Symblepharon, Ankyloblepharon, and Salt Gland Dysfunction in a Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)

A Affuso, C Di Palma, L Meomartino, A Pace… - Veterinary …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Adhesions involving the bulbar and the palpebral conjunctiva (Symblepharon) may interfere
with tear drainage, cause chronic conjunctivitis, and reduce ocular motility. This condition …

Symblepharon with aberrant protrusion of the nictitating membrane in the snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca)

DL Williams, E Flach - Veterinary Ophthalmology, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Two young snowy owl chicks were presented with aberrant protrusion of the nictitating
membranes. This was caused by conjunctival adhesions causing symblepharon secondary …

Symblepharon in kittens: a retrospective study of 40 kittens and 54 eyes (2002–2022)

H Shiraishi, KM Vernau, S Kim… - Journal of Feline …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the signalment, treatment,
surgical technique and outcomes for feline symblepharon. Methods A retrospective medical …

Medical management of conjunctivitis and shell rot in a red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)

K Sharun, S Panikkassery, SA Sidhique - Comparative Clinical Pathology, 2019 - Springer
Conjunctivitis and shell rot in a red-eared slider and its successful clinical management are
described. The red-eared slider was presented to Veterinary Polyclinic Mannarkkad with …

Granulomatous conjunctivitis in an ostrich

M Saroglu, R Yucel, M Aktas - Veterinary Ophthalmology, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Ostriches lack meibom glands, but have small lacrimal glands ventral to the lateral canthus,
with ductules that open into the inside of the lower eyelid. Chalazion is a chronic …

Clearance of a dermal Huffmanela sp. in a sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) using levamisole

RA MacLean, MH Fatzinger, KD Woolard… - Diseases of Aquatic …, 2006 - int-res.com
A wild-caught captive sandbar shark Carcharhinus plumbeus developed a contiguous
network of darkly pigmented linear tracks that progressed from the snout to the ventral …

Characterization of ophthalmic lesions and normal ocular parameters in a flock of captive MacQueen's (houbara) bustards (Chlamydotis macqueenii)

KM Simonis, HR Baron, U Wernery… - Veterinary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To determine normal ocular parameters of the MacQueen's bustard (Chlamydotis
macqueenii) and describe ophthalmic lesions in a captive bred population. Animals Studied …

The eye of the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla): Ophthalmic examination findings and diagnostic tests

ACV Rodarte‐Almeida, CM Carvalho… - Veterinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To describe ophthalmic examination and diagnostic values for Schirmer tear test
(STT), intraocular pressure (IOP), corneal horizontal diameter (CHD), palpebral fissure …

[HTML][HTML] Application of superficial keratectomy and soft contact lens for the treatment of symblepharon in a cat: a case report

Y Kim, S Kang, K Seo - Journal of Veterinary Science, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A 7-month-old intact female Persian cat was diagnosed with symblepharon accompanied by
epiphora, brownish ocular discharge, and ocular discomfort in the left eye. Superficial …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic ophthalmology

ML Leis, LS Sandmeyer - The Canadian Veterinary Journal, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Discussion The clinical diagnoses are multiple eyelid chalazia and a non-ulcerative keratitis.
A chalazion is a firm, beige subconjunctival swelling resulting from meibomian duct …