International Journal of Contemporary Research in Multidisciplinary

Abstract:

Twenty-four dogs of either sex affected with corneal ulcers were randomly divided into three groups viz. group I treated with medicinal therapy, group II treated with membranoplasty and medicinal therapy and group III, treated by application of contact lens along with tarsorrhaphy and medicinal therapy. Detailed ophthalmoscopic examination, vision reflex tests, Schirmer’s tear test, fluorescein dye test, microbiological examination, tonometry, haematological (Hb, TEC, PCV, TLC and DLC) and biochemical (glucose, total protein, albumin and globulin) parameters were studied for diagnosis. Conjunctival infection with chemosis, corneal edema, decreased tear production, fluorescein dye uptake, pupillary and blink reflexes and neo-vascularization were observed in corneal wounds of different groups, and the parameters concerned were recorded before and after the treatment at different time intervals. Results suggested that early corneal healing with maximum reduction in conjunctival infection, edema, neo-vascularization was observed in the animals of group III, followed by groups II and I. It was concluded that medicinal treatment alone was found to be effective in uncomplicated, superficial ulcers. Application of contact lenses along with tarsorrhaphy and medicinal treatment was found to be most efficacious for the management of complicated corneal ulcers as minimal post-operative complications were observed along with faster recovery and earlier restoration of vision.

Keywords:

Corneal Ulcer, Descemetocele, Membranoplasty, Tarsorrhaphy, Contact Lens

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