Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Intraocular findings in three dogs and one cat with chronic glaucoma.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1987
- Authors:
- McLaughlin, S A et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine · United States
Plain-English summary
This study looked at four pets—three dogs and one cat—that had chronic glaucoma, which is a condition that increases pressure in the eye. In some cases, the glaucoma was caused by tumors inside the eye, and when a prosthetic eye was placed, the tumors often grew back around it, leading to more eye problems and pain. After examining the eye contents of these pets, the researchers found that two of them had tumors that caused the glaucoma, while the other two did not have tumors as the cause. This means that not all cases of glaucoma in these pets were due to tumors.
Abstract
Intraocular neoplasia may cause secondary glaucoma. If an intraocular prosthesis is placed in an eye with glaucoma secondary to intraocular neoplasia, the neoplasm frequently regrows around the prosthetic ball, resulting in recurrence of buphthalmos and signs of pain. Histologic examination of eviscerated intraocular contents of 4 animals resulted in diagnosis of intraocular neoplasia in 2 glaucomatous eyes and ruled out neoplasia as the cause of glaucoma in 2 eyes.
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