Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Eye popping injury in dogs and cats from 1980-1993
By Gilger, B C et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1995·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Traumatic ocular proptoses in dogs and cats: 84 cases (1980-1993).
Plain-English summary
A group of dogs and cats suffered from traumatic eye injuries where their eyes were pushed out of the socket (proptosis). In dogs, some eyes were able to regain vision after surgery, especially if they were brachycephalic breeds (like Bulldogs) and had a positive response to light. Unfortunately, most cats did not regain vision, and many required eye removal (enucleation) or were euthanized due to the severity of their injuries. The outcome for dogs varied, with some recovering well after surgical treatment, while others faced more serious complications.
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Abstract
Eighteen eyes of 66 dogs were visual on reevaluation of traumatic proptosis. Twenty-one eyes were enucleated, and 4 dogs were euthanatized. In 18 cats, no eyes regained vision after traumatic proptosis: 12 cats had the affected eye enucleated, 2 had an eye that was considered blind, and 4 cats were euthanatized. Affected eyes of 45 dogs and 2 cats underwent surgical replacement and temporary tarsorrhaphy. Favorable prognostic indicators for eyes undergoing surgical replacement included proptosis in a brachycephalic dog, positive direct or consensual pupillary light response, normal findings on posterior segment examination, and a proptosed eye that had vision on initial examination. Unfavorable prognostic indicators included proptosis in a nonbrachycephalic dog, proptosis in cats, hyphema, no visible pupil, facial fractures, optic nerve damage, and avulsion of 3 or more extraocular muscles.
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