Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Surgery to fix a large corneal sore in a 1-year-old Persian cat
By Yang, Vanessa Y et al.·Published in Veterinary ophthalmology·2019·WestVet Animal Emergency and Specialty Center, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A bidirectional corneoconjunctival transposition for the treatment of feline corneal sequestrum.
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Plain-English summary
A 1-year-old Persian cat was brought in with a corneal sequestrum, which is a painful eye condition where dead tissue forms on the cornea. Because the lesion was too large for standard treatment, the veterinarian performed a special surgical technique called bidirectional corneoconjunctival transposition. Six months after the surgery, the cat had a clear vision with minimal scarring and no signs of the problem returning. This innovative approach successfully helped the cat recover its eye health.
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Abstract
A case is presented of a 1-year-old Persian cat with a corneal sequestrum treated with a bidirectional corneoconjunctival transposition. The size of this lesion precluded use of a traditional corneoconjunctival transposition. At the time of writing, the patient maintained a clear visual axis with minimal scarring and no recurrence 6 months post-operatively. This report describes a novel surgical technique used to successfully treat a large feline corneal sequestrum.
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