Cataracts

Cataracts are an opacification of the lens in the eye. The most common cause of cataracts in rabbits is the presence of E. cuniculi.

Symptoms

 * Cloudiness in the lens of the eye
 * Liquefied lens material leaking
 * Swelling or a white mass in the iris
 * Swelling in the uvea, the middle layer of the eye that provides most of the blood supply to the retina.

Causes

 * E. cuniculi is most common in dwarf breeds less than 2 years old, but can occur in any age or breed.
 * Spontaneous juvenile cataracts
 * Congenital and hereditary
 * Swelling in the uvea