Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Blind swollen eye in 4-month-old kitten treated by eye removal
By Finnie, Gillian·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2017·Ontario Veterinary College, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Severe unilateral buphthalmos in a 4-month-old kitten.
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
A 4-month-old kitten was brought to the vet because one of its eyes was swollen and bulging (a condition called buphthalmos) and was also blind. The vet found that the pressure inside the eye was normal but decided to remove the affected eye through a procedure called enucleation. After the surgery, the eye was examined and showed signs of severe inflammation and infection. The kitten recovered well after the surgery and no longer had issues with the swollen eye.
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Abstract
A 4-month-old kitten was presented with unilateral buphthalmos. The eye was blind with no menace response, but intraocular pressure was normal. A trans-palpebral enucleation was performed on the affected eye and the globe was submitted for histology. There was a suppurative, lympho-plasmacytic panophthalmitis with inflammatory exudate in the iridocorneal angle.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28246422/