Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Heterologous penetrating keratoplasty for treatment of a corneal sequestrum in a cat.
- Journal:
- Veterinary ophthalmology
- Year:
- 2008
- Authors:
- Townsend, Wendy M et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences · United States
Abstract
A corneal sequestrum was diagnosed in an 8-year-old, neutered male Burmese cat. A heterologous penetrating keratoplasty (PK) (fresh canine corneal tissue) was performed to restore a clear visual axis. A heterograft was selected in order to decrease the risk of viral transmission as a screened donor was not available. One month postoperatively the graft was vascularized and opaque. The owner failed to return for recheck examinations until 16 months postoperatively at which time only a faint central nebula remained.
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