Abstract
Summary and conclusions
In all rats with 5% of pancreas remaining after partial pancreatectomy, cataracts appear after a period of time which in the cases we observed was from 50 days onward. This cataract is progressive and its degree is in direct relation to the level of fasting blood sugar. Microscopic examination shows well marked lesions in the lens.
In rats with 20% of pancreas, the lens lesions take over 200 days to appear and are less serious in direct relation to the less serious character of the diabetes.
We have not observed any cataracts like these in normal rats.
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