Modified needle aspiration technique for extracting live eye worm in a thoroughbred horse

Young Jin Yang, Young Jae Cho, Seong Kyoon Choi, Gil Jae Cho

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)998-1001
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
Volume13
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

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© Medwell Journals, 2014.

Keywords

  • Extraction
  • Eye worm
  • Horse
  • Needle aspiration technique
  • Post-operative

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