Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Horse with eyelid missing - how a silicone implant helped
By Wilkie, D A·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1992·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Repair of superior palpebral defect in a horse by use of silicone subdermal implant.
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- horse
Plain-English summary
A horse had a problem with its upper eyelid, where a part was missing, and it also had some eye issues like a corneal ulcer and inflammation inside the eye. To fix this, the veterinarians performed surgery to widen the eyelid opening and placed a silicone implant to replace the missing part of the eyelid. After the surgery, the eyelid was successfully reconstructed, and the horse's eyelid function improved.
Abstract
A silicone subdermal implant was used in the surgical repair of a superior palpebral defect in a horse. The right superior palpebra was missing from the lateral canthus superiorly to the 1 o'clock position, and a corneal ulcer, anterior uveitis, and right micropalpebral fissure also were observed. Lateral canthotomy and canthoplasty were performed to enlarge the palpebral fissure, and a silicone implant was inserted in the superior palpebra to replace the missing tarsal plate. These procedures resulted in a successful reconstruction, with improvement of palpebral function.
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