Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Long-term medical treatment controls glaucoma in a Yorkshire
By Hasegawa, T et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2001·Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Long-term management of a glaucomatous eye in a dog treated with medical therapy alone.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old male Yorkshire terrier was brought in with symptoms like not eating, being depressed, and trembling. The vet diagnosed him with acute open angle glaucoma in his right eye, which had high pressure and some cataract development. Over the next several years, the dog's eye pressure remained manageable with medications, including dichlorphenamide and timolol, without needing surgery. This shows that some dogs with this type of glaucoma can be treated successfully with just medication for a long time.
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Abstract
An acute open angle glaucoma of the right eye was diagnosed in an 8-year-old male Yorkshire terrier which was presented with anorexia, depression, and trembling. Abnormal findings of the right eye on admission included elevated intraocular pressure (IOP; 40 mmHg), the presence of fibrin and flare in the anterior chamber, and immature cataract. Morphological abnormalities of the iridocorneal angle were not detected, and an open angle was seen in the eye. Although an elevated IOP was observed at one year after admission, lowering IOP (< or = 24 mmHg) was maintained with medical therapy using dichlorphenamide (DCPA) and timolol maleate, DCPA alone, or no-treatment for 1973 days. This case suggests that lower IOP can be maintained with medical therapy alone for a long period in a patient with open angle glaucoma.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11789611/