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Feasibility and Safety of Argon Cold Plasma Use as an Adjunctive Treatment for Corneal Disease in Dogs, Cats and Small Mammals: A Prospective Clinical Study. [PDF]

Vet Ophthalmol
ABSTRACT Objective Evaluation of the feasibility of argon cold plasma (ACP) use in corneal diseases in clinical practice and assessment of short‐ and long‐term safety in dogs, cats, and small mammals. Animals Studied Client‐owned animals. Procedure ACP was performed in animals with corneal diseases using the kINPenVET (Neoplas GmbH, Germany) under ...
Soukup P, Allgoewer I.
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Retrospective Comparison of Diamond Burr Debridement as a Treatment for Non-Healing Ulcers Associated With Spontaneous Chronic Corneal Epithelial Defects, Corneal Endothelial Degeneration, and Other Concurrent Ocular Diseases. [PDF]

Vet Ophthalmol
ABSTRACT Objective To determine if superficial corneal ulcers related to corneal endothelial degeneration (CED) or other concurrent ophthalmic disease (COD) had significantly different healing outcomes and incidences of complications post‐diamond burr debridement (DBD) compared to spontaneous chronic corneal epithelial defects (SCCEDs) undergoing DBD ...
Dacanay-DeFebo S, Wilcox P, Schroer A, Gemensky-Metzler A, Newbold G.   +4 more
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Prevalence of Xerophthalmia and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. [PDF]

J Nutr Metab
Background Xerophthalmia during pregnancy is a major public health problem, associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality among pregnant women. Studies indicated that Ethiopia is a country with the highest rates of xerophthalmia. However, most studies emphasize biochemical deficiency or night blindness rather than the full clinical ...
Dagnazgi EA, Berhe SE, Gebreayezgi G, Girmay Gebremariam G, Gebreyohannes YK, Gebremeskel TG, Welesemayat ET, Abraha TH, Asfaw GK.   +8 more
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Reconstruction of deep and perforating corneal defects in dogs-A review (Part II/III): Biomaterials and keratoprosthesis. [PDF]

Vet Ophthalmol
Abstract The surgical reconstruction of severe corneal ulcers is a common and crucial component of the clinical practice of veterinary ophthalmology. Numerous surgical techniques are used in dogs for corneal reconstruction, and these techniques may be categorized by the material used to repair the corneal lesion.
Ledbetter EC, Sanchez RF, Repiso ML.
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Prevalence of Clinical Vitamin A Deficiency and Associated Factors Among Children Aged 24-59 Months in Finote Selam Town, Ethiopia: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study, 2022. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background and Aim Vitamin A deficiency is a public health problem in developing countries including Ethiopia. Thus, its prevalence and associated factors in each locality is essential for tackling the problem since the cause differs across geographical areas and community to community.
Mekuria M, Walle GT, Aderaw Z, Tenaw MA, Worku ED, Endalifer ML.   +5 more
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The Impact of Systemic Treatment With Flunixin Meglumine on the Two Antiproteases Alpha‐2‐Macroglobulin (A2M) and Alpha‐1‐Antitrypsin (A1AT) in Equine Plasma and Platelet‐Rich Fibrin (PRF) [PDF]

Vet Ophthalmol
ABSTRACT Purpose To evaluate the effect of flunixin meglumine, a systemic non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drug (NSAID), on the antiproteases, A2M and A1AT, in equine plasma and PRF. Methods A prospective cross‐sectional study. Plasma, solid PRF, and liquid PRF were collected from a control‐group that included healthy horses not treated with NSAIDs ...
Scheunemann K, Jones K, Young K, Zhang C, McGrath C, Love K, de Linde Henriksen M.   +6 more
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Ocular Pharmacokinetics of Topical Chloramphenicol in Dogs: Effects of Concentration and Vehicle Formulation. [PDF]

J Vet Pharmacol Ther
ABSTRACT This study compared tear film exposure and retention of four chloramphenicol ophthalmic formulations in dogs, evaluating the effects of drug concentration (0.2% to 5%) and vehicle type (solution vs. ointment). Eight healthy dogs were enrolled in a randomized paired‐eye crossover study consisting of two sessions with a 7‐day washout.
Fruchter B, Pe'er O, Gonen S, Sebbag L.
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Keratomalacia following malnutrition in an infant

Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021
Keratomalacia is a potentially blinding disease that is irreversible in most cases. It is rare in infants under six months especially in the developing countries.
Siddharth Madan, Sarita Beri, Himani Pal
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Case Report: Successful Management of Refractory Keratomycosis in an Alpaca Using Penetrating Keratoplasty and Combination Antifungal Therapy (Caspofungin 0.5% and Terbinafine 1%)

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Fungal keratitis is a common disease in certain parts of the world and affects several species, including equids, camelids, and homo sapiens, leading to blindness or loss of the eye if the infection is not adequately controlled.
Braidee C. Foote, Joe S. Smith, Anna Catherine Bowden, Rachel A. Allbaugh, Lionel Sebbag, Lionel Sebbag   +5 more
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Risk factors, diagnostics and treatment of corneal melting after cataract phacoemulsification

Российский офтальмологический журнал, 2023
Inflammatory complications of cataract phacoemulsification are among the most urgent and potentially vision-threatening conditions. Corneal melting is a rare but clinically significant condition preceding corneal perforation.
S. N. Svetozarskiy, A. N. Andreev, A. V. Shvaikin, I. G. Smetankin   +3 more
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