Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Intraocular silicone prostheses in a dog and a horse with corneal lacerations.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1990
- Authors:
- Riggs, C & Whitley, R D
- Affiliation:
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences · United States
Plain-English summary
A dog and a horse both had serious eye injuries from corneal lacerations, which means their corneas were cut and some of the inner eye contents were pushed out. To help them, veterinarians placed silicone prostheses (artificial devices) inside their eyes. Several months later, both the horse and the dog were doing well with these prostheses, and their eyes looked normal enough. This finding goes against previous beliefs that certain eye diseases should prevent the use of these types of implants. Overall, the treatment was successful for both animals.
Abstract
Intraocular silicone prostheses were implanted in the eyes of a horse and a dog with traumatic corneal lacerations and protrusion of intraocular contents. Several months after surgery, the horse and dog were tolerating the intraocular prostheses, and the appearance was cosmetically acceptable. This contradicts earlier reports that have cited corneal disease as a contraindication for implantation of intraocular silicone prostheses.
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