No trauma history could be elicited.Ocular examinations revealed no pertinent findings, such as rubeosis irides, juvenile xanthogranuloma, or Herpes infections.
The authors suggest that goniotomy may benefit selected patients with idiopathic uveitic glaucoma or that associated with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, or cataract surgery.
So evidence of sustained rapid growth, even into late juvenile and subadult stages, implies that the animals in question had relatively high basal metabolic rates.