Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with severe eye injury from a sharp object and surgery treatment
By M. Lew et al.·Published in Veterinární Medicína·2015·Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland, CZ·View original on DOAJ →
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Original publication title: Penetrating eye injury in a dog: a case report
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old male German Shepherd was brought in with severe pain in his left eye after a foreign object caused a corneal perforation. The vet found swelling and redness in the eye, and tests showed damage to the eye's internal structures. The dog needed immediate surgery to repair the damage, which included removing the lens and part of the iris. After surgery, the swelling in the cornea improved significantly by day 12, and tests indicated that the retina was functioning normally.
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Abstract
A four-year-old, male German Shepherd dog with severe pain in the left eye following a corneal perforation with a foreign body was examined. An ophthalmic examination revealed conjunctival hyperaemia and pancorneal dense oedema, preventing a diagnosis of deeper structures of the eye and lowered IOP. Vision testing was missing or impossible to detect. Ultrasonography showed a solid hyperechoic line protruding through the iris and lens into the vitreous and minor posterior lens displacement. The dog qualified for immediate surgical treatment. Intraoperative ophthalmic examination revealed a rupture of the anterior hyaloid membrane with vitreous herniation, posterior lens subluxation, lens capsule rupture and a torn iris. Partial iridectomy and intracapsular lens extraction (ICLE) was conducted. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy revealed iridodonesis and a gradual reduction of the corneal oedema, leading to complete transparency in the bottom two-thirds of the area on Day 12 after surgery. Direct and consensual PLR was sluggish and the dazzle reflex was positive. An electroretinographic examination confirmed normal activity of the retina.
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Search related cases →Original publication on DOAJ: https://doi.org/10.17221/8110-VETMED