Abstract
A 2 years old female Thoroughbred horse was presented with an ocular disorder. In initial eye examination, the left eye was diagnosed with severe uveitis including hypopyon. Additionally, a live parasite about 3 cm in length was clearly seen wriggling in the left eye. A modified needle aspiration technique was performed to extract the live eye worm from the anterior chamber of the eye. The patient was recovered without any post-operative complications within 1 month. This modified needle aspiration technique could be an effective procedure for eliminating eye worms in horses.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 998-1001 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Medwell Journals, 2014.
Keywords
- Extraction
- Eye worm
- Horse
- Needle aspiration technique
- Post-operative