Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for lens opacity
53 FDA reports name lens opacity, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 443). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.
- #1709 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 53
- reports citing this reaction
- 13.2%
- death-coded share
- Dog
- most-affected species
Release-over-release change
What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot
PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Lens opacity has 53 reports now versus 52 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (1.9%).
- Report change
- +1
- Death-coded reports
- +0
- Death-coded share
- −0.3 pts
This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.
Subscribe to Lens opacity changesFDA AER · VeDDRA plate
Code 443 VOL-LOW
VOL-LOW · DEATH-ELEV · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-LOW 53 reports
- DEATH-ELEV 13.2%
- MID-PACK #1709/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH Bloody foam in mouth…
- SPECIES-DOG Dog · 49
- DRUG-LEAD Trilostane · 25
- DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: Bloody foam in mouth and nose (±0 reports)
Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.
Lower-volume neighbourhood around Lens opacity
Lower-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.
What the FDA AER plate says about Lens opacity
Signature read: 53 reports place Lens opacity in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#1709 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 53 named reports in the openFDA extract. 7 of 53 reports were death-coded (13.2% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Bloody foam in mouth and nose (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (49). Lead co-reported drug Trilostane (25).
Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Trilostane appears in filings alongside this reaction; that is association, not causation. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.
Species Most Affected
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
Nationwide reactions with similar profiles
Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Lens opacity, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).
Similar report volume
Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (53 here).
Similar death-coded share
Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (13.2% here), distinct from the volume row.
What to do with this reaction
- Compare Lens opacity's report profile against similar reactions nationwide. See similar reactions
- Read how death-coded share differs from a mortality rate before drawing conclusions. Understanding adverse events
- Browse the full reaction directory to compare report counts across reaction types. All reactions
A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.
Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025
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