalmic examination revealed a shallow anterior chamber and a focal area of corneal edema with multiple persistent pupillary membranes extending from the iris colarette to the corneal endothelium adjacent to the edematous area of cornea. High-resolution B-scan ultrasound of the anterior segment showed an area consistent with thinning of Descemet's membrane in the area of corneal edema. Ophthalmic examination and ultrasound findings are consistent with a diagnosis of Peters anomaly, a form of anterior segment dysgenesis. An electroretinogram performed on the affected animal did not reveal any specific abnormalities. Karyotype analyses revealed a normal diploid number (2n = 20, -XX), with an abnormal pericentric inversion in the second largest chromosomal pair. The kangaroo exhibits mild compensated vision deficits in the affected eye. The maternal and paternal adult pairing has been discontinued in an effort to prevent future offspring anomalies.
authors.forename: Wm Kirk
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Suedmeyer
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pearce
authors.forename: Meredith
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Persky
authors.forename: Marlys L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Houck
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D059785:Karyotype; D007614:Macropodidae