Abstract
The lens is a transparent, highly refractive structure located between the pupillary portion of the iris and the vitreous. A cataract is an opacity of the lens causing a reduction of visual function. Ehling (1963) pointed out that morphologically comparable cataracts in mammalian species have very often the same mode of inheritance.
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Ehling, U.H. (1985). Induction and Manifestation of Hereditary Cataracts. In: Woodhead, A.D., Shellabarger, C.J., Pond, V., Hollaender, A. (eds) Assessment of Risk from Low-Level Exposure to Radiation and Chemicals. Basic Life Sciences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4970-9_20
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