vision/eye
• dispositions of lens fibers and unequal size of fiber nuclei are noticed at E15
• the anterior pole of the lens can have masses of degenerated lens fibers interspersed with vacuoles during fetal development
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• initial changes in lens structure occur at E15 when lens fibers around the lenticular nucleus swell and transform into spindle shapes
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• mice have cataracts when eyes are first opened
• initial changes in lens structure occur at E15 when lens fibers around the lenticular nucleus swell and transform into spindle shapes
• dispositions of lens fibers and unequal size of fiber nuclei are also noticed at this stage
• the anterior pole of the lens can have masses of degenerated lens fibers interspersed with vacuoles
• these morphological lens changes progress gradually into cataracts
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• microphthalmia is noted when eyes are first opened with eyes being about half the size of controls
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