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PPSC – POSTERIOR POLAR
SUBCAPSULAR CATARACT.
This type of cataracts is found
in other breeds, particularly
the Labrador and Golden
Retriever.
It usually remains as a small,
punctuate cataract and doesn’t
usually lead to sight problems
in these two breeds. It has been
placed on schedule 3 of the BVA/KC/ISDS
Eye Scheme because a number of
Staffords that have been through
the Scheme have been found to
have this type of cataract. This
type of cataract cannot be
detected through litter
screening. The mode of
inheritance is unknown and has a
variable age of onset. BREEDING
STOCK SHOULD BE TESTED ANNUALLY
TO DETERMINE THAT THE DOG IS
CERTIFIED CLEAR AT THE TIME OF
MATING.
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