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Treating dog eye pressure after surgery with latanoprost and atropine
By de Linde Henriksen, Michala et al.·Published in Veterinary ophthalmology·2019·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Treatment of canine postoperative ocular hypertension with combined latanoprost 0.005% and atropine 1% ophthalmic solutions.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of dogs that had eye surgery developed high eye pressure afterward, which is known as postoperative ocular hypertension. The dogs were treated with either latanoprost alone or a combination of latanoprost and atropine to see which worked better. After monitoring their eye pressure and pupil size for several weeks, the results showed that both treatments were effective in keeping the eye pressure normal without causing significant differences in pupil size or other complications. This means that both treatment options are safe and effective for managing eye pressure after surgery.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of topical 0.005% latanoprost (L) vs combined 0.005% latanoprost and 1% atropine (LA) on control of postoperative ocular hypertension (POH), development of posterior synechiae formation, pupil size, and blindness after phacoemulsification surgery in dogs. ANIMAL STUDIED: Dogs with postoperative ocular hypertension were included in the study: L-group, latanoprost (eight dogs, 14 eyes) and LA-group, latanoprost and atropine (nine dogs, 15 eyes). PROCEDURES: Complete ophthalmic examinations including tonometry were performed at 1, 7, and 21 days following phacoemulsification. RESULTS: No significant differences were found between the measured intraocular pressure (IOP) at days 1 and 7 postphacoemulsification surgery in the L-group and the LA-group (P = 0.26 [14.12 ± 1.76 mmHg vs 16.96 ± 1.68 mmHg] and P = 0.71 [15.45 ± 1.43 mmHg vs 16.20 ± 1.36 mmHg], respectively). No significant differences were found between pupil sizes at day 7 for the two groups (P = 0.25 [13.83% vs 24.77%]). No significant differences were found between odds of posterior synechiae formation at day 21 (P = 0.92) with a probability ± SE for L-group vs LA-group at 0.27 ± 0.14 vs 0.25 ± 0.13. No significant differences were found in odds of postoperative blindness between groups (P = 0.58) with a probability ± SE of 0.21 ± 0.11 vs 0.13 ± 0.09, respectively for L and LA. CONCLUSIONS: Combined topical latanoprost and atropine in dogs maintains normal postoperative IOPs but does not seem to cause increased mydriasis compared to latanoprost alone.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30716184/