Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Surgical cornea repair in great horned owl with eye injury
By Andrew, Stacy E et al.·Published in Veterinary ophthalmology·2002·College of Veterinary Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Penetrating keratoplasty for treatment of corneal protrusion in a great horned owl (Bubo virginianus).
- Species:
- bird
Plain-English summary
A young adult great horned owl was brought in after it suffered trauma, which caused serious eye problems and a wing injury. The owl had surgery to fix its eye, but after a couple of weeks, the eye transplant failed, and the owl had to undergo another surgery. Unfortunately, after recovering, the owl escaped again and broke its wing badly, leading to its euthanasia. Despite the efforts to treat its injuries, the owl could not survive the complications from its escape.
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Abstract
A young adult great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) was examined following presumed trauma. The owl had soft tissue injury to its left wing as well as corneal protrusion, lens subluxation, and iridodialysis of the right eye. The bird's eye was treated surgically with a large, rectangular penetrating keratoplasty. Following escape from housing, the bird was found with partial wound dehiscence and iris prolapse 12 days post operation. Surgical repair was performed and healing progressed for 14 days, at which time the transplant dehisced and the globe was exenterated. The patient rehabilitated well until escaping from its cage again 4 weeks later, at which time it sustained an open comminuted humeral fracture and was euthanized.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12236872/