Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Equine Ocular Diseases: A Retrospective Study of 38 Eyes |
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| Authors: | Simona Valentini Roberto Tamburro Alessandro Spadari Jose Manuel Vilar Giuseppe Spinella |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bologna, Ozzano dell''Emilia, Italy;2. Department of Animal Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Las Palmas Gran Canaria Trasmontana, Las Palmas, Spain;3. Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro, Germaneto, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Ocular ultrasonography in horses represents a valuable imaging diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of intraocular and periocular diseases, particularly when cornea or lens opacities preclude ophthalmoscopy of deeper structures. The authors studied normal and pathological aspects of the eye. Nineteen horses with opacities of the dioptric structures underwent an ultrasound examination. This technique allowed the diagnosis of a posterior synechia (1), cataracts (8), vitreous opacities (6), retinal detachment (3), and a foreign body (1). Ultrasonography provided helpful information about the structure and vascular pattern when the conventional ophthalmic evaluation was unable to achieve a correct diagnosis. |
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| Keywords: | Ultrasonography Ocular disease Cataract Horse |
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